RCD Mallorca and UD Almería go face each other this Sunday for Estadio Mallorca Son Moix. The match na LaLiga Hypermotion jornada seven. Kickoff na 16:15. Both teams dey among the main favorites to climb go LaLiga. The international break leave both sides with absent players.
Almería enter the game after three wins in a row. The team dey high for table and morale dey up. Coach Xavier García Pimienta want prolong the run for a demanding away trip. The goal na to stay among the first positions. But the coach no go get Dzodic and Cipenga. The two players dey with their national teams. Guedes and Ely still out with injury. Arribas don return and get more training days. Junyent dey available again. Chumi show as option for center defense after him performance against Celta Fortuna.
For Almería, doubt dey mainly for offensive positions and how to share the available players. Arribas fit play behind Miguel. Embarba, Melamed and Quim Junyent na alternatives for wings. Dzodic absence force change for midfield composition. The match go test the team well well.
Mallorca dey strong for home. The team win all home matches so far. Dem beat Valladolid 2-0, Ceuta 3-0 and Sabadell 2-0. Dem never concede one goal for those three games. Mallorca also get five straight jornadas without defeat. But the international window leave Luis García without central defender Martin Valjent. Valjent be the player with most minutes alongside Arnau Tenas. Winger Zito Luvumbo also no dey, even though him don lose prominence for recent weeks.
Mallorca need raise their game. For recent weeks, dem dey survive on individual flashes to keep winning. The test this week bigger. The game go measure Soumahoro, who dey compete to replace the Slovak for center of defense. It go also test whether the team fit dominate match, something wey dem no do many times. One player wey dey rise na Adrián Fuentes. Him get three goals for last two matches. Him be the main offensive threat for Mallorca.
Probable lineups: RCD Mallorca na Arnau Tenas; Calatayud, Soumahoro, Raíllo, Lato; Morlanes, Darder, Sala; Cerdà, Fuentes and Liso. UD Almería na Andres Fernández; Luna, Chumi, Bonini, Álex Muñoz; Javi Muñoz, Mikel Vesga; Embarba, Arribas, Junyent and Miguel. Referee na Daniel Palencia. Venue na Estadio Mallorca Son Moix. Time na 16:15.
For live updates, minute 25: Mallorca 0-0 Almería. Corner for Mallorca. Almería make mistake when dem dey build from back and almost pay for am. Mallorca force shot. Soumahoro need finish the play and him blast am. Antonio Roca stay alone before Andrés Fernández, but him define too central. Andrés Fernández make great save. Pablo Torre dey dangerous between lines. Mallorca better so far. Almería dey burn ball. Dem try to come out but pressure force them to launch long. Another corner for Mallorca. Chumi clear Pablo Torre good cross. Álex Sala try shot, but the attempt too timid and e reach Andrés Fernández hands.
Match don start. Almería don move ball. Players jump out. Mallorca anthem don sound for Son Moix. Before kickoff, players waka go dressing room when 15 minutes remain before ball roll. Almería XI: Andrés Fernández; Chirino, Chumi, Bonini, Álex Muñoz; Javi Muñoz, Vesga, Embarba, Arribas, Quim Junyent; De la Fuente. Mallorca XI: Tenas; Calatayud, Donald, Raíllo, Soumahoro; Roca, Morlanes, Liso, Sala; Pablo Torre, Adrián Fuentes. Both teams don reach the match.
