Atl. Madrid vs Mallorca prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-11-24 20:00.
AtlĂ©tico Madrid manager Diego Simeone will be hoping his players are refreshed and ready to continue their quest for another La Liga (LL) crown after the international break. A 3-1 victory over Villarreal before club footballâs hiatus left the 11-time Spanish champions just six points off the summit, but with a game in hand on all of the sides above them, they know that gap can be closed quickly.
Recent form suggests that the Mattress Makers should be confident of climbing the table too, given they are on a run of nine victories in their last 11 outings (D1, L1), the one blip being a shock defeat to Las Palmas. As if that formâs not spectacular enough, recent achievements at the Estadio Metropolitano have been simply staggering, as AtlĂ©ti have secured 17 successive wins across all competitions on home soil, a streak that dates back to early February!
They are therefore a pretty formidable opponent for Mallorca, although the visitors have surprisingly won three of the last four H2Hs (L1). That historical omen is about the only source of inspiration they have left to cling to, because a period of seven league fixtures without a victory (D4, L3) has left them dangling precariously above the LL relegation zone.
The most recent of those games was a 2-0 reversal at Real Betis, when Javier Aguirreâs side failed to score for the third top-flight match in a row. That has left some fans demanding a change in the dugout, but Mallorcaâs director of football Pablo Ortells insists the former AtlĂ©tico Madrid boss is going nowhere, stating âthe main thing is to keep calm and convey confidence to people.â
Players to watch: AtlĂ©tico Madrid striker Ălvaro Morata, who Simeone claimed is âon parâ with Manchester Cityâs Erling Haaland, has already netted 12 goals in just 15 appearances this season, only three shy of the total he accumulated in the entirety of 2022/23. Attempting to out-gun him may be AbdĂłn Prats, who could deputise for the potentially absent Vedat Muriqi and has bagged nine of his last 11 goals away from home.
Hot stat: Atlético Madrid have netted at least one first-half goal in 11 of their last 12 matches.