Mallorca, Girona and Almería seek to move away from relegation against Elche, Getafe and Villarreal

MADRID, 3 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Four teams fighting to avoid relegation to LaLiga SmartBank will meet each other this Saturday, with Mallorca hosting Elche and Getafe Girona, while another team in need like Almería will want to become strong again at home against a European contender like Villarreal, in matches corresponding to the twenty-fourth day of LaLiga Santander 2022-2023.

At the Mallorca Son Moix Stadium (6:30 p.m.), Mallorca, with 31 points, wants to take a big step towards permanence for another year with a victory over bottom club Elche, already almost condemned to 15 points of salvation, but that will to rush your options to the end.

And these go through practically not failing in what remains, starting with a feud that the vermilion team has turned into a fortress where they have won their last five games, against three teams above such as Atlético (3-2), Real Madrid (1-0) and Villarreal (4-2), and the other two, against direct rivals such as Valladolid and Celta, each 1-0.

This strength as a local, which contrasts with the weakness as a visitor shown last Sunday against Espanyol, allows Javier Aguirre's men to be 'relaxed' for the moment, closer to some European positions with which they do not want to decenter their objective to reach 40 as soon as possible, which usually means permanence. The 'Vasco' has all its main players available and Copete and Baba could be the news regarding the last defeat.

That figure seems complicated for an Elche, which is lacking victories despite its improvement with Pablo Machín. Last Friday he had a very important close against Betis at the Martínez Valero, but he could not contain his 2-0 lead in a game where he ended up very upset with the refereeing after receiving three penalties and three expulsions.

The green-and-green team will try to put that game behind them and focus on getting three points that will keep them alive, although their numbers as a visitor in the championship do not bode well, with only three points added out of 33 in play and 28 goals conceded. Machín will have to tweak the defense due to the casualties of Roco and Magallán, although he recovers Carmona for the right lane.

A duel somewhat similar to the one in Palma de Mallorca and equally direct will also be seen at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez (2:00 p.m.) between Getafe, located in the relegation zone as the penultimate place with 22 points, and Girona, eleventh with 30.

The 'azulón' team could not enjoy much of their stay out of danger, where they are back after losing on their visit to Villarreal (2-1), where they showed that they are not doing too well in their mood after letting a party that seemed to have controlled.

Now, Quique Sánchez Flores' men need more than ever to shore up their strength at home, where they have won their only two games of the last nine played, including the last one against Valencia (1-0) to add three points that allow them to sleep out of descent. Munir and Carlos Aleñà could be the novelties in his starting team.

However, in front of them they will have a Girona who can face the game with less urgency due to their situation in the table, with seven points of income over relegation, a margin that does not allow them to relax either because next week they receive Atlético de Madrid.

In any case, the team coached by Míchel will be planted in the South of Madrid very encouraged by their two consecutive victories, especially because of how they achieved them, with a tremendous thrashing of Almería in Montilivi (6-2) and storming San Mamés (2 -3). The Madrid coach could not make changes compared to the eleven of these two games.

Finally, at the Power Horse Stadium (16.15), UD Almería will try to once again show their strength at home to put distances from relegation against a Villarreal, aspiring to Europe and that does not seem to be going through its best moment.

The Almería team is proving to be one of the best in their stadium, with numbers that are only bettered by FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Joan Frances Ferrer's men, 'Rubi', have 22 points at home, but away they have only added three more and that is why they are in danger.

Almería made it clear by beating the leader FC Barcelona last Sunday that they are showing their best face in front of their fans and will seek their eighth victory of the season to ensure they remain out of relegation to the Second Division. Rubi will continue without being able to count on the injured Gonzalo Melero and it seems that he could repeat his victorious eleven against Xavi Hernández's men, with Alejandro Pozo and Samú Costa as alternatives.

For their part, Villarreal, ranked seventh with 34 points, comes to the event with the relief that the victory with a comeback brought against Getafe that allows them to continue close to the 'Champions zone' and that ended a losing streak of four consecutive losses.

Now, the objective of the 'Yellow Submarine' is to return to the path of victory at home since they have not achieved the three points as a visitor since before the break and after losing in the last two outings against bottom club Elche and Mallorca receiving seven goals. Quique Setién will continue without the suspended Manu Trigueros and it seems that he will keep Ramón Terrats in an eleven where the striker Gerard Moreno, who had a few minutes against Getafe, would not be.

Getafe - Girona. Martínez Munuera (C.Valenciano) 14.00.

Almeria - Villarreal. González Fuertes (C.Asturiano) 16.15.

Majorca-Elche. Munuera Montero (C. Andalusian) 18.30.

Athletic of Madrid - Seville. Cuadra Fernández (C. Balearic Islands) 21.00.