Athletic Club vs Mallorca Betting Tips & Match Predictions
Athletic Club vs Mallorca Intro
As we head into the second part of the LaLiga season, Athletic Club will be particularly pleased with their progress so far. They sit amongst the top teams in the division and will be looking to consolidate their position with a win at San Mames. Their opponents Mallorca have work to do after an inconsistent first half of their campaign. Kick off is at 8:00 PM on Friday February 2, 2024. Ernesto Valverde’s home team come into round 23 fully prepared, in the 5th place on 42 points. The visitors’ coach Javier Aguirre has helped his team to the 15th position and 20 points. We approach the latter stages of the LaLiga campaign and there’s a 22 points gap between Athletic Club and Mallorca, mirroring the difference of 10 positions in the table.
Athletic Club vs Mallorca Form
Following their last round draw with Cadiz, Athletic Club have now won 10 points from their last five matches on a run of D,L,W,W,W. That being said, Mallorca passed up on the opportunity to add to their meagre 5 points in last five games, having lost to Real Betis. A look at home performance shows that the hosts were untouchable at San Mames – at least in last 5 games. Can Athletic Club keep up their perfect form at home and win their sixth straight game? In last five games played away from home, Mallorca have only earned 2 points.
Athletic Club vs Mallorca H2H
The Friday’s home team have in the past 38 head-to-head games done better: winning 16 to Mallorca’s 11. There have been 11 draws so far. This has been a close affair in recent times. Athletic Club has the slight advantage of one more win the last six games but has traditionally enjoyed meeting Mallorca.
Athletic Club vs Mallorca Analysis
Athletic Club drew their last game. Ernesto Valverde’s men were facing Cadiz. The game ended with a score of 0-0. Now Ernesto Valverde’s men are fully focusing on facing Mallorca. In their match against Cadiz, Athletic Club had the following ball possession : 58%. Looking at shots on goal, Athletic Club, in its previous game, shot 8 times on target and in the same game, Ernesto Valverde’s men gave up 9 shots. Meanwhile, Mallorca lost its previous game. Javier Aguirre’s men were facing Real Betis. The game ended with a score of 0-1. In their match against Real Betis, Mallorca had the following ball possession : 53%. Often punters look to shots on goal as a true guide of how a team performed. For Mallorca, a total of 14 shots were taken in attack with 8 shots conceded in the last game.
Athletic Club vs Mallorca Odds
As far as the betting odds go, the bookmakers’ favourite is Athletic Club.
