Mallorca vs Real Madrid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-04-12 16:30.
[p]Mallorca fans dared to dream when their team took an early lead in the Copa del Rey final last weekend, only to despair as they were eventually beaten on penalties by Athletic Bilbao. There’ll be no silverware this season, but there’s still plenty to play for as they try to move further away from the relegation zone, even if bettering last season’s ninth-place finish might be beyond them.[/p]
[p]The Pirates are six points clear of the bottom-three pre-round, and will hope for a hero’s welcome to inspire them at Son Moix where they’ve won three of their last four La Liga fixtures by a one-goal margin. Having already drawn with Barcelona and beaten Girona here this term, they’ll be up for the visit of leaders Real Madrid, especially after winning the corresponding fixture last season 1-0.[/p]
[p]With an eight-point advantage over rivals Barcelona, Real Madrid seem on course to reclaim the title, but they’ll have to refocus after Tuesday’s Champions League epic against Manchester City (3-3). The helter-skelter match saw three goals inside the opening 15 minutes, a period in which no side had scored more in La Liga this term than Carlo Ancelotti’s side (eight) after the last matchday.[/p]
[p]That trend could continue as Los Blancos have netted inside the opening 15 minutes of three of their last four league road trips (W2, D2), particularly if there’s any hangover from Mallorca’s draining Copa final experience. However they start, Madrid have only lost one league away game all season (W10, D4) with three of those wins coming after they conceded the opener.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Dani RodrĂguez is now the second Mallorca player to net in La Liga, the Segunda and the Copa del Rey final. He’s yet to score against Real, although his cross led to the winner in this fixture last term. Federico Valverde could be Madrid’s creative spark having laid on five assists across his last seven La Liga appearances.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: In seven of the last eight H2Hs, the home side on the day kept a second-half clean sheet.[/p]