🏏 Sun, 17 May 2026 19:00 CEST
Levante UD
vs
RCD Mallorca
4-4-2 vs 4-3-1-2
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- A direct relegation battle between 19th-place Levante (35 points) and 18th-place Mallorca (39 points). Levante are picking up form with three wins and two losses in their last five (L-W-L-W-W), beating Celta 3-2 away last time out. Mallorca, by contrast, are struggling with one win, one draw and three losses (D-L-W-D-L), suffering a 1-3 away defeat to Getafe in the previous round.
- Levante hold a six-point cushion over bottom side Oviedo (29 points, two games in hand) but sit just four points behind 17th-place Elche and 18th-place Mallorca above them. This season's matchday 10 meeting ended 1-1 at Mallorca. Win here and Levante take a big step toward survival; lose and the threat of relegation grows in this fateful encounter.
- Levante line up in a 4-2-3-1 and Mallorca in a 4-4-2. Levante's holding midfield pairs Jon Ander Olasagasti (30), on loan from Athletic Bilbao, with Kervin Arriaga (29). Mallorca's midfield features former Espanyol captain Sergi Darder (35) and Portugal U21 international Samu Costa (25).
- Levante's lone striker is Carlos Espi (23), on loan from Valencia. In the No. 10 role is Pablo Martinez (26), on loan from Real Sociedad, with Iker Losada (27), on loan from Celta, on the right. Players on loan from clubs within Spain form the core of their attack.
- Mallorca's strike pairing is an unusual combination. The 194cm Kosovo international Vedat Muriqi (29) is an aerial specialist with experience at Lazio and Fenerbahce. His partner Zito Luvumbo (21) is a Zimbabwean on loan from Porto, whose weapon is making runs in behind using his pace.
- Among Japanese players, Mallorca's Takuma Asano (31) starts on the bench but could feature as a substitute. Nicknamed 'Jaguar', Asano threatens opposing defences on the counter with explosive pace and physicality. He is expected to be introduced in the second half as Mallorca bid to avoid relegation.