Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Mallorca and Athletic Club who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mid-placed Athletic Club travel to Estadi Mallorca Son Moix to face struggling Mallorca in a round 20 game, which kicks-off this coming Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Placed 17th in the table Mallorca have amassed 18 points after 19 matches. On 24 points, Athletic Club rank eightth with 19 matches played this season.
Team form: Mallorca vs Athletic Club
Mallorca Form
A single point is all Mallorca can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Valencia, before getting trounced 1-2 against Girona while Rayo Vallecano won 2-1. Mallorca claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded six goals.
Athletic Club Form
In their last three matches, Athletic Club drew 1-1 with Osasuna, lost 5-0 against Barcelona, and drew 3-3 with Cultural Leonesa. Athletic Club claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by ten goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Mallorca and Athletic Club
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Mallorca and Athletic Club played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 15 Mallorca home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Mallorca home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Mallorca matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Mallorca matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Mallorca home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Athletic Club matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Athletic Club away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Athletic Club matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Athletic Club away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Athletic Club away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Mallorca vs Athletic Club
It has been a superb season for Vedat Muriqi so far as he managed to score impressive 11 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target five times in his last six games, and Mallorca rely on his abilities against Athletic Club. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Saturday seems like a decent punt.
Popular markets: Mallorca vs Athletic Club
Full-time result
Mallorca won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. They drew four and lost two as well, while Athletic Club won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Athletic Club have not lost to Mallorca in 8 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Mallorca scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Athletic Club only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Mallorca games Athletic Club managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Mallorca, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Athletic Club’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.
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