Girona vs Mallorca Prediction & Betting Tips (4 October)

Girona vs Mallorca is one of the most attractive fixtures of LaLiga2 Matchday 8, as the two promotion favourites meet at Estadi Montilivi on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Both sides were relegated from the top flight last season and have started the 2026/27 campaign in strong form, sitting side by side in the upper reaches of the LALIGA HYPERMOTION table. With home advantage, a settled squad and momentum on their side, Girona are slight favourites for this clash, and our prediction is a 2-1 home win.

Girona come into the game in excellent shape under Quique Álvarez, having responded to the September 12 setback against Castellón with back-to-back victories. They first won 1-2 at Cádiz and then brushed aside Albacete 2-0 at Montilivi, a match in which Abel Ruiz opened the scoring after just five minutes and Donny van de Beek doubled the lead before half-time, while Portu made an emotional return from a ten-month injury layoff. The 2026/27 Girona squad blends experience and quality: Paulo Gazzaniga in goal, a defence featuring Álex Moreno, David López, Abdul Mumin and Mateu Morey, a creative midfield led by Fran Beltrán, Van de Beek, Yáser Asprilla and Portu, and an attack built around Abel Ruiz, Cristhian Stuani and Vladyslav Vanat. You can review their latest performances in our previous predictions: the 2-0 home win over Albacete and the 1-2 away victory at Cádiz.

Mallorca, meanwhile, are one of the hardest teams to beat in the division, arriving in Catalonia on a long unbeaten run built on defensive organisation. The islanders kept clean sheets in three of their last four league games, grinding out a goalless draw at Eldense, beating Sabadell 2-0 at Son Moix and edging Real Sociedad B 1-0 away from home. Arrasate's 2026/27 squad is well stocked: Arnau Tenas in goal, Martin Valjent and Antonio Raíllo anchoring the back line with Aboubaka Soumahoro and Miguel Calatayud, a hard-working midfield of Manu Morlanes, Sergi Darder and Álex Sala, and Adrián Fuentes, Josep Cerdà and Adrián Liso providing the attacking threat, although Abdón Prats and Jan Salas remain sidelined through injury. Their recent results can be found here: the 0-1 win at Real Sociedad B and the 2-0 home triumph over Sabadell.

In terms of European odds, Girona are priced as clear home favourites at around 1.85, the draw is offered at approximately 3.50, and a Mallorca victory pays out near 4.20, reflecting the visitors' stubborn defensive record but also Montilivi's fortress-like start to the season. We expect Girona's extra firepower in the final third to make the difference against a Mallorca side that creates few chances away from home: our prediction is a Girona 2-1 win, with Abel Ruiz once again among the go