📊 Form Guide

Mallorca

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Mallorca are hoping to win again following the 2-1 La Liga triumph versus Valencia.

In that game, Mallorca had 48% possession and 9 shots on goal with 3 on target. For Mallorca, goals were scored by Cyle Larin (45') and Abdón Prats (81'). Valencia had 7 attempts on goal with 1 on target. Luis Rioja (32') was the scorer for Valencia.

Over their prior 6 fixtures, Jagoba Arrasate's Mallorca have netted 6 times, an average number of goals per match equal to 1.

Coming into this fixture, Mallorca have not emerged victorious against Barcelona in their previous 16 league matches. What a terrible run without a win that has been.

Barcelona

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Since a loss in their previous game against UD Las Palmas in La Liga action, Barcelona and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that match, Barcelona had 71% possession and 26 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. The only player to score for Barcelona was Raphinha (61'). For their opponents, Las Palmas got 5 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Sandro Ramírez (49') and Fábio Silva (67') scored for UD Las Palmas.

Hansi Flick's Barcelona have seen their efforts on goal rewarded a total of 13 times in the course of their previous 6 matches. The overall goals that have been scored against them during the equivalent period equals 6.

Leading up to this clash, Barcelona:

• have not lost to Mallorca in games played away from home for the previous 8 matches in the league. Travelling fans must really look forward to this fixture.
• are without an away win for the past 2 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their past head to head results going back to 02/01/2022 reveals that these encounters have not been good ones for Mallorca. They’ve not been able to get themselves any victories whatsoever whereas Barcelona have been superior, beating them in 83 per cent of those ties.

A sum of 13 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 3 from Los Bermellones and 10 belonging to Barça. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.17.

The last league game featuring these clubs was La Liga match day 28 on 08/03/2024 and the score finished Barcelona 1-0 Mallorca.

In that game, Barcelona had 63% possession and 20 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Lamine Yamal (73').

Mallorca got 9 shots on goal with 3 on target.

The match was refereed by Javier Iglesias Villanueva.

📰 Team News: Mallorca

It seems likely that Los Bermellones should line up in a 4-2-3-1 system this time with Leo Roman, Pablo Maffeo, Martin Valjent, Antonio Raillo, Johan Mojica, Samu, Manu Morlanes, Sergi Darder, Valery Fernandez, Antonio Sanchez and Vedat Muriqi.

🗞️ Team News: Barcelona

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has some current player fitness concerns. Ansu Fati (Muscle injury), Andreas Christensen (Achilles tendon irritation), Marc-André ter Stegen (Patellar tendon rupture) and Marc Bernal (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be making appearances.

We believe Barça seem likely to make use of a 4-2-3-1 system by sending out Inaki Pena, Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Alejandro Balde, Marc Casado, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Raphinha and Ferran Torres.

⚡ Prediction

Here, we’re thinking that Mallorca may find it difficult to breach the defence of this Barcelona team who we think will score at least once to put them ahead.

Therefore, we predict a good tussle with a 0-1 winning margin for Barcelona after 90 minutes.

Should be interesting.

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Renata Leite, 17:06 03/12/2024