Athletic Club vs Mallorca Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd February 2024

The spotlight is on both Athletic Club and Mallorca, as the rivals go looking to boost their points tally. They face each other on Friday in the La Liga at San Mames.

Athletic Club are placed fifth with 42 points after 22 matches. Mallorca occupy a position as 15th in the league on 20 points.

Mallorca will not be short on motivation for their clash with the match favourites Athletic Club. Although the odds are against them, a narrow win on Friday will see them move ahead of their upcoming opponents in the table.

Athletic Club scored an average of 1.7 goals in ten matches or a total of 17 while allowing seven goals against. This is an average of 0.7 goals against per match with five clean sheets along the way.

Mallorca scored seven goals, conceded eight and kept their opponents from scoring three times in ten matches.

Neither Athletic Club nor Mallorca managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 0-0 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 14/5.

Athletic Club vs Mallorca Prediction

Athletic Club Form

It could have been better, it could have been worse for Athletic Club, who have two points to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Valencia, followed by a 2-2 draw against Barcelona. They picked up a point again in the latest round after a 0-0 draw with Cadiz. In their last six La Liga home matches, Athletic Club racked up five strong wins, while they've drawn once. They lost none while scoring 15 and conceding six goals.

Mallorca Form

Mallorca were able to add four points to their account from their last three matches. They first shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Villarreal, before claiming three points in a 3-2 win against Girona. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Real Betis. Mallorca came through their last six away games in the La Liga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by six goals to one.

We expect Athletic Club to make home advantage count but equally, we do not expect a festival of goals against Mallorca. Hence, our punt on the home win in a match with no more than three goals.

Athletic Club scored 24 goals and conceded six in their last 11 games against teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. They collected 27 points and eight victories. Mallorca claimed zero wins and two points in their last six games against teams from the top six. They scored five times in these matches, but also conceded ten goals. Athletic Club have a record of 12 wins, six draws and four defeats in the La Liga this season. Mallorca enjoy a record of three wins, 11 draws and eight defeats in the La Liga.

Athletic Club vs Mallorca Squads

Athletic Club Squad

The 59-year-old Valverde will select the starting eleven against Mallorca from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Alex Padilla (0/0), Julen Agirrezabala (0/0), Unai Simon (0/22), Aitor Paredes (1/21), Daniel Vivian (0/22), Hugo Rincon (0/0), Imanol Garcia de Albeniz (0/4), Inigo Lekue (0/17), Oscar de Marcos (1/15), Peru Nolaskoain (0/2), Yeray Alvarez (0/6), Yuri Berchiche (1/16), Ander Herrera (0/15), Benat Prados (0/13), Dani Garcia (1/10), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (1/16), Junior Bita (0/0), Mikel Jauregizar (0/3), Mikel Vesga (3/16), Oihan Sancet (3/20), Raul Garcia (0/9), Unai Gomez (2/14), Adama Boiro (0/0), Alex Berenguer (4/20), Asier Villalibre (1/11), Carlos Mattheus (0/0), Gorka Guruzeta (8/22), Iker Muniain (0/12), Inaki Williams (8/19), Luis Bilbao (0/0), Malcom Ares (0/6), Nico Williams (3/19).

Mallorca Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Mallorca players that the manager Javier Aguirre will choose from for the upcoming game:

Dominik Greif (0/0), Ivan Cuellar (0/0), Predrag Rajkovic (0/22), Antonio Raillo (2/12), Braian Cufre (0/0), David Lopez (0/0), Giovanni Gonzalez (0/20), Jaume Costa (0/19), Marcos Fernandez (0/0), Martin Valjent (0/18), Matija Nastasic (1/16), Nacho Vidal (1/7), Pablo Maffeo (0/17), Toni Lato (0/16), Antonio Sanchez (1/16), Daniel Luna (0/0), Daniel Rodriguez (2/21), Juan Emmanuel Culio (0/0), Manu Morlanes (0/19), Omar Mascarell (0/15), Ruben Quintanilla (0/0), Samu (1/22), Sergi Darder (0/20), Siebe van der Heyden (0/6), Abdon Prats (5/19), Amath Ndiaye (0/15), Cyle Larin (2/21), Javi Llabres (1/12), Pau Mascaro (0/0), Vedat Muriqi (4/14).

Athletic Club vs Mallorca Team News

At the time of writing, Athletic Club have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Mallorca on Friday.

Alex Berenguer, Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta and Nico Williams are all absent from the Athletic Club squad that faces Mallorca at San Mames.

Going to Athletic Club, Mallorca have three players out of action for the match this coming Friday. Mallorca are without Omar Mascarell due to a suspension incurred from accumulating too many cards.

Pablo Maffeo and Omar Mascarell all face a spell on the sidelines for Mallorca due to various injuries.

Athletic Club vs Mallorca Lineups

Athletic Club vs Mallorca H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Athletic Club played Mallorca. The pair split the points in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Athletic Club tend to have the upper hand against Mallorca, grabbing all three points five times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/2.

Athletic Club vs Mallorca Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in the last ten matches between Mallorca and Athletic Club. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 4/7 with the bookies.

Athletic Club vs Mallorca Betting Tips

Alex Berenguer is showing good form for Athletic Club, scoring zero goals in their last six matches. Matija Nastasic scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Athletic Club sailed through their 10 most recent outings at home with eight wins, while they drew two. Mallorca won four of their previous 10 outings away from home across all tournaments, whilst they drew two and lost four. Whereas Mallorca scored the opening goal in four of their last 10 away games, Athletic Club scored the first goal nine times in 10 at San Mames.

Under 2.5 goals happened three times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Athletic Club managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Mallorca averaging 0.6 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. In Athletic Club's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in three of them. They managed to average 1.7 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Mallorca's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.