📏 Form Guide

Athletic Bilbao

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Athletic Bilbao won’t want a repeat of their last result here following the 2-0 La Liga losing effort in their last game against Real Madrid.

In that match, Athletic Bilbao had 42% possession and 7 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, Real Madrid had 9 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Rodrygo (8', 73') scored for Real Madrid.

A common aspect of recent Athletic Bilbao games is seeing a zero in the scoreline.

From their previous sextet of clashes before this one, in as many as 5 of them a wager on BTTS would have been a losing one. We shall soon see whether or not that trend will be continued on in this game.

Mallorca

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In the game prior to this, Mallorca drew 0-0 in the La Liga match with Valencia.

In that match, Mallorca managed 47% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. For their opponents, Valencia got 14 shots on goal with 5 on target.

A succession of hard-working displays from the Mallorca defenders has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their last 6 fixtures overall. Over that same time, their own forwards have managed to score 4.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their past head-to-head meetings going back to 11/09/2021 tells us that Athletic Bilbao have won 2 of these and Mallorca 1, with the tally of drawn results being 3.

A combined sum of 13 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 9 of them from Los Leones and 4 belonging to Los Bermellones. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.

The last league meeting between these sides was La Liga match day 23 on 02/02/2024 and the score finished Athletic Bilbao 4-0 Mallorca.

In that match, Athletic Bilbao had 62% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 6 on target. The goals were scored by Yuri (3', 16'), Gorka Guruzeta (62') and Iker Muniain (89').

At the other end, Mallorca had 6 shots at goal with 2 on target.

The match was refereed by Jorge Figueroa Vázquez.

🗞️ Team News: Athletic Bilbao

The Athletic Bilbao boss Ernesto Valverde will be happy not to have any fitness concerns to speak of coming into this match with a fully healthy squad available to choose from.

In all likelihood, Los Leones could use the 4-2-3-1 system for the game, beginning the first half with Julen Agirrezabala, Oscar de Marcos, Daniel Vivian, Aitor Paredes, Yuri Berchiche, I. Ruiz de, Benat Prados, Inaki Williams, Oihan Sancet, Nico Williams and Gorka Guruzeta.

🗞️ Team News: Mallorca

Thanks to a completely healthy group available to select from, the Mallorca boss Javier Aguirre has zero fitness concerns whatsoever before this match.

We’re of the thinking that Los Bermellones could decide to elect for a 3-5-2 system, going with Dominik Greif, Jose Copete, Matija Nastasic, Antonio Raillo, Giovanni Gonzalez, Samu, Sergi Darder, Daniel Rodriguez, Toni Lato, Cyle Larin and Vedat Muriqi.

⚡ Prediction

Mallorca should be able to score a goal against this Athletic Bilbao outfit, although it may not quite be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We’re predicting a very close game with a 2-1 advantage for Athletic Bilbao after 90 minutes. Should be an interesting one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 19:00 06/04/2024