Comments and predictions for Osasuna vs Mallorca: Home team pays a heavy price

Mallorca will be aiming to build on their impressive result against Real Madrid as they continue their 2024-25 La Liga campaign with a trip to Osasuna on Saturday afternoon.

Jagoba Arrasate's side held champions Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw in their opening game of the season, while Osasuna also drew 1-1 with Leganes in their first match of the new campaign.

Latest Osasuna vs Mallorca team information

Osasuna will again be without Kike Barja due to a persistent knee injury, while Jose Arnaiz remains a doubt with the problem that ruled him out of the Leganes clash.

Zaragoza was a second-half substitute in the first game of the new season, but he is expected to start, with the possibility of coming on in attack.

Coach Moreno is unlikely to make any other changes to his starting line-up, with Ante Budimir, who scored 17 goals in La Liga last season, set to lead the attack for the hosts.

As for Mallorca, Javi Llabres will be out until next month with a muscle problem, but the visitors are currently in good physical condition, with no new injury concerns following the Real Madrid game.

Given the impressive performance in the previous match, it would be no surprise if the starting line-up remained unchanged, with Muriqi leading the attack and Sergi Darder operating in the midfield with a three-man base.

Mojica and Takuma Asano made their club debuts against Real Madrid, and the pair are expected to keep their places in the starting line-up for this weekend's game.

Latest expected lineup Osasuna vs Mallorca

Osasuna: Herrera; Areso, Catena, Herrando, Bretones; Munoz, Torro, M Gomez; Zaragoza, Budimir, Oroz

Mallorca: Greif; Maffeo, Valjent, Raillo, Mojica; Darder, Mascarell, S Costa; Asano, Muriqi, D Rodriguez

Latest Osasuna vs Mallorca match review

Osasuna fell behind to Leganes in the 22nd minute of their La Liga clash at the Estadio El Sadar, but a Juan Soriano own goal in the 79th minute secured a share of the spoils on the opening day of the new season.

Los Rojillos are now under the guidance of Vicente Moreno, who replaced Arrasate as coach, with the former leaving to take over at Mallorca, so this weekend's game will be a special occasion for Moreno.

Osasuna have finished 10th, 11th, 10th, seventh and 11th in the last five seasons in La Liga, but it remains unclear how they will fare under a new coach; the squad remains largely the same from last season, with just two players joining and David Garcia the only departure.

The club are expected to add to their squad before the transfer window closes, but the arrival of Bryan Zaragoza is notable, with the 22-year-old joining on loan from Bayern Munich.

Osasuna have won just one of their last five league games against Mallorca, but the points were shared in a 1-1 draw when the two sides met last season.

Mallorca's form against Real Madrid last weekend was excellent, with Arrasate's side fully deserving of the points against the champions, and they missed a number of chances to win in the closing stages.

Los Blancos were on course to claim all three points in their opening La Liga match of the new campaign when Rodrygo gave them a 13th-minute lead, but Vedat Muriqi headed home an equaliser in the 53rd.

Mallorca have finished 16th, 9th and 15th in the three seasons since returning to the top flight, and they will surely be aiming for a top-half finish this season, given the strength of their squad and the arrival of Arrasate, one of the most highly regarded coaches in La Liga.

Los Piratas have made three signings this summer, with Johan Mojica the only one to join for a transfer fee, while Predrag Rajkovic was the most notable departure, moving to Saudi Arabia.

Mallorca have won two of their last five league games against Osasuna, and they have taken four points from their two games against Los Rojillos in 2023-24. Mallorca have a recent away league win against Osasuna, winning that game in May 2022, and we predict they will continue their away success here. Mallorca were excellent against Real Madrid last time out, and we believe they will take all three points on Saturday.

Osasuna vs Mallorca score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Osasuna vs Mallorcaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Osasuna 1-2 Mallorca

• WhoScore:Osasuna 0-1 Mallorca
• Our newspaper predicts:Osasuna 1-2 Mallorca

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