Mallorca vs Barcelona Tips & Preview - Catalans to begin with away win

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Barcelona begin La Liga title defense against Mallorca.
Mallorca aiming to improve from 10th place finish last season.
Barcelona favored to win; expect over 2.5 goals in the match.

Mallorca vs Barcelona

Barcelona begin their title defence in the Spanish La Liga with a trip to Mallorca on Saturday.

The hosts are looking to improve on last season's 10th-placed finish and will be targeting a strong start in front of their fans. However, they often struggle against the Catalans, who are expected to show their superior quality once again.

Mallorca News

Mallorca will take plenty of positives from their campaign last term after finishing 10th in the table, just four points off the European places. They were pushing for a place in the top five at some point, but lost their way and failed to win six of their final seven La Liga matches.

Transfer activity has been sparse for Mallorca, with Pablo Torre from Barcelona the biggest arrival so far. However, Jagoba Arrasate’s team still looked solid in preseason and were unbeaten in five of their six matches, ending with a 2-0 victory over Hamburger SV.

Mallorca have quality going forward and have scored in their last eight matches across all competitions. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet six times on this run, while four of their last five La Liga home matches have produced over 2.5 goals.

Barcelona News

Barcelona enjoyed a successful campaign last season and were only whiskers away from claiming the quadruple. In the end, Hansi Flick’s team picked up the domestic treble and finished 10 points clear at the top after losing just one league game all season.

The task for Barcelona will be to go again this term, and they have retained their key players while adding goalkeeper Joan Garcia and forward Marcus Rashford. They maintained a 100% record in preseason and claimed a 5-0 victory over Como in their final warm-up game.

Striker Robert Lewandowski is out with an injury, but Barcelona boast plenty of attacking quality with Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Raphinha, who scored 18 league goals last season. Barcelona’s open style of play has seen nine of their last 10 matches across all competitions produce over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Barcelona often dominate this fixture and have claimed 11 wins and one draw from the last 12 matches against Mallorca. The Catalans did the double last season, earning a 5-1 away win before a 1-0 home victory in the reverse fixture.

Verdict

Mallorca v Barcelona

Mallorca are usually no match for Barcelona and could be in for a difficult time on Saturday. Having won 11 of the last 12 meetings, the Catalans are expected to claim the upper hand once again.

With nine of Barcelona's 10 matches producing over 2.5 goals, a repeat is expected here. Raphinha scored a brace in this clash last season and could be worth keeping an eye on to find the net once again.

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