Atletico facing compulsory task

David against Goliath could also be the title of the duel between the reigning champions and the promoted team from the Iberian peninsula in Mallorca. Almost not a single omen speaks in favour of RCD Mallorca.

Diego Simeone and his men have played a rather mixed season so far. Even though they are currently in second place in the league, they are already four points behind leaders Real Madrid. Atletico are also struggling in the Champions League and have to fear for a place in the tournament.

RCD Mallorca nevertheless travel to the capital as clear underdogs. It’s quite possible that the first ones will already be looking a week ahead when Mallorca hosts table neighbours Celta Vigo on Friday night. Despite all this, Mallorca will try everything to take something home at the Wanda Metropolitano. The bookmakers are predicting the outcome of Atletico Madrid vs Mallorca with strong odds in favour of a home win.

Atletico Madrid – Statistics & current form

29 points from 14 games is truly not a bad record. And yet Suarez and Co. have to put up with the reproach of not being able to quite match last season’s strong performance. At the same time, they had a full six points more on their account and were leading the table despite playing fewer games than their rivals.

In view of the gap between the Rojiblancos and their rivals Real, anyone who suspects a period of weakness in the course of the season will be looking in vain. Atletico have only suffered one defeat in eight victories in the league this season. However, five more draws might be a little too much to keep them on track at the top. However, everything can look different again after the direct duel with Real Madrid in mid-December. Until then, the aim is to collect as many points as possible in order to stay within striking distance of the royals.

Defensively stable as usual, but with cutbacks

Easily the biggest constant in the reigning champions’ team is the defence. Once again, Jan Oblak leads the statistics for most games to nil. Nevertheless, it must be noted that three teams have currently conceded fewer goals. An unusual picture in La Liga. A comparison with last season also makes us sit up and take notice. At that time, Atletico conceded an incredible five goals after 14 games.

In the summer, a lot was invested in the offensive. Here, too, they are playing a decent round. However, 26 goals after 14 games is not enough for the top of the table. A lot depends on Luis Suarez in the offensive. The 34-year-old is once again the most dangerous attacker this season. With seven goals after 14 games, he can once again put up strong numbers. Whether he can match the 21 goals he scored last season remains to be seen. Antoine Griezmann was actually chosen as the hopeful candidate. The Frenchman currently has three league goals.

Atletico face a must-win task

The duel next Saturday against Mallorca should be won. Nobody is shaping the forecast in favour of the visitors in Atletico Madrid vs Mallorca. In view of the coming week, in which Atletico first fight against Porto on the last group matchday of the Champions League and then have to play their city rivals and league leaders Real Madrid on Sunday, a rotation in the starting line-up is quite conceivable. Nevertheless, the Simeone eleven will start as the heavy favourites.

Predicted line-up of Atletico Madrid:
Oblak – Hermoso, Felipe, Savic, Llorente – Carrasco, Koke, De Paul, Lemar – Cunha, Suarez

Last matches played by Atletico Madrid:

LaLiga
11/28 2021 – Cadiz 1 – 4 Atletico Madrid

Champions League Grp. B
11/24 2021 – Atletico Madrid 0 – 1 AC Milan

LaLiga
11/20 2021 – Atletico Madrid 1 – 0 Osasuna Pamplona

11/07 2021 – Valencia 3 – 3 Atletico Madrid

Champions League Grp. B
11/03 2021 – Liverpool FC 2 – 0 Atletico Madrid

Mallorca – Statistics & current form

At the worst possible moment, Mallorca have to play second-placed Atletico. The Mallorcans are now seven games without a win of their own. Their last success in the league came at the beginning of October. Five defeats and two draws made them forget the strong start to the season with seven points from the first three games.

Not enough danger up front, vulnerable at the back

A look at Mallorca’s statistics shows that both offensively and defensively there is a lot wrong with them. With 22 goals conceded after 15 games, they have the third-worst defence in the league.

On the other hand, they have scored only 14 goals so far this season. Only five teams are worse. Mallorca’s top three internal scorers each have two goals to their name. All the other players in the squad have either scored once or not at all.

During the week, Mallorca once again made positive headlines. In the first round of the Copa del Rey, RCD won 2-0 at fourth division side Segoviana CF. Even though it was a compulsory task, every win is important.

Better at home than away

Although you really can’t talk about a home strength with the Mallorcans, they do a bit easier at home than away. Eleven points at home compared to five points away speak for themselves. This is one more reason why almost no forecast for Atletico Madrid vs. For six games, the guests have been waiting for a success away from home. One win, two draws and four defeats are the balance.

The only thing Mallorca can hope for is that Atletico are already thinking too much about next week, when they have two extremely important games coming up. Coach Luis Garcia’s men must seize this mini-opportunity.

Compared to the cup match during the week, there will probably be some changes in terms of personnel. The last league match ended in a draw. It is quite possible that Mallorca will perform similarly now. Kubo, who is on loan from Real Madrid, is still out due to knee problems. The young Japanese is normally a key component in Garcia’s performances.

Predicted line-up of Mallorca:
Reina – Maffeo, Russo, Valjent, Costa – Baba, Galarreta – Mboula, Lee, Rodriguez, Angel

Last matches played in Mallorca:

Copa del Rey
12/01 2021 – Gimnastica Segoviana 0 – 2 Mallorca

LaLiga
11/27 2021 – Mallorca 0 – 0 Getafe

11/22 2021 – Rayo Vallecano 3 – 1 Mallorca

11/07 2021 – Mallorca 2 – 2 Elche

10/31 2021 – Cadiz 1 – 1 Mallorca

Atletico Madrid – Mallorca Direct comparison / H2H record

As expected, the direct comparison goes in the direction of the capital. In a total of 52 duels, Atletico won 24 games and thus 46% of all encounters. They drew 14 times and Mallorca won 14 times. Both duels from the season before last, in which Mallorca was relegated, were clearly won by Atletico.

Atletico Madrid – Mallorca Tip

An unequal clash is expected at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday night. The Rojiblancos’ mental attitude in light of the two most important games next week will be crucial. If they are already too focused on Tuesday’s hugely important Champions League game, which is about nothing more than advancing in the group stage, Mallorca can become a stumbling block. Otherwise, all the statistics suggest that a bet between Atletico Madrid and Mallorca in the direction of a home win will be crowned with success.

Mallorca travel to Madrid with little hope. We assume that they will huddle at the back and want to launch dangerous counterattacks from a compact defence. It will be important to keep the zero for a long time.

In Atletico Madrid vs. Mallorca, the betting odds clearly favour a win for Atletico. We also see Atletico as clear favourites. To increase the odds, we bet 7 units that Atletico will win by zero. Due to the coming week and the expected rotation of personnel, we could imagine that less than three goals will be scored in total.