Football Bet of the Day: Bank-holiday fiesta in Spain

Deportivo v Mallorca
Monday 20:00

In Turin yesterday, the Bulls rampaged and we celebrated. Torino scored a trio of second-half goals to beat Lazio 3-1, securing seventh place for themselves and an odds-against winner for us. It means we finish the second week of what is now a three-week shift (it's taking Kev a while to get to Baku and back) with another small profit.

We start the new week in Spain, where Deportivo La Coruna host Mallorca in the Segunda Division tonight. Seventh-placed Deportivo have won just twice in their last 13 league games and are in serious danger of missing the playoffs. To make it up to sixth place and give themselves a shot at returning to the big time, Depor really need to win this game in hand. That's one reason why we're happy to take the big price on Over 2.5 Goals.

Playing this sort of catch-up, Depor have recently conceded in 6/7 at the Riazor. Meanwhile, Mallorca have scored in each of their last six on the road. Needing to confirm a playoff spot themselves, there's a chance the visitors will play for a draw tonight. However, with a couple of rounds of the season to go, they have a three-point lead over sixth, so we're hoping they will risk a relatively undamaging defeat in pursuit of a victory that would ensure their playoff place. This is the spirit in which they have played recent road games: both teams have scored in 5/6 and there have been Over 2.5 Goals in 4/6. With Mallorca conceding at least once in 16/19 on the road this term, there is an opening for Depor to get the result they need. We hope they do their best to take it.