Mallorca take on the visitors Real Madrid in the round 1 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Sunday, August 18th at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix (Palma de Mallorca).
Mallorca enters a new era. The "Bermellones" have been playing under Javier Aguirre's leadership for the last couple of years, and it has been quite an exciting period. Initially, the Mexican coach took over the "yo-yo club" in the spring when another relegation from La Liga seemed inevitable, but he managed to gather enough points to secure survival. Then, in 2022/2023, the islanders fought for a spot in European competitions, finishing just one win (3 points) behind seventh-placed Osasuna. Last season, with a dip in La Liga, the club focused on the Copa del Rey. They made it to the final and fought on equal terms with Athletic Bilbao. However, the "Basques" performed better in the penalty shootout and claimed the trophy. Shortly after, it was announced that Aguirre would depart in the summer, and he was replaced by Jagoba Arrasate, who had previously done a great job with Osasuna.
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Real Madrid managed to reclaim the top spot last season, both in Spain (winning the Super Cup and La Liga ahead of time—although there was a stumble in the Copa del Rey, where they lost to Atletico in extra time long before the final) and in the Champions League. In Europe, they avenged their 2023 loss to Manchester City in a hard-fought penalty shootout and pragmatically beat Borussia Dortmund in the final. Compared to that match, the squad is now without Kroos, Nacho, and Joselu. The attack is in good shape, having finally signed Mbappe and splashing 35 million on another Brazilian wonderkid, Endrick. However, in midfield, they've decided to stick with what they have—despite Nico Paz wanting to leave Madrid. In defense, with Alaba still injured, they are selling Rafa Mir, and Joan tore his ACL. Talks have surfaced about Davies and Laporte, but against Atalanta in the Super Cup, they played with the usual lineup. They secured a confident 2-0 win, with Kylian scoring the final goal.
"Los Blancos" have won 6 of the last 7 head-to-head matches. However, last year, in February, the "Bermellones" pulled off a 1-0 home victory. The "Galacticos" are clearly the stronger side and should win as comfortably as they did on Wednesday. We recommend betting on their victory with a "-1 goal" handicap.
Prediction for the match: Real Madrid to win with -1.0 handicap.
