Mallorca vs Barcelona Betting Tips - Barcelona to return with a win?

Mallorca are faced with a difficult task in La Liga this Saturday as they entertain Barcelona at the Son Moix. Barca are by far the better side, but Mallorca are known for making life difficult for visitors.

Mallorca sit in the last relegation place in La Liga. It has been three months since they last took to the field and, as a result, they will be hoping the break will have worked in their favour by giving them time to reflect.

Before the league went on the coronavirus-enforced break, Mallorca grabbed a hard-fought 1-0 win over Deportivo Alaves at the Son Moix, before playing out a 3-3 thriller at Real Betis. Vecente Moreno’s side followed that up with a home loss to Getafe, but hit back with a 2-1 victory at Eibar in their last outing.

History does not paint a pretty picture in terms of this fixture, with six straight defeats to Barcelona.

Mallorca are not sweating on any fitness issues at the moment. The only players missing are left-backs Abdul Rahman Baba and Leonardo Kourtris.

Barcelona are in good shape in terms of their La Liga title charge, but they will know there is no longer any room for error. Prior to the break, things were not perfect for Barca.

A 5-0 win against Eibar at Camp Nou was a routine victory, but a 1-1 draw away to Napoli in the UEFA Champions League and a 2-0 loss to bitter rivals Real Madrid at the Bernabeu caused some concern.

They got back on track in their last match with a 1-0 home victory over Real Sociedad.

Barcelona have Ousmane Dembele on the injury list and the winger is not expected to feature again this season. Arturo Vidal, Sergio Busquets and Clement Lenglet are all suspended for the trip to Mallorca.

Mallorca have played Barcelona on 62 occasions, with Barca coming out on top 36 times. Mallorca have won 15 of those matches, while 11 have ended all square. 

The last clash between the sides was in December 2019. Barcelona ran out emphatic 5-2 victors at Camp Nou.

Mallorca are priced at 10.00 to beat Barcelona, while the visitors are clear favourites at 1.28. You can get the draw at 5.75.

BTTS Yes is paying 1.44 and BTTS No is sitting at an attractive 2.75, given Mallorca's defensive strength at home.

Mallorca have not enjoyed matches against Barcelona in the past. The visitors are likely to have too much firepower, though. My expectation is that Mallorca will defend well, but Barca's individual brilliance will see them over the line and to the three points.