Mallorca vs Atletico Madrid Match Analysis and Prediction

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Atletico Madrid will be travelling to Visit Mallorca Estadi to face Mallorca on Saturday as they will be looking to add three more points to their La Liga total, with a place in next season’s Champions League nearly in their grasp.

The hosts are currently sitting in the 18th spot having picked up 26 points from their 30 matches played, two points adrift of 17th placed Cadiz and four points above bottom-placed Alaves.

In their last most recent game in La Liga action, Mallorca suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Getafe at Coliseum Alfonso Perez Stadium, which extended their winless run to seven matches. Borja Mayorals scored the only goal for the hosts.

At Visit Mallorca Estadi this season, Mallorca have claimed four wins, six draws and five losses in 15 La Liga contests. They currently on a three-match home losing streak dating to February 26 against Valencia.

In the last fixture between the two sides, Mallorca managed to record a 2-1 voctory at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano in December. Matheus Cunha scored the opener for Atletico in the 68th minute before Franco Russo and Takefusa Kubo scored in the 80th and 91st minute to seal the victory for Mallorca.

Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid enter the contest sitting third in the La Liga table on 57 points from 30 matches played, level on points with second-placed Barcelona and 12 points adrift of league leaders Real Madrid.

Atletico Madrid secured a 4-1 victory over Deportivo Alaves at home in their last La Liga match, their sixth straight win, which left them four points above fifth-placed Real Betis for a spot in the Champions League.

In league matches on the road this season, Atletico Madrid have claimed seven wins, three draws and five losses. They will be looking to extend their three-match away winning run.

Mallorca vs Atletico Madrid head to head

The two teams have previously met on 31 occasions, where Atletico have claimed 12 victories while Mallorca have won 10, and they have drawn in nine. Atletico have scored 45 goals and conceded 37. In their last five meetings, Atletico have won twice while Mallorca have won once, with two draws.

Mallorca 1-1 Atletico Madrid 06/01/13

Atletico Madrid 0-0 Mallorca 26/05/13

Mallorca 0-2 Atletico Madrid 25/09/19

Atletico Madrid 3-0 Mallorca 03/07/20

Atletico Madrid 1-2 Mallorca 04/12/21

Mallorca latest home form

Mallorca have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having lost in each of their three most recent matches. Their last home victory came on February 14 when they managed to defeat Athletic Bilbao 3-2. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded nine.

Mallorca 2-1 Cadiz 05/02/22

Mallorca 3-2 Athletic Bilbao 14/02/22

Mallorca 0-1 Valencia 26/02/22

Mallorca 0-2 Real Sociedad 02/03/22

Mallorca 0-3 Real Madrid 14/03/22

Mallorca latest away form

Mallorca have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having lost their seven most recent matches. Their last away victory came on January 5 when they defeated Eibar 2-1 in the Copa del Rey. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded nine.

Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Mallorca 02/02/22

Real Betis 2-1 Mallorca 20/02/22

Celta Vigo 4-3 Mallorca 06/03/22

Espanyol 1-0 Mallorca 20/03/22

Getafe 1-0 Mallorca 02/04/22

Atletico Madrid latest home form

Atletico have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on February 16 when they lost 1-0 to Levante in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded four.

Atletico Madrid 0-1 Levante 16/02/22

Atletico Madrid 1-1 Manchester United 23/02/22

Atletico Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo 26/02/22

Atletico Madrid 2-1 Cadiz 11/03/22

Atletico Madrid 4-1 Alaves 02/04/22

Atletico Madrid latest away form

Atletico lost their last away game 1-0 to Manchester City on April 5 in the Champions League. However, they have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their previous four matches. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded two.

Osasuna 0-3 Atletico Madrid 19/02/22

Real Betis 1-3 Atletico Madrid 06/03/22

Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid 15/03/22

Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Atletico Madrid 19/03/22

Manchester City 1-0 Atletico Madrid 05/04/22

Mallorca news

Mallorca will be without the services of Franco Russo, who is serving a one-game suspension with a red card, while Inigo Ruiz de will be sidelined with an ACL injury.

Dominik Greif will also be out of contention due to COVID-19 infection, while Aleksander Sedlar is out with a muscle injury.

Atletico Madrid news

Atletico Madrid will be without Angel Correa who is suspended for one game with a straight red card, while Jose Gimenez will be out of contention with a physical discomfort.

Joao Felix and Antoine Griezmann are set to lead the line in a 3-5-2 formation, with Jan Oblak featuring between the sticks.

Prediction and Odds

Mallorca will be looking for three points that will aid in their battle to move away from the relegation places, and will feel confident after defeating Atletico in their last encounter.

However, Atletico are pushing to secure a top-four finish, and we believe they will be capable of taking the victory.

Odds: 1 2.50 X 2.05 2 2.15