Barcelona vs. Mallorca: La Liga Match Preview, Odds & Predictions

On Tuesday night, Barcelona will host Mallorca to move closer to claiming La Liga. The Catalan giants are riding high after a 4-3 win against Celta Vigo, which extended their lead atop La Liga to seven points. Mallorca, meanwhile, are in seventh place, earning a spot in the Europa League in Spain's premier division.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

Barcelona staged a dramatic comeback to beat Celta Vigo 4-3 on Saturday. They overturned a 3-1 second-half deficit, with Raphinha netting the 98th-minute winner. The victory puts them seven points clear of Real Madrid, who play Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.

Hansi Flick's side has scored 88 goals in 32 games and remains on track for a treble, with a Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid and a Champions League semi-final versus Inter Milan coming up. However, top scorer Robert Lewandowski is sidelined with a hamstring injury.

Barça thrashed Mallorca 5-1 earlier this season and hasn't lost to them in La Liga since 2009. Mallorca sits seventh with 44 points and has already secured a Europa League spot for next season—an impressive turnaround after finishing 15th last year. They've earned 20 points from 15 away games but face a Barcelona team unbeaten at their temporary home in 2024–25.

Barcelona x Mallorca Team News

Although Barcelona has not yet received official word on the severity of Lewandowski's hamstring injury, the Poland international is expected to miss this encounter. The injury isn't very specific for Real Madrid's Copa del Rey final match.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Alejandro Balde, Marc Casado, and Marc Bernal are all sitting on the bench. On Tuesday, head coach Flick is anticipated to make a few changes to his starting lineup, with Lamine Yamal likely to make a comeback.

In Lewandowski's absence, Torres will start at centre forward; Ronald Araujo and Gavi are also in the running for starting roles, while Dani Olmo will likely start again on the bench.

While Mallorca's Manu Morlanes, Vedat Muriqi, Robert Navarro, and Takuma Asano remain question marks, the away team did not suffer any new setbacks in their most recent match, a scoreless draw against Leganes.

Antonio Sanchez might replace Abdon Prats in the latter third of the field if head coach Arrasate decides to make only one change to the starting lineup that faced Leganes at the start of the match.

The Pirates will likely play in a 5-3-2 shape on Tuesday night, with Pablo Maffeo and Johan Mojica expected to start at wing back and Dani Rodriguez moving into a deeper midfield position.

Our predictions

Barcelona to win & Over 2.5 goals @ 1.56 on Sky247.ng

On Tuesday night, Mallorca can make this a difficult encounter for Barcelona. Therefore, we are anticipating a closely contested affair.  The Catalan giants must find a way to rack up another massive three points.

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