Real Madrid vs. Mallorca match Analysis and Prediction

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La Liga leaders, Real Madrid will look to continue their strong start to the La Liga season on Wednesday when they host newly promoted Mallorca at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid are yet to lose any game in the campaign taking the top position in the table with 13 points from the 5 matches played at this point. They have registered four wins and a draw. Zinadene departure over the summer saw Madrid bring in Carlo Ancelotti back for his second spell as manager, and the Italian has enjoyed a strong start.

Real Madrid beat Alaves 4-1 in the opening match before the 3-3 draw against Levante thanks to Vinicius Junior’s substitute to salvage a point. The best side so far have since then had back to back victories inclusive of the champion’s league opening fixture match against Inter Milan.

The latest encounter was the weekends match against Valencia. The match ended in a 2-1 victory in a away encounter with the late emergence at the 85^th minute with Vinicius and Karim Benzema hitting the net.

Mallorca were welcomed to the top flight with a commendable draw against Real Betis, before putting their first three-point haul on the board as Fer Nino fired them to a 1-0 away win over Alaves. Then the winning trend extended to a 1-0 victory against Espanyol.

The loss came in in the match against Athletic Bilbao in 2-0 result before a goalless draw against Villarreal which is the latest encounter. Mallorca will look to continue putting results on the board early in the campaign and this is a tough match.

Real Madrid vs. Mallorca head to head

The sides have met 40 times since 1997. Real Madrid have won 22 times with 6 draws. Mallorca have only managed 12 victories. Real Madrid haven’t lost in their last 7 games and have not lost to Mallorca in their last 5 encounters at home. To add on, Real Madrid haven’t lost in any of their last 14 home matches.