Mallorca dey chase Valencia for La Liga survival match

Two teams wey dey fight to escape relegation go lock horns for La Liga as Mallorca welcome Valencia to Son Moix stadium. The home side dey sit for 15th position with two points clear of the drop zone, while Valencia dey one point better off for 14th place.

Since Martín Demichelis take over as permanent manager for Mallorca, the team don see better results. Demichelis, wey replace Jagoba Arrasate, don oversee three wins, one draw and one loss for him first five matches in charge. After collecting four points from Demichelis first three games, Mallorca don win back-to-back home matches, including one surprising 2-1 victory over Real Madrid early this month.

Vedat Muriqi, wey score late winner against Real Madrid, don become Mallorca all-time top scorer for La Liga with 55 goals from 139 appearances after scoring two goals against Rayo Vallecano. Him heroics don help move Los Bermellones to 34 points from 31 matches, leaving them two points clear of relegation zone.

All Demichelis three wins don happen for Son Moix, and Mallorca now get chance to record four consecutive home league victories for the same season for the first time since February 2023.

Valencia dey enter matchday 32 with poor form after losing three of their last four matches, including back-to-back losses after March international break. Valencia lose 3-2 to Celta Vigo after leading, then suffer narrow 1-0 loss away to Elche. Lucas Cepeda goal for 73rd minute condemn Valencia to fourth defeat for six away games.

Pressure dey build on Carlos Corberán to turn things around quick and avoid first relegation since 1985-86 season. Valencia may need to keep clean sheet if dem wan win on Tuesday, because all three of their away league wins this season come with shutout. Valencia don struggle for recent trips to Mallorca, collecting just one point from last three visits since dem win 1-0 for February 2022.

Mallorca attacker Zito Luvumbo go miss for about one month after hamstring injury for win over Rayo. Him join Mateo Joseph, Antonio Raillo, Jan Salas and Lucas Bergstrom for sidelines. Defender Martin Valjent go return to starting XI after serving one-match ban for accumulation of yellow cards.

For Valencia side, Corberán still no fit use defensive trio of Dimitri Foulquier, Mouctar Diakhaby and Jose Copete, plus goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala. Eray Comert dey struggle with abdominal issue, while Unai Nunez and Hugo Duro availability dey uncertain. Midfielder Javi Guerra dey hope to return to starting lineup after dropping to bench for loss to Elche.

Mallorca possible starting lineup include Leo Román, Pablo Maffeo, Martin Valjent, Omar Mascarell, Johan Mojica, Samú Costa, Sergi Darder, Manu Morlanes, Pablo Torre, Álex Virgili and Vedat Muriqi. Valencia possible starting lineup include Stole Dimitrievski, Thierry Correia, César Tárrega, Pepelu, José Gayà, Javi Guerra, Hugo Rodríguez, Marco Ugrinic, Sergio Canales, Largie Ramazani and Umar Sadiq.