Mallorca will be aiming to get their European challenge back on track when they continue their La Liga campaign with a home fixture against already-relegated Real Valladolid on Saturday evening.

The Pirates are 10th in the La Liga table, level on points with eighth-placed Rayo Vallecano in the race for Europe, while Real Valladolid are rock bottom of the division, with their relegation to the Segunda Division already being confirmed.

Match preview

Mallorca occupy 10th position in Spain's top flight, with the team very much in the mix for European football approaching the final straight, but they will enter this match off the back of successive 1-0 defeats to Barcelona and Girona.

The Pirates have only been victorious in one of their last six league games, suffering four defeats in the process, but they are level on points with eighth-placed Rayo Vallecano, who are currently in a Conference League playoff spot.

Jagoba Arrasate's side are only two points behind seventh-placed Celta Vigo in the battle for Europa League qualification, meanwhile, so there is a lot to play for in the final stages of the season despite their recent disappointing form.

Mallorca have 24 points to show from their 17 home league games this season, and they will be welcoming a Real Valladolid outfit that have lost 16 of their 17 away league games in 2024-25, conceding 53 times in the process.

Earlier this season, Mallorca recorded a 2-1 victory over Real Valladolid in the reverse La Liga fixture, while they were 1-0 winners when the pair last locked horns at the home of the Pirates in January 2023.

Real Valladolid's attention is already on next season, with the White and Violets hoping to be in a position to challenge for an immediate return to the top flight for the 2026-27 campaign.

Alvaro Rubio's side will enter this match off the back of an improved performance, only going down 2-1 to Barcelona on May 3, but it proved to be an eighth straight defeat in the top flight of Spanish football.

Real Valladolid have not been victorious since January 11, when they beat Real Betis 1-0, and a total of 16 points from 34 matches has left them rooted to the bottom of the division, some 19 points from 17th-placed Alaves.

The White and Violets are the lowest goalscorers in La Liga this term, finding the back of the net on only 25 occasions, while they have comfortably the worst defensive record, conceding 83 times.

A number of players are set to be moved on this summer, and the club are in need of refresh in order to be in with a chance of securing promotion from the Segunda Division at the end of the 2025-26 season.

Mallorca possible starting lineup:

Grief; Maffeo, Valjent, Raillo, Copete, Mojica; A Sanchez, Costa, Darder, D Rodriguez; Muriqi

Real Valladolid possible starting lineup:

Ferreira; Tuhami, Candela, Comert, Ozkacar, Aznou; I Sanchez, Juric, Amallah, Moro; Latasa