Barcelona look to remain atop the La Liga table as they travel to Real Mallorca for a road league match in the Spanish top flight on Tuesday.
The Catalan giants are level on points with early surprises Girona at the summit of the standings, ahead just barely on goal differential (they haven't yet played each other so head-to-head can't yet be used as a tiebreaker). Real Madrid loom just a single point back, so Barca must collect the maximum if they are to ensure they remain clear.
Mallorca are on the opposite end of the table, sitting 16th with five points through the first six matches of the season. They are just a single point above the drop zone, and while it's too early to be looking below in the table, early warning signs are evident.
Robert Lewandowski is also himself at the top of an individual chart, level with Jude Bellingham and Alvaro Morata at the head of the league goalscoring list. Both have five goals each, but Lewandowski's three assists have him clear on the tiebreaker.
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Barcelona hold an 11-match winning streak against Mallorca, which dates back to a 1-1 draw in October of 2010. You have to go back three more games to 2009 for the last Mallorca win, one of just two victories for the tiny island club over Barca over the past 20 years.
Interestingly, the game flow in recent meetings between these clubs is quite split between each team's venue. When Mallorca visit the Camp Nou, they seem to find additional inspiration, but at home, they've been shut out in six of the past seven matches. Last time they matched up, Mallorca managed just three total shots worth 0.09 expected goals.
Mallorca have just one consistent goal threat in Vedat Muriqi,
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