Barcelona have always been consistent since the beginning of this season. Barcelona vs Mallorca won't be difficult to Barcelona. I never remember to watch Barcelona this season having tough time to win their games. Xavi has made Barcelona not to struggle with anything to win their game. Mallorca players are not strong to change Barcelona.
The Champions League might be an exception but seriously I have never had a problem with them playing in La Liga so far.
There are some problems for them now but this is not a bad thing when Mallorca is against them because at least I still believe they can score 2 goals or even more on the scoreboard in this match considering Lewandowski as the targetman is still on fire until now.
The potential for Barcelona victory is still there, even if it should be 2 to 3 goals if Xavi applies an aggressive game. However, this should not be missed after Bilbao's position is behind the table. Barcelona's ambition is not finished, they must survive in the absence of many core players. As much as possible Xavi must survive at all costs.
It's still quite feasible to drop a bet on Barcelona because not many will be sure to bet on Mallorca even though the odds are quite high. Plus Atletico Bilbao victory was obvious from the first minute of the first half and the final result left me with a few dollars. Although initially tempted by the Almeria Odds which were so multiplied.
In this case I agree. Despite their condition which is indeed very difficult now, especially for midfield and defense, this can still be anticipated at least in this match.
Mallorca is one of the mid-table teams even though their performance is still slightly better than other clubs they are still difficult to match Barcelona and the possible defensive strategy they chose in this match.
Their record in the last 5 matches is 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw inversely proportional to Barcelona who managed to sweep the victory.
The Villarreal team is strong. However, their attack is still not performing well enough. They managed to score only 10 goals in 6 matches. However, Villarreal's defense is very strong. They conceded only 2 goals. If Villarreal's attacking players were able to play better along with the defenders, we could have seen a better performance from Villarreal. Villarreal will face Cadiz, the weakest team in the league, in their next match. And I believe Villarreal will not make any mistakes in this match and they will win.
It's still better because if we look at the current standings there are only a few teams that can score 10 metas over the past 6 weeks such as Barcelona with 18 goals, Madrid 17 goals, Bilbao 16 goals and 3 clubs Atletico, Valencia and Villarreal who managed to score 10 goals.
This is a good thing in my opinion especially if you see their current opponents who are in a slump then I will be very sure they will win this match.