La Liga: Athletic Club vs Mallorca – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the La Liga round 23 match between Athletic Club and Mallorca and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Mallorca come to San Mames for the La Liga match this coming Friday, Athletic Club will be hoping to leverage their home advantage.

Athletic Club approach round 23 as number 5 in the La Liga table with 42 points on their account so far. With 22 rounds behind them, Mallorca have amassed 20 points, placing them as number 15 in the standings.

Form: Athletic Club vs Mallorca

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club saw a bit of everything in their previous three matches, where they lost 1-0 against Valencia. They took Barcelona down in a 4-2 victory, before also drawing 0-0 with Cadiz. Athletic Club won five of their last six La Liga matches at the San Mames, scoring 15 and conceding six along the way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Mallorca Form

In their last three matches, Mallorca drew 1-1 with Villarreal, won 3-2 against Girona, and lost 0-1 against Real Betis. Mallorca didn’t manage a single away win in their last six La Liga matches, but managed two draws while suffering four defeats. They conceded six and scored one goal themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Athletic Club and Mallorca

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Athletic Club and Mallorca. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Athletic Club vs Mallorca

Alex Berenguer found the target two times in his previous six La Liga matches, whereas Matija Nastasic just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

Athletic Club have not lost to Mallorca in seven consecutive home meetings. The Lions won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew two, and lost none. Mallorca won four games, drew two and lost four in their last 10 away games across all tournaments.

Both teams to score

Athletic Club scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Mallorca got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. The Pirates managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Athletic Club, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. 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.

Recommended tip: Athletic Club vs Mallorca

Here we present a free betting tip for this La Liga match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Athletic Club and Mallorca.

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