Prediction: Barcelona to win 3-0
Real Mallorca and Barcelona will lock horns with each other in La Liga this week. The match between Javier Aguirre’s side and Xavi’s team will be held at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix and is scheduled to kick off at 8:30pm UK time on Tuesday.
Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca are a modest club in La Liga who tend to finish in and around mid-table. Los Piratas did quite well last season. They ended up as high as ninth in the standings and must have been pleased with how the campaign panned out.
Things are looking rather bleak for Mallorca at the moment. Javier Aguirre’s side are as low as 16th in the La Liga table now with just five points from six matches. They are only a point above the relegation zone.
Mallorca will head into the La Liga match against Barcelona on the back of a 5-3 defeat to Girona away from home in the league. It followed a 1-0 victory over Celta de Vigo in La Liga and came after a goalless draw with Athletic Bilbao in front of their own fans in the league.
Team News:
Real Mallorca are likely to line up in a 5-4-1 formation. Pedrag Rajkovic will be in goal. Sergi Darder, Jaume Costa, Manu Morianes and Dani Rodriguez will be the four midfielders. Vedat Muriqi will lead the line for the home team. Pablo Maffeo, Martin Valjent, Matija Nastasic, Siebe van der Heyden and Samu Costa will be the five defenders.
Barcelona
Barcelona won the La Liga title with ease last season, and the Blaugrana are determined to be successful in the league this time around as well. Xavi’s side are playing wonderfully well right now and are winning matches and scoring goals for fun.
The Blagrana are at the top of the La Liga table at the moment with 16 points from six matches. Barcelona are level on points with Girona in second. Bitter rivals Real Madrid are third in the standings with 15 points from six matches.
Barcelona will head into the La Liga match against Real Mallorca away from home on Tuesday evening on the back of a 3-2 comeback win against Celta de Vigo at home in the league. It came after a 5-0 hammering of Royal Antwerp in front of their own fans in the UEFA Champions League and followed a 5-0 victory over Real Betis at home in La Liga.
Team News:
Barcelona head coach Xavi is likely to line up his team in a 4-3-3 formation against Real Mallorca. Marc-Andre ter Stegen will be in goal for the defending La Liga champions. Joao Cancelo, Jules Kounde, Andreas Christensen and Marcos Alonso will be the four defenders. Ilkay Gundogan, Oriol Romeu and Frenkie de Jong will be the three midfielders and will have Ferran Torres, Robert Lewandowski and Joao Felix in attack.
Key Factors to Consider
- Real Mallorca have lost 3 of their last 5 La Liga matches.
- Real Mallorca have conceded 10 goals in 6 La Liga matches.
- Barcelona have scored 16 goals in 6 La Liga games.
- Barcelona have conceded 6 goals in 6 La Liga games.
- Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has scored 5 goals and given 3 assists in 6 La Liga matches.
Conclusion
Barcelona are on a roll at the moment and are scoring goals and winning matches. On the other hand, Real Mallorca are really struggling. It is hard to see the Blaugrana drop even a single point against Mallorca, even away from home.
Prediction: Barcelona to win 3-0
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