Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 21 match between Atletico Madrid and Mallorca and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Atletico Madrid enjoy home advantage, when visitors Mallorca swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Ranked as number 4 in the LaLiga standings, Atletico Madrid, have so far collected 41 points this season, while Mallorca collected 21 points. This puts them up as number 15 after 20 rounds.
Team form: Atletico Madrid vs Mallorca
Atletico Madrid Form
In their last three matches, Atletico Madrid won 0-1 and 1-0 against first Deportivo La Coruna then Deportivo Alaves, before drawing 1-1 against Galatasaray. Atletico Madrid have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent LaLiga matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 12 while conceding two goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the LaLiga across the last six games.
Mallorca Form
Mallorca suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Girona in a 1-2 defeat. Rayo Vallecano also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-1, before Mallorca were able to strike back in a 3-2 win against Athletic Club. Mallorca only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by nine goals to six.
Betting facts for Atletico Madrid and Mallorca
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Atletico Madrid and Mallorca. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 13 Atletico Madrid matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Atletico Madrid have won 7 of the last 9 home matches in the LaLiga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Atletico Madrid have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the LaLiga while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Atletico Madrid have won 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Atletico Madrid have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 17 of the last 19 Mallorca away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Mallorca away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Mallorca matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Mallorca matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Mallorca away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Atletico Madrid vs Mallorca
Look no further than Antoine Griezmann, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Atletico Madrid in the LaLiga, while Vedat Muriqi managed six goals in the last half dozen matches for Mallorca in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular betting markets: Atletico Madrid vs Mallorca
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Riyadh Air Metropolitano across all tournaments Atletico Madrid won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Mallorca claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Atletico Madrid are on an amazing streak of now 14 games at home in a row without defeat. Atletico Madrid have beaten Mallorca in 3 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Atletico Madrid scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Curiously, Mallorca only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Mallorca games. Of the previous 10 outings, Atletico Madrid scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games. Atletico Madrid have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Mallorca.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Atletico Madrid’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Mallorca, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches.
