Espanyol vs Mallorca Prediction, 3/20/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/16/2022

Game: Espanyol vs Mallorca

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Espanyol (+159) Mallorca (+168)

Abdon Prats and Mallorca (6-8-14, 16th in La Liga) are headed to RCDE Stadium on Sunday where they'll meet Espanyol (8-9-11, 12th in La Liga). The starting goaltenders are Diego Lopez for Espanyol and Sergio Rico for Mallorca. Mallorca are priced at +168 while the Budgerigars are at +159. The total opens at 2.25.

Espanyol faced off with Levante in their last match and earned a one point draw by a score of 1-1. Espanyol attempted 8 dribbles in this outing and successfully completed 5 of the dribbles for a rate of 62.5%. In regard to passing, they finished with a 82.4% passes received percentage by connecting on 322 out of their 391 passing targets last contest.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Espanyol finished at a 16.7% rate by hitting 1 shot on target out of 6 total shots. Espanyol sports an average of 1.18 g/90 (33 total goals) and have accounted for 21 assists in all competitions for the year.

Raul De Tomas is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Espanyol. Tomas has had a starting assignment in 190 games so far in his pro soccer career while he scores 0.56 G/90. The forward born in Spain has 105 goals in 16,753 mins played. He has 16 assists while accumulating 42 yellow card cautions so far in his career.

One more player who could decide who wins is Javi Puado, the midfielder representing Spain. He has helped a teammate on a goal 14 times during his soccer career while he has scored 20 goals. Puado has been on the pitch for 5,976 minutes during 67 starts and has earned himself 11 yellow card warnings. He has an average of 0.30 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The man protecting the net for Espanyol will be Diego Lopez. Lopez has played for 40,556 mins and has tallied 1,350 saves in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.3 (563 total goals conceded) and he has a save % of 71.3%. The goalkeeper born in Spain has had 1,888 shots attempted against him in 454 career starts. Lopez (193-115-142 record during his soccer career) has accounted for 130 shutouts, which leaves him with a 28.6% shutout percentage.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Mallorca took a loss by a score of 3-0 against Real Madrid. Mallorca ended the game with a 52.9% successful dribble rate by completing 9 out of the 17 dribbles they attempted. They wrapped up this outing by completing 298 of the 338 passes they tried earning a percentage of 88.2%. Mallorca converted 3 shots attempted out of their 14 shots attempted which gave them a 21.4% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 23 goals and 15 assists in all their contests, Mallorca sports an average of 0.82 goals and 0.54 assists per 90 min.

Abdon Prats will need to provide a spark for Mallorca. The forward from Spain has been on the pitch for 5,877 mins and he has scored 23 goals. He has totaled 14 yellow cards in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 10 times. He scores 0.35 G/90 and has started 52 contests so far in his career. You should also keep an eye on Dani Rodriguez, the midfielder born in Spain. Rodriguez has been given 40 yellow cards in 14,435 mins (168 starting assignments). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.16. He has collected 25 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 16 times.

Sergio Rico will be residing in front of the net for Mallorca. So far in his career, Rico has surrendered 235 goals and has accounted for 491 saves in 157 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.47 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a mark of 71-26-59. He has a save % of 68.7 and his clean sheet rate is 30.6%. Rico has tallied 48 clean sheets while defending 710 shots tried against him in 14,430 career minutes.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Mallorca (+168)

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