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Mallorca vs Barcelona Prediction, 10/2/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/27/2022

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Game: Mallorca vs Barcelona

Date: Sunday, October 2, 2022

Location: Iberostar Estadi in ‎Palma de Mallorca, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Mallorca (+720) Barcelona (-257)

Iberostar Estadi is where Barcelona (5-1-0) will take on Mallorca (2-2-2) on Sunday. Mallorca opens at +720 while Barcelona are priced -257. The betting total comes in at 2.5. The goalies who are expected to start are Predrag Rajkovic Mallorca and Marc-Andre ter Stegen Barcelona.

Mallorca had a total of 14 saves and they were the owners of a save percentage of 78.9 over the course of last season. Their difference in goals was at -1 because of 6 goals put in the net and also 7 goals conceded. For the previous campaign, this squad had an average of 1.33 points per match (8 points) and they also were 10th in the league with 4 assists. The Pirates sat at 18th in relation to xG with 3.9, and the xGA sat at 8.1. Mallorca amassed 28 yellow card warnings last year. Mallorca conceded 7 goals while allowing 1.17 goals per 90 min, and opposing teams finished with 19 SoT on them. They had a total of 3 clean sheets, which gave them a % of 50.0 in the prior season.

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Barcelona amassed 18 goals and their xG during the previous year was 17.6. The club's goals against/90 minutes was 0.17 in addition to 13 saves, and they compiled 5 clean sheets. Last season, Barca had a save rate of 92.9 (14 shots on target against), and they also were ranked 2nd in the league with 16 points. Barcelona sat at 1st in relation to goals surrendered having 1, and the squad's goal differential was at 17. Barcelona had a clean sheet % of 83.3 last season and also 12 yellow cards. The Blaugrana averaged 2.7 pts per match while amassing 12 assists and 1 red card.

The man who will defend the goal for Mallorca is Predrag Rajkovic. Rajkovic (45-36-27 mark in his professional soccer career) has accumulated 45 clean sheets, which gives him a 41.3% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper from Serbia has seen 376 shots tried against him in 109 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.94 (101 goals given up) and he holds a save percentage of .747. Rajkovic has been on the pitch a total of 9,720 mins and is sitting with 281 stops during his career.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen is expected to look after the goal for Barcelona. So far in his career, Stegen has surrendered 286 goals and has 875 saves in 295 starts. He has allowed 0.97 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 183-63-49. He has a save % of .762 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 39.7%. Stegen has recorded 117 clean sheets and has defended 1,148 shots tried against him in 26,538 minutes throughout his career.

Vedat Muriqi is a member of the team who has a chance to score for Mallorca. Muriqi has been given a starting assignment in 97 contests during his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.40 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Kosovo has totaled 41 goals in 9,329 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 14 assists while accumulating 14 yellow cards so far in his career.

Barcelona features a game changer in Ferran Torres, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan in this fixture. He currently averages 0.26 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 57 contests during his soccer career. The forward who is from Spain has totaled 5,196 minutes and he has scored 15 goals. He has earned 12 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 10 times.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Mallorca (+720)

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