Atletico Madrid are set to host 14th placed Mallorca in La Liga on Saturday.
Venue: Wando Metropolitano
Key statistics
- Atletico Madrid have won their last two league games against Mallorca without conceding a goal. They haven’t beaten Mallorca three times in a row while keeping a clean sheet before in La Liga.
- The defending champions are unbeaten in their last eight home games in La Liga against Mallorca.
- Mallorca have won only one of their last 13 away games against Atletico in La Liga, with that too coming in 2006.
- The visitors are winless in their last seven games in La Liga ( D2 L5) and the last time they managed not to win in eight or more consecutive games was in 2013.
- Atletico sit second in the league this season with 29 points whilst Mallorca are 14th in the table.
Head to Head record
Atletico and Mallorca share the same number of victories (five) in 18 games played between them.
Latest performances in all competitions
Atletico Madrid: L D W L W
Mallorca: D D L D W
Atletico Madrid
The title defence of Atletico Madrid hasn’t gone as planned this season, as they are currently second in the La Liga table with 29 points, trailing Real Madrid by seven points.
Besides, their Champions League campaign has been nothing but a disappointment, as they currently sit at the bottom of Group B.
However, they are coming off an emphatic 4-1 win against Cadiz in La Liga last week where Antoine Griezmann and Thomas Lemar rose to the occasion.
They will be up against 14th placed Mallorca on Saturday and a win would help them reduce the gap with Los Blancos.
Furthermore, Diego Simeone’s men have a make or break fixture against Porto in UCL and they would look to be the dominant side on Saturday.
Possible Atletico Madrid line-up
Jan Oblak; Mario Hermoso, Jose Gimenez, Stefan Savic; Marcos Llorente, Yannick Carrasco, Koke, Rodrigo De Paul, Thomas Lemar; Antoine Griezmann, Luis Suarez
Injured: Kieran Trippier
Doubtful: Joao Felix, Renan Lodi
Suspended: None
Mallorca
Mallorca have failed to make a big impact after earning a promotion from the second division last season.
Having been winless in their last five games in La Liga this season, Mallorca are desperate to get back on the track.
However, it would be an arduous task for Saturday’s visitors against the defending champions, Atletico.
A win could help them enter the top half of the table, as they are currently 14th in the league standings, sharing the same points (16) as Celta Vigo and Villarreal.
Possible Mallorca line-up
Manolo Reina; Jaume Costa, Franco Russo, Martin Valjent, Pablo Maffeo; Iddrisu Baba, Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta; Lee Kang-In, Takefusa Kubo, Dani Rodriguez; Angel Rodriguez
Injured: Antonio Raillo, Salva Sevilla, Matthew Hoppe
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Atletico Madrid 1 – 0 Mallorca
