Mallorca vs Barcelona Match Analysis and Prediction

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Despite being hit by coronavirus, Barcelona will be looking to bounce back to winning ways in La Liga when they travel to Palma on Sunday to face Mallorca.

Barcelona are currently sitting 7th in the table, two points behind fourth-placed Rayo Vallecano, while Mallorca are 15th in the table, five points clear of the relegation zone heading to the next set of fixtures.

Mallorca have recorded four victories, eight draws and six defeats in their 18 La Liga matches this season, collecting 20 points.

The Pirates finished second in the Segunda Division last season, and they will enter this match off the back of a 4-1 defeat to Granada before the winter break, which was their first defeat in any competition since November 22.

They have drawn each of their last four home league games against Sevilla, Elche, Getafe and Celta Vigo, while they are unbeaten at home since the end of September.

Barcelona entered the winter break off the back of a 1-1 draw with second-placed Sevilla, with Ronald Araujo cancelling out Alejandro Gomez’s effort in the 32nd minute.

They have now lost one of their last eight league matches, with a positive run of form leaving them 7th in the table, having collected 28 points from their opening 18 matches.

Xavi’s team are missing out in the title race this season, sitting 18 points behind leaders Real Madrid, but they are only two points behind Rayo Vallecano ahead of the January transfer window, with the arrival of Ferran Torres from Manchester City already confirmed.

Barcelone, who have failed to qualify for the knockout stage of Champions League this season, are unbeaten in their last four league matches on the road, but three of the fixtures have finished level, including their last two away matches against Osasuna and Sevilla.

Mallorca vs Barcelona head to head

Mallorca have previously met with the Catalan giants on 36 occasions in all competitions, where Barcelona are leading with 24 victories while Mallorca have 7, and they have drawn in 5. Mallorca have scored 32 goals and conceded 80. Barcelona have won in all their last five encounters home and away.

Mallorca 0-2 Barcelona 24/03 12

Mallorca 2-4 Barcelona 11/11/12

Barcelona 5-0 Mallorca 06/04/13

Barcelona 5-2 Mallorca 07/12/19

Mallorca 0-4 Barcelona 13/06/20

Mallorca latest home form

Mallorca have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, as they have not lost in any of their last five matches. They have drawn in all their four most recent home games, with their last victory coming on October 2 when they defeated Levante 1-0.

Mallorca 1-0 Levante 02/10/21

Mallorca 1-1 Sevilla 27/10/21

Mallorca 2-2 Elche 07/11/21

Mallorca 0-0 Getafe 27/11/21

Mallorca 0-0 Celta Vigo 10/12/21

Mallorca latest away form

Mallorca have recently lost 4-1 away to Granada. However, they have been on a positive form on the road, having not lost in three matches prior to that. In their last five, they have won three and lost two, with two victories coming against Gimnastica Segoviana and Llanera in the Copa del Rey.

Rayo Vallecano 3-1 Mallorca 22/11/21

Gimnastica Segoviana 0-2(E) Mallorca 01/12/21

Atletico Madrid 1-2 Mallorca 04/12/21

Llanera 0-6 Mallorca 16/12/21

Granada 4-1 Mallorca 19/12/21

Barcelona latest home form

Barcelona have recently been on a relatively positive form at home. They have lost just one of their last five matches in La Liga, having been defeated 1-0 by Real Betis. They have also recently lost to Boca Juniors through penalty shootouts after a 1-1 draw in a club friendly match.

Barcelona 1-0 Espanyol 20/11/21

Barcelona 0-0 Benfica 23/11/21

Barcelona 0-1 Real Betis 04/12/21

Barcelona 1-1(P) Boca Juniors14/12/21

Barcelona 3-2 Elche 18/12/21

Barcelona latest away form

Barcelona have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, as they have lost just one of their last six away matches. That loss came 3-0 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League. In their last five, they have won one, drawn three and lost one.

Celta Vigo 3-3 Barcelona 06/11/21

Villarreal 1-3 Barcelona 27/11/21

Bayern Munich 3-0 Barcelona 08/12/21

Osasuna 2-2 Barcelona 12/12/21

Sevilla 1-1 Barcelona 21/12/21

Mallorca news

Due to coronavirus issues, Mallorca will miss Salva Sevilla, Jordi Mboula, Matthew Hoppe, Jaume Costa, Aleksandar Sedlar, Takefusa Kubo, Angel Rodriguez and Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta, while Antonio Raillo is out with an ankle problem.

Javier Llabres is likely to feature, as Abdon Prats is to lead the line again.

Barcelona news

Barcelona’s Martin Braithwaite, Memphis Depay, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati and Pedri will miss out through injury, while Sergio Busquets will be absent through suspension.

Due to coronavirus, Dani Alves, Jordi Alba, Philippe Coutinho, Samuel Umtiti, Ousmane Dembele, Clement Lenglet, Gavi, Abde Ezzalzouli, Alejandro Balde and Sergino Dest will miss out.

Prediction and Odds

Barcelona are heading into the match missing out a number of key players , but Mallorca will also be far from full strength.

Despite the injury concerns in their team, Barcelona will want to start the year on a positive note, and with their prior experience, we back them to take the victory.

Odds: 1 2.87 X 2.50 2 1.90