Mallorca vs Real Madrid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-02-04 13:00.
As each of Mallorcaâs last six La Liga (LL) matches were won by the hosts on the day âto nilâ, they might welcome playing at home following last weekendâs 2-0 defeat at CĂĄdiz. After loaning in defender Ludwig Augustinsson from Sevilla and midfielder Manu Morlanes from Villarreal late in the transfer window, theyâll hope both can bolster their bid to remain in the top-half of the table.
Thereâs added needle as they host Real Madrid after Mallorca captain Antonio RaĂllo criticised visiting forward VinĂcius JĂșnior, calling him a âpoor role modelâ for aspiring players. He will hope his words donât come back to haunt him then as although the hosts have scored exactly once in each of their last four home league games (W3, D1) theyâve only won one of the last eight home H2Hs against Los Blancos (D2, L5).
One goal might not be enough to see off Madrid though, who won here 3-0 last term, and they dispatched Valencia 2-0 on Thursday with the aforementioned VinĂcius on the scoresheet. They remain five points behind leaders and rivals Barcelona, and their midweek win worryingly saw both centre-back Eder MilitĂŁo and centre-forward Karim Benzema withdrawn due to injuries.
While manager Carlo Ancelotti played down the clubâs latest injury concerns, itâs worth nothing that either MilitĂŁo or Benzema have scored in each of their last six away matches in the league, part of a longer run of 11 consecutive LL road games in which Real netted (W8, D1, L2). Theyâll want to take charge here though, as the first scorer won each of their last nine LL away games (Madrid: W7, L2).
Key battle: Attention will be on RaĂllo following his pre-match comments but heâs helped Mallorca keep six league clean sheets this term. Another one might depend on him stifling VinĂcius, who marked becoming the youngest non-academy player to make 200 Madrid appearances with his goal against Valencia.
Hot streak: Mallorca are unbeaten after scoring first at home in the league this term (W4, D2), on each occasion netting exactly once.