La Liga matchday No. 6 kicks off this weekend before an international break across the major leagues in Europe. The battle at the bottom of the standings is tight with five points separating 13th-place Mallorca and 20th-place Cadiz. Can one of these strugglers take a step away from the bottom three?
Mallorca host 14th-place Almeria in a six-point affair on Saturday. The Islanders last played Almeria in 2020-21 in the Segunda. Mallorca have a 4W-0D-2L record against Almeria in the teams’ last six matches.
Almeria are on a two-match losing streak in La Liga. The newly-promoted side was defeated 1-0 away at Real Valladolid and 1-0 at home by Osasuna. Just four goals have been scored in six games by Almeria.
Mallorca are winless in their last two matches. Real Madrid smashed the Islanders 4-1 last weekend. Just five goals have been scored in Mallorca’s six matches this season.
Valencia are on a three-match winning streak against Celta Vigo in La Liga. Los Che have a record of 4W-0D-2L in the last six matches versus Celta Vigo in the Spanish top flight.
Celta have taken seven points from 15 points on offer in La Liga this season. Eduardo Coudet’s team has been outscored 10-8 by opponents.
Valencia have picked up six points from 15 points on offer under new manager Gennaro Gattuso. Los Che surprisingly lost 2-1 to Rayo Vallecano last time out.
Real Betis have dominated Girona in their last six head-to-head matches. Los Verdiblancos have a record of 5W-1D-0L with 12 goals for and six against.
Real Betis are third in La Liga after five matches. Manuel Pellegrini’s team has picked up 13 points in the league. Last weekend, Real Betis won 1-0 versus Villarreal in a fixture featuring two top-six rivals.
Girona have done well for a newly-promoted team. Los Rojiblancos are eighth in the league with seven points from 15 points available. Girona are unbeaten in back-to-back games and coming off a 2-1 win versus Valladolid.
The home side has won the last four matches between Real Sociedad and Espanyol. It is a stat that bodes well for Sociedad, although they will play on Thursday night in the Europa League.
Espanyol have picked up four points from 15 points on offer this season. It looks like a relegation battle will occur. The Parakeets have been outscored 10-6 by opponents.
Real Sociedad are winless in back-to-back La Liga games. La Real lost 2-1 away to Getafe last weekend. Imanol Alguacil’s team is struggling for goals with just five in six league fixtures.