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Elche vs Mallorca Prediction, 4/16/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/12/2022

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Game: Elche vs Mallorca

Date: Saturday, April 16, 2022

Location: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Alicante, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Elche (+168) Mallorca (+200)

Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero is the venue where Pere Milla and Elche (8-8-15, 15th in La Liga) will take on Mallorca (7-8-16, 17th in La Liga) on Saturday. The starting goaltenders are Edgar Badia for Elche and Sergio Rico for Mallorca. Mallorca are priced at +200 while the Green-Striped Ones are at +168. The O/U opens at 2.25.

Elche faced Real Sociedad in their most recent game and took a loss by a final of 2-1. Elche attempted 12 dribbles in this match and were successful in 6 of the attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 82.0% rate by converting 319 out of their 389 passing targets in their last game.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Elche finished at a 20.0% rate by hitting 2 shots on target of 10 total shots. Elche is averaging 1.03 goals per 90 min (32 goals in total) and have 23 assists in all matches for the year.

Pere Milla is a player who should impact this matchup for Elche. Milla has been a starter in 103 games during his career and he scores 0.24 G/90. The forward born in Spain has tallied 25 goals scored in 9,363 mins played. He has 13 assists while tallying 22 yellow card cautions thus far in his career.

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Someone else who should impact this match is Fidel, the midfielder who is from Spain. Fidel has totaled 25,629 minutes during 294 starts and has been handed 67 yellow card warnings. He has helped a teammate on a goal 44 times during his soccer career and he has scored 58 goals. He scores 0.20 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Elche is Edgar Badia. Badia has seen the field for 18,630 minutes and has earned 546 saves in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.1 (236 goals allowed) and he has a save % of 76.7%. The goalie hailing from Spain has had 721 shots attempted against him in 207 career starts. Badia (61-69-77 mark in his career) has accounted for 62 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 30.0% clean sheet rate.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Mallorca went home victorious with a score of 1-0 against Atlético Madrid. Mallorca finished with a 66.7% successful dribble rate by converting 8 of the 12 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by converting 223 of the 248 attempted passes for a percentage of 89.9%. Mallorca had 2 shots attempted out of their 9 shots attempted which gave them a 22.2% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having accumulated 24 goals and 15 assists in all competitions, Mallorca sports an average of 0.77 goals and 0.48 assists per 90 minutes.

Abdon Prats will need to be on top of his game for Mallorca. The forward from Spain has 5,922 professional minutes and he has scored 23 goals. He has accounted for 14 yellow cards during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 10 times. He is averaging 0.35 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 52 games so far in his career. You should also keep an eye on Dani Rodriguez, the midfielder representing Spain. He has collected 25 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 16 different times. Rodriguez has been handed a total of 42 yellow cards in 14,700 mins (171 starting assignments). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.15.

Sergio Rico is expected to look after the goal for Mallorca. Rico has accumulated 49 clean sheets and has defended 721 shots attempted against him in 14,700 career minutes. He has earned a save percentage of 69.1 and his clean sheet rate is 30.6%. He has given up 1.45 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 72-26-61. During his professional soccer career, Rico has surrendered 237 goals and has totaled 501 stops in 160 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Mallorca (+200)

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