The reigning Spanish champions Real Madrid had an average Pre-season outings as the team won three and lost two of their five matches post 2023/24 Laliga season.
The team will face Mallorca as their hosting rivals in their opening match on Sunday. Going on, Mallorca had a decent warm-up as the team sealed five wins in their six friendlies. They had to face weaker teams in that stretch which is worth enough noting.
Moving on, Real Madrid has been the dominant force in the recent history of this match-up. They lost twice in the past 16 clashes against Mallorca. Real Madrid was unbeaten in eight of their last 10 meetings at this stadium. Also, Real Madrid has kept a clean sheet in the last three wins at this venue.
Additionally, Mallorca has an inconsistent home form of late as the team conceded four winless games in the past five. The team lost three in that period and lost two without scoring.
Such a display will affect their chances as they face a team like Real Madrid coming Sunday. Moreover, Real Madrid has managed to record 17 unbeaten games in the last 20 matches on the road.
Mallorca vs Real Madrid Prediction
Since Real Madrid has been the superior force in the history and has an upper hand in all the above mentioned stats, we expect a win for them on Sunday against this Mallorca side. Four of the last six away matches of Real Madrid had goals over 2.5 ft. Moreover, Real Madrid had the best attacking side in the last season. Thus, we expect an over 2.5 goals display in this match.
Anyway, the weak Mallorca offense inclines us to expect a one-sided affair here. Furthermore, the last two away wins of Real Madrid saw their defense bagging a clean sheet display while their impressive offensive line scored 6 goals.
Therefore, we like to start with Real Madrid to win 3-0 as the main tip for this match. For the second tip, we like to place Real Madrid to score in both halves tip as they recorded that trend in three of their last four unbeaten games on the road. You can also back the over 2.5 goals tip considering the offensive line of Los Blancos.