Barcelona will be looking to close in on the top spot with a win over Real Mallorca when the two sides meet in the Spanish La Liga next week.
Venue: Camp Nou
Key Statistics
Mallorca have lost their last 8 away matches (LaLiga).
Mallorca have been losing at both half time and full time in 5 of their last 6 away matches (LaLiga).
Mallorca have failed to score in 5 of their last 7 away matches (LaLiga).
Head to Head
Barcelona have picked up 23 wins from their 33 meetings against Mallorca. Mallorca have four wins to their name and the remaining six have ended in draws.
Latest performances in all competitions
Barcelona: DWLLW
Mallorca: LLLWLW
Barcelona
The Spanish giants are currently second in the league table and they are in impressive form right now.
Xavi Hernandez’s side have won 5 of the last 6 league matches and they will be the favourites heading into this contest.
They have picked up 6 wins from their last 6 matches against Mallorca and the home fans will be expecting a convincing victory here.
Possible Barcelona Starting Line-up
Ter Stegen; Dest, E Garcia, Lenglet, Alba; Gavi, Busquets, F de Jong; Dembele, Aubameyang, Ferran
Mallorca
Meanwhile, the visitors are 16th in the league table and they have lost 4 of the last 6 league matches.
Furthermore, they have lost their last 8 matches away from home and they have failed to score in 5 of their last 7 away matches in the league.
Mallorca have a poor head to head record against Barcelona with six consecutive defeats against the Catalan giants. They will be massive underdogs heading into this game.
Possible Mallorca Starting Line-up
Rico; Maffeo, Valjent, Raillo, Olivan, Gonzalez; Ndiaye, Sanchez, Baba, Kubo; Muriqi
Prediction
Barcelona 3-1 Mallorca