May 1st features a match where Mallorca will travel to Barcelona to battle Barcelona in a La Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 2nd placed Barcelona, recorded a 0-1 loss against Rayo Vallecano. Alvaro Garcia Rivera scored the first goal for Rayo Vallecano in the 7th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Barcelona couldn’t muster any offence and Rayo Vallecano ran away with the shutout win. Barcelona is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches, while mallorca sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Deportivo Alavés. Abdón Prats scored the first goal for Mallorca in the 11th minute, then Vedat Muriqi added another in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Dani Rodríguez. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
On Jan 2nd, Mallorca hosted Barcelona at the Iberostar Estadi in their last match together. Barcelona won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost 15000 spectators. Luuk de Jong struck first for Barcelona in the 44th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mallorca couldn’t manage to score, and Barcelona took the shutout win.
Vedat Muriqi has been the most effective weapon for Mallorca lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been the most effective weapon for Barcelona lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches
Xavier Hernández Creus’s squad will be without Gerard Piqué, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati, Samuel Umtiti and Lopez, while Amath Ndiaye, Aleksandar Sedlar, Ruiz de Galarreta and Dominik Greif are unavailable to play for Mallorca.