Atletico Madrid vs Mallorca predictions for this Liga Santander clash on Saturday at Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. Atletico Madrid cannot afford to let Real Madrid get any further away from them, and need to beat a Mallorca team that is going through a really bad path. Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.
Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid are fighting to keep up with Real Madrid, and they cannot afford to drop any more points, and open up a bigger point difference. In the last match, Cholo Simeone’s boys won 4-1 against Cadiz, all five goals in the match were scored in the second half.
In seven home games, Atletico have four wins and three draws. They are one of the best defensive teams in the competition playing at home. It is the loss of points away that could cost them dearly at the end of the season.
Atletico Madrid’s last home defeat against Mallorca was in 2006. In the eight meetings since then, they have always managed to get points against the team from the Balearic Islands.
Mallorca
The bad run of results continues for Mallorca, whose last win was on October 2nd, when they beat Levante 1-0. Since then, they have suffered four draws and two defeats. The future of their coach, Luis Garciá, may depend a lot on what happens in this match.
With 22 goals conceded in 15 games, Mallorca are one of the weakest teams defensively, being also the second worst awayteam in this respect, with 15 goals conceded in seven games.
As a team with limited attacking potential, Mallorca must focus on improving defensively.
Playing at home, with one of the strongest defences in the competition and having their offensive players (Matheus Cunha, Antoine Griezmann, Yanik Carrasco and Angel Correa) in better and better shape make Atletico Madrid the clear favourites, especially against an opponent like Mallorca, who are in very poor form.