La Liga 2025-2026: Valencia-Maiorca, the probable formations

Valencia and Mallorca on the pitch at 9 p.m. Friday night at the Mestalla for the match that opens the 17th day program in Spanish La Liga. They face two Iberian soccer nobles in decided difficulty. The hosts, who have picked up two points in their last three league games, are tied on points with third-last-place Girona. Only at +2 there’s the Balearic formation, which was able to pick itself up thanks to a win over Elche in the last round.

Corberan will send his Valencia team out with a classic 4-4-2, in which Duro and Beltran will be in charge of the attack. In the midfield Guerra and Pepelu, with Lopez on the right flank and Danjuma on the opposite lane. Defensive midfielders Tarrega and Copete, in a defense complemented by Correia and Gaya on the lanes. Between the posts Agirrezabala.

Arrasate’s Mallorca instead relies on Muriqi as the sole offensive terminal, supported by Joseph, Darder and Virgili. Joseph and Darder in the heart of the maneuver, in front of a four-man defense with Valjent and Raillo in the middle, Maffeo on the right and Mojica on the left in front of goalkeeper Bergstrom.

The Mallorca team will be in the middle of the defense.

Valencia-Maiorca, the probable lineups:

Valencia (4-4-2): Agirrezabala; Correia, Tarrega, Copete, Gaya; Lopez, Guerra, Pepelu, Danjuma; Beltran, Duro. Coach: Corberan.

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Mallorca (4-2-3-1): Bergstrom; Maffeo, Valjent, Raillo, Mojica; Mascarell, Samu; Joseph, Darder, Virgili; Muriqi. Coach: Arrasate.

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