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Real Madrid vs Mallorca: Predictions, tips & betting odds

Real Madrid welcome Mallorca to the Bernabeu on Saturday afternoon as Carlo Ancelotti's men aim to continue their perfect start to the La Liga season.

The defending champions are the only side in the Spanish topflight to have won all four of their matches so far and are overwhelming favourites to keep that run going against a Mallorca team who look set to be battling relegation once more.

Real Madrid vs Mallorca latest odds

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Los Blancos have lost just one of their last 30 home league matches and that defeat came against Barcelona in March.

The hosts are priced at 1/4 (1.25) with bet365 while the draw can be backed at 5/1 (6.00).

Mallorca are available at 10/1 (11.00) to win their first match at the Bernabeu since 2009.

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Karim Benzema picked up an injury in Madrid's midweek Champions League success over Celtic and will be missing for the next few weeks.

Eden Hazard replaced him in Glasgow, scoring his first goal for Los Blancos since January, and the Belgian is offered at 11/2 (6.50) to break the deadlock.

It was Vinicius Junior who scored first at Celtic Park on Tuesday and he is the favourite to open the scoring at 7/2 (3.50).

For the visitors, Kosovan striker Vedan Muriqi can be backed at 9/1 (10.00) to score first, while former Valencia forward Kang-In Lee is priced at 14/1 (15.00).

Real Madrid vs Mallorca preview

The loss of Benzema is a big blow for Madrid, yet Ancelotti will be hoping Hazard can go some way to filling the gap left by the Frenchman.

The form of Vinicius Junior at the start of the season is a source of optimism for the reigning champions with the Brazilian continuing to thrive and develop.

He will surely be able to cause problems to a Mallorca defence that has already given away three penalties in four games this season.

Javier Aguirre's men for their part will try to be organised and aggressive while playing long balls up to Muriqi in order to launch counterattacks, and there should be an interesting battle between the Kosovan forward and Antonio Rudiger who will come into the side to replace the injured Eder Militao.

The hosts should be able to deal with Mallorca with few problems and there is little to make us think that opposing a home win is a good idea

Real Madrid vs Mallorca tips and predictions

The price of 5/2 (3.50) for Real Madrid to score a penalty looks appealing for a value bet, while the price of 4/5 (1.80) for the hosts to score in both halves looks like an obvious choice.

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