Spanish La Liga - Mallorca VS FC Barcelona Prediciton
Spanish La Liga - Mallorca VS FC Barcelona
Match Time:04-12-2024 02:00 Wednesday (GMT+8)
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RCD Mallorca
The home team will be without the services of Toni Lato, Ivan Cuellar, Takuma Asano, and Copete. Meanwhile, Vedat Muriqi is back available for the midweek clash, having served a suspension last time out.
RCD Mallorca will line up in a 4-2-2-2 formation, where Dominik Greif will be in goal. Mateu Morey and Johan Mojica will be the full-backs for them, while Martin Valjent will partner Antonio Jose Raillo Arenas in the heart of the defence.
In the centre of the park, Manu Morlanes and Samu Costa will be in a holding role. They will shield the backline and present a stable base. Robert Navarro will feature on the right flank while Sergi Darder will be on the left flank. In attack, Cyle Larin will partner with Vedat Muriqi.
Barcelona
While the results on the pitch have not been that great, Barcelona will be happy to see that Ronald Araujo is back in full training ahead of the trip to Son Moix to take on RCD Mallorca, having been out for a long time.
Despite the boost, they still remain without the services of Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Andreas Christensen, Marc Bernal, and Ansu Fati. However, Marc Casado, who was suspended for their last outing, is back available. Alejandro Balde picked up a neck injury in their last outing and despite having recovered, he might not be risked for this one.
Barcelona will line up in the 4-2-3-1 formation against RCD Mallorca, with Inaki Pena in goal. Jules Kounde will continue on the right flank, with Gerrard Martin on the left wing. In the heart of the defence, Pau Cubarsi should continue to partner Inigo Martinez despite the return of Araujo.
As for the midfield unit, Marc Casado will partner Pedri in the centre of the park. The double pivot will look to ensure they control the tempo and dominate the possession of the ball. Dani Olmo will take up the number ten role with Lamine Yamal returning to the playing XI. Raphinha will continue on the left flank, with Robert Lewandowski leading the line.
Mallorca possible starting lineup:
Greif; Morey, Valjent, Raillo, Mojica; Morlanes, Costa; Navarro, Darder; Larin, Muriqi
Barcelona possible starting lineup:
Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, I Martinez, Martin; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski
Mallorca vs Barcelona Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
The two teams have crossed paths 73 times in all competitions. As expected, the visitors have the upper hand in these meetings with 44 wins. Los Piratas have 17 wins and 12 games have ended in draws.
Blaugrana are unbeaten in their last 16 games in this fixture, recording 14 wins. They registered a home win in La Liga last season and were held to a 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture.
The hosts have failed to score in five of their last seven meetings against the league leaders.
Mallorca have suffered two losses in their last 10 league games, recording four wins. They have also kept five clean sheets during that period.
Barcelona have won seven of their last eight away meetings against the hosts while keeping six clean sheets.
The visitors have the best goalscoring record in La Liga, scoring 43 goals, 28 more than the hosts. Los Piratas have the better defensive record, conceding three fewer goals (13)
Prediciton: Mallorca 1-2 Barcelona
This is a really tough match for Barcelona, and it would not be a surprise to see the Catalan outfit drop more points on Tuesday; Flick's side need a response after a difficult run in the league, though, and we are backing the division leaders to navigate their way to a crucial three points at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix.
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