Real Madrid vs Mallorca: TV channel, live stream, team news & prediction
By Sean Walsh
Real Madrid will be looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the season when Mallorca visit the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night.
Carlo Ancelotti has won four of his first five La Liga games since his return to the club, and despite some shaky performances, Los Blancos are proving to be the team to beat in Spain at the moment.
The in-form duo of Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema helped Real overturn a 1-0 deficit late on at Valencia at the weekend. Mallorca, meanwhile, held Unai Emery's Villarreal to a 0-0 draw.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of this one.
How to watch Real Madrid vs Mallorca on TV/live stream
When is kick off? Wednesday 22 September, 21:00 (BST)
Where is the match being played? Santiago Bernabeu
What TV channel is it on? Premier Sports (UK), ESPN+ (US)
Referee? Javier Alberola Rojas
Real Madrid team news
Ancelotti has quite a hefty injury list to deal with. Marcelo, Toni Kroos and Dani Ceballos aren't expected back until the end of the month, while Ferland Mendy, Dani Carvajal and Gareth Bale are also sidelined.
With just two days between games and another coming up on Saturday, there should be a number of starting XI changes. There could be spots for fringe players like Isco, Miguel Gutierrez and new signing Eduardo Camavinga.
Mallorca team news
Luis Garcia Plaza's side are still missing Antonio Sanchez, but Antonio Raillo, Franco Russo and Aleksandar Sedlar could make their returns from injury.
Pablo Maffeo is hoping to overcome a muscle problem in time to feature, while former Valencia forward Lee Kang-in could make his first start.
Takefusa Kubo - on loan from Real Madrid - is expected to play against his parent club.
Real Madrid vs Mallorca predicted lineups
Real Madrid: Courtois; Vazquez, Nacho, Alaba, Gutierrez; Isco, Valverde, Camavinga; Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius.
Mallorca: Reina; Sastre, Valjent, Olivan, Costa; Kubo, Sevilla, Baba, Lee; Nino, Rodriguez.
Real Madrid vs Mallorca head-to-head
In their last 20 meetings with Mallorca, Real have won 13 times and lost five.
Los Piratas' last visit to the Bernabeu came in June 2020, with the hosts running out 2-0 winners and helping sentence Mallorca to relegation from La Liga.
Real Madrid vs Mallorca score prediction
Real's solid start to the season should continue here, despite Mallorca's decent showings on their return to the top flight.
Ancelotti's men have a real chance to build momentum and create a huge chasm between themselves and Barcelona already - a Madrid win would see them move eight points clear of their bitter rivals.
Benzema and Vinicius are the hottest duo in Europe right now, and they should add to their early season goal and assist tallies on Wednesday evening.
Prediction: Real Madrid 3-0 Mallorca