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Mallorca welcomes Real Madrid to the Son Moix with the two teams at separate ends of the LaLiga table. Mallorca are 18th and have their lowest points total after 29 games since the 2021/22 season, which was their first season back in the top flight.
They now face the side in second, having not beaten any team starting this round inside the top seven all season (D2, L10). It looks to be a difficult game for the Pirates.
Real Madrid are four points behind Barcelona and are not giving up the fight for the title. They have won their last three games in LaLiga and last five in all competitions.
The form was so good that they probably did not want the international break to come, yet now they return to the league, ready to get back to where they left off.
Mallorca v Real Madrid key information
• Date: Saturday, April 4
• Kick-off time: 3:15pm GMT
• Venue: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix, Mallorca
• Referee: N/A
• VAR: N/A
• TV channels: Premier Sports (UK)
• Odds: MAL (19/4) - DRAW (16/5) - RMA (4/7)
Mallorca team news
Mallorca are set to still be without Japan international Takuma Asano. The forward has missed the past seven games with a muscle injury.
Defender Marash Kumbulla is also suffering from a muscle injury and will be out of the Madrid tie, along with substitute goalkeeper Lucas Bergstrom, who has missed the last two games with an injury.
Mallorca will be able to welcome back their regular fullback, Johan Mojica, from suspension for accumulation of yellows, and winger, Jan Virgili, after his red card against Osasuna.
Mallorca predicted lineup v Real Madrid, (4-2-3-1)
Coach: Martin Demichelis
Roman; Maffeo, Raillo, Valjent, Mojica; Samu Costa, Mascarell; Virgili, Torre, Joseph; Muriqi.
Real Madrid team news
Experienced Los Blancos defender Eder Militao is set to be in contention for a spot in the squad against Mallorca.
The Brazilian has been out of action since December, but has returned to training, along with Raul Asencio, who has missed the last couple of games with a muscular problem.
This game comes too soon for the return of Thibaut Courtois and Dani Ceballos, who are set to be out until the end of April. Rodrygo is out with a long-term injury, and we won’t see the winger back until next year. Federico Valverde misses out due to suspension.
Real Madrid predicted lineup v Mallorca, (4-4-2)
Coach: Alvaro Arbeloa
Lunin; Alexander-Arnold, Rudiger, Huijsen, Carreras; Diaz, Tchouameni, Camavinga, Guler; Mbappe, Vinicius Junior.
Where to watch on TV or live stream?
Mallorca vs Real Madrid will be shown on Premier Sports. To watch, you need to have a Premier Sports subscription, and then the match can be streamed online or on Sky.
Head-to-head record
Mallorca actually have a decent record against Madrid in recent LaLiga matches at home, winning two of their last five (D1, L2). Across all matches, though, Madrid have won five of the last six (D1).
Mallorca have only won one game in their last seven matches (D1, L5), compared to Real winning six of their last seven (L1).
Fun fact time, Striker Vedat Muriqi has scored all three of his LaLiga goals against Real Madrid with his head across seven appearances. This suggests that Mallorca should focus on crosses if they want to feed their man up top.
Odds for Mallorca v Real Madrid
Real Madrid are the favourites to win at bet365. Los Blancos are at 4/7 compared to Mallorca at 19/4. A draw is at 16/5.
Odds correct at time of writing, subject to change.