FC Barcelona vs Real Mallorca: La Liga Game Preview

La Liga returns next week and we will have a very interesting game when FC Barcelona hosts Real Mallorca on Saturday. There will be many safety protocols in place, just like the Bundesliga did.
 
For example, La Liga games will be played behind closed doors and each team will have five substitutions. The competition will resume after it was postponed on March 12th because COVID-19 pandemic. FC Barcelona leads Real Madrid for first place by two points while Real Mallorca is in 18th place with 25 points in 27 games, fighting to avoid relegation. This is a must-win contest for both teams.

Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Real Mallorca: 9.00
• FC Barcelona: 1.32
• Draw: 5.60

Spread
• Real Mallorca: +1.5 (2.05)
• FC Barcelona: -1.5 (1.88)

Total
• Over 3 (1.82)
• Under 3 (2.08)

Key Points to Consider

Last 6: Real Mallorca, coming off a 2-1 road win vs Eibar, have 3 losses, 2 wins and 1 draw in their last 6 overall. FC Barcelona, coming off a 1-0 home win vs Real Sociedad, have 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in their last 6 overall.

Momentum: FC Barcelona has been on an upward trend — winning 3 of their last 4 games in La Liga.

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in La Liga action on Dec. 7, 2019 and FC Barcelona won 5-2.

Projected Leaders

For Real Mallorca, Ante Budimir has a 30.8 percent chance to score. He averages 1.52 shots overall per sim, 0.55 shots on goal per and 0.36 goals per sim.

For FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi has a 76.72 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 5.92 shots overall per sim, 3.0 shots on goal per and 1.44 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

FC Barcelona -1.5.

Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on FC Barcelona in this one. Average score in simulations is FC Barcelona 2.81 to Real Mallorca 1.06.