Mallorca vs Real Madrid Prediction & Betting Tips (4 April)

18th and therefore under the threat of relegation, Mallorca absolutely needs to take points in this gala poster. The atmosphere is likely to be bubbling at La Palma especially as the Mallorcans won their last home game against the Catalans Espanyol Barcelona 2-1. This success ended an early series of 2 home defeats against Real Sociedad 0-1 and Bétis 1-2. Over the last 10 days of La Liga, Kosovar's partners Vedat Muriqi have lost 6 times for a total of 3 victories. Victorious in the Madrid derby against Atlético Madrid before the international break 3-2, Real Madrid took their revenge for the victory conceded in the first leg in September but they also preserved their chances of the La Liga title by remaining 4 points behind Barça.

Today, it's up to Barcelona to challenge Atlético, and therefore, the Merengue have every reason in the world to want to win in order to temporarily come back to within one point of their Blaugrana rival. The latest misstep for Alvaro Arbeloa's men came against Getafe in La Liga, losing 0-1. Since then, the Broncos have had 5 successive successes in all competitions including a double victory against Man City in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League 3-0 and 1-2 as well as a nice success at home against Elche in La Liga 4-1. 

It's the end of the season for midfielder Jan Salas (cruciate ligaments) while striker Asano still seems injured in the same way as Kumbulla who missed the World Cup qualifying play-offs with Albania. Replacement goalkeeper Bergström is also on the flank at the moment. Note the returns from suspension of the holders Mojica (left side) and Virgili (left winger). Loaned by Leeds at the start of the season, striker M.Joseph (2 goals, 2 assists) is expected to do more up front in order to provide strong support to Vedat Muriqi who literally carries Mallorcan's offensive hopes on his shoulders with a total of 18 goals. This total makes him the 2nd top scorer in La Liga behind Kylian Mbappé. Kylian Mbappé, in fact, is a priori completely recovered from his knee discomfort and he could start as a starter, which has not happened since February 21 during his team's debacle at Osasuna. The French international returned against City at the Etihad and against Atlético Madrid before the break without really weighing in the balance. Today, the captain of the Blues (56 goals for the French team) will have to get the machine back on track and get on the level of his teammates, who have been exemplary for several matches without him.

One of the men of the moment in Madrid, Fede Valverde (4 goals, 7 assists in La Liga) will stay at home following his bloodshed displayed with Baena against Atlético (suspended). Dani Ceballos left the infirmary along with Ferland Mendy while Rodrygo (end of season) and the last defense T.Courtois will be out. The Belgian should be absent for at least 6 weeks and thus miss the double confrontation with Bayern Munich. Long out of action, Brazilian central defender Eder Militao could be back in the squad. Author of a double against Man City in the 1/8 final second leg and a new double against Atlético Madrid, Vinicius Jr seems to once again become that important player in major events. The probable line-ups for Mallorca - Real Madrid: Mallorca: Roman - Mafféo, Valjent, Raillo, Mojica - Mascarell, Costa, Morlanes, Torre - Joseph, Muriqi. Real Madrid: Lunin - Trent Alexander-Arnold, Rüdiger, Huijsen, Carreras - Tchouameni, Bellingham, Pitarch, Güler - Mbappé, Vinicius Jr. 

• Summary: Mallorca played against Real Madrid in 1 matches this season. Currently, Mallorca rank 18th, while Real Madrid hold 2nd position. Looking to compare the best-rated player on both teams? Sofascore's rating system assigns each player a specific rating based on numerous data factors.
• Mallorca Feedinco Rating: 6.74
• Real Madrid Feedinco Rating: 7.05