Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Athletic Club and Mallorca who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mid-placed Athletic Club face relegation-threatened Mallorca at San Mames in round 8 of the LaLiga in a match that kick-offs on Saturday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.
Athletic Club are placed tenth with ten points after seven matches. Mallorca occupy a position as 19th in the league on five points.
Team form: Athletic Club vs Mallorca
Athletic Club Form
A single point is all Athletic Club can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Girona, before getting trounced 1-0 against Villarreal while Borussia Dortmund won 4-1. Athletic Club won three of their previous six matches at San Mames in the LaLiga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring six goals to seven against.
Mallorca Form
In their last three matches, Mallorca drew 1-1 with Atletico Madrid, lost 1-0 against Real Sociedad and beat Deportivo Alaves 1-0. Mallorca are winless in their last six away games in the LaLiga, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded nine goals while scoring four themselves.
Betting stats for Athletic Club and Mallorca
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 Athletic Club and Mallorca played across all tournaments.
- In 17 of the last 19 Athletic Club matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Athletic Club home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Athletic Club have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 7 Athletic Club matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Athletic Club matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 24 of the last 26 Mallorca matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 22 of the last 24 Mallorca matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Mallorca away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Mallorca away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Mallorca have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Athletic Club vs Mallorca
Having scored just once lately in the LaLiga, Oihan Sancet will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Mallorca hope Vedat Muriqi can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four LaLiga goals in his last six LaLiga games.
Popular betting markets: Athletic Club vs Mallorca
Full-time result
Athletic Club claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Mallorca won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run. Athletic Club have not lost to Mallorca in 7 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Athletic Club scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Mallorca scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Mallorca managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Athletic Club have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Mallorca.
Total goals
Athletic Club saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Mallorca’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.
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