The La Liga Round 21 match between Atlético Madrid and RCD Mallorca will take place on 25 January at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano stadium. Atlético Madrid vs RCD Mallorca: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Atlético Madrid
Atlético Madrid continue to chase a place in the top three. Last week the home side secured a narrow victory over Alavés (1:0), bringing the club's unbeaten run in La Liga to four matches (3 wins, 1 draw). Overall this season the club has suffered just three defeats, all away. At home the club has collected 28 points – the highest tally in the competition. The home side's winning run in the league stretches to nine matches. After the last round the club caught up with Villarreal, but the rival still has a game in hand. The gap to first place has been reduced to eight points.
- Atlético Madrid scored in 21 of their last 22 La Liga matches.
- In the current La Liga campaign the club has conceded 17 goals in total, the best record alongside Real Madrid.
- At least two goals were scored in 13 of the club's last 15 home matches in this competition.
Potential Atlético Madrid Lineup (4-4-2)*
Jan Oblak – Marcos Llorente, Marc Pubill, David Ganczko, Matteo Ruggeri – Pablo Barrios, Johnny Cardoso, Giuliano Simeone, Thiago Almada – Alexander Sorloth, Julián Álvarez.
Defender Clément Lenglet is unavailable for the match due to injury.
RCD Mallorca
RCD Mallorca are fighting hard to avoid relegation. In the last round the visiting team ended a three-match winless run in La Liga with an impressive victory over Athletic Bilbao (3:2). The result improved the club's position in the table: instead of dropping into the relegation zone the club moved up to 15th place. The situation remains tense, however, as the gap to 18th place is only two points. The visitors have found the net in five consecutive La Liga matches, but they have not kept a clean sheet in any of those games.
- RCD Mallorca conceded in 9 of their last 10 away league matches.
- The club's away winless run in this competition is five matches (2 draws, 3 losses).
- At least three goals were scored in 6 of the visitors' last 8 La Liga games.
Potential RCD Mallorca Lineup (4-4-2)*
Leo Román – Mateu Morey, Martín Valjent, Marash Kumbulla, Toni Lato – Samu Costa, Omar Mascarell, Sergi Darder, Jean Virgili – Mateo Fernández, Vedat Muriqi.
Defender Pablo Maffeo has returned from suspension. Midfielder Manuel Morlanes is unavailable due to injury.
Atlético Madrid vs RCD Mallorca: Match Prediction
Atlético Madrid are still chasing the leaders. Competitors do not allow serious dips, so the trailing Madrid side must squeeze the maximum out of every match. The club is inconsistent away from home, but home statistics are near perfect. After drawing in the first home match of the current season the home side has won nine consecutive La Liga games. Although there has been a slight drop in scoring recently, in each of the last three matches in this run Atlético Madrid scored no more than two goals, and in the previous game against Alavés they managed just one.
RCD Mallorca are doing everything to avoid a return to the relegation zone and have for months looked like one of the most uncomfortable opponents in the lower half of the table. Over the last seven rounds the club suffered only two defeats, both by a one-goal margin. The visitors rarely keep a clean sheet, but they usually concede one or two goals. RCD Mallorca have not conceded more than two goals in La Liga for nine matches.
Although the hosts are clear favorites, an easy match should not be expected. The forecast is for a tight contest with the home side to claim victory while keeping the visitors' scoring limited.
Prediction: Atlético Madrid To Win And Atlético Madrid Individual Total Under 2.5
* For each team the starting lineup listed is from its previous match in this tournament.
