Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the La Liga round 37 game between Barcelona and Mallorca and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Barcelona face Mallorca at Spotify Camp Nou in their penultimate game of the La Liga campaign, with the outsiders highly motivated to spring a surprise this coming Sunday.
With the title already in the bag, the pressure is off for Barcelona. They head back home to take on a Mallorca side, which sits 11th in the La Liga standings, 38 points behind Xavi Hernandez’s side.
Form: Barcelona vs Mallorca
Barcelona Form
Barcelona have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-4 victory against Espanyol. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-2 against Real Sociedad, before handing over all three points in a 3-1 defeat against Real Valladolid. In their last six La Liga home matches, Barcelona won four times. They’ve drawn once and lost once, scoring nine and conceding three goals.
Mallorca Form
Their past three matches saw Mallorca beating Cadiz 1-0, losing 3-0 against Almeria, and beating Valencia by 1-0. In their last six La Liga away matches, Mallorca failed to win more than once. Instead, they’ve drawn one and lost four, scoring six while also conceding 12 times.
Betting stats and facts for Barcelona and Mallorca
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Barcelona and Mallorca. The facts are based on the stats from games played out across all tournaments.
- Barcelona have not lost 13 of the last 15 home matches
- Barcelona have won 3 of the last 4 home matches without conceding a goal
- Barcelona have scored in 13 of the last 15 home matches
- In the last 3 matches in a row Barcelona played, both teams scored
- Barcelona have scored in the last 7 matches in a row
- Mallorca have lost 9 of the last 11 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Mallorca away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Mallorca have lost 9 of the last 11 away matches
- Mallorca have not won 10 of the last 11 away matches
- Mallorca have conceded in 10 of the last 11 away matches
Players under the radar: Barcelona vs Mallorca
Vedat Muriqi shows decent form right now for Mallorca, as he scored two goals in his last four games in La Liga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Barcelona, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Robert Lewandowski also looks like a nice prospect as he scored six goals in his last six La Liga matches.
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Full-time result
Spotify Camp Nou witnessed Barcelona winning six of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew two and lost two in this run. Mallorca won one of their previous 10 games away, drew one and lost eight. Barcelona have not lost to Mallorca in 7 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Barcelona scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Mallorca scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Barcelona managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Mallorca were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Barcelona have scored in 27 consecutive league meetings with Mallorca.
Total goals
Barcelona saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Mallorca, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.
Suggested bet: Barcelona vs Mallorca
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Barcelona and Mallorca seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this La Liga match.