Mallorca vs Ath Bilbao prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-10-27 20:00.
[p]Only goal difference separates Mallorca and Athletic Club in the La Liga table, with the 17 points the island club have accumulated representing their best tally after ten top-flight matches since 2009/10. Some formidable recent home form has helped Mallorca secure that feat, with back-to-back home wins leaving them on the brink of securing three-successive top-flight home victories for the first time since June 2023. [/p]
[p]If they’re to pull that off, then don’t be surprised if this is a tight game, as all five of their league wins this season have come by a one-goal margin. In fact, not one of their league games this season saw a winning margin of more than a single goal, and considering Mallorca have won nine of their last 12 Monday-held La Liga home matches (D2, L1), they’ll hope to fall on the right side of tight margins once again. [/p]
[p]Athletic were involved in a similarly tight game in midweek as they edged out Slavia Prague 1-0 in the UEFA Europa League to keep up their unbeaten record in the league phase this term (W2, D1). They’ve been flying in La Liga too, with four wins from their last six matches (D1, L1), and with just one defeat from their last 15 meetings with Mallorca (W9, D5) they should be confident of stretching that impressive run. [/p]
[p]Like their hosts too, they boast a formidable record in Monday-held La Liga action, losing a mere one of their last 21 such games (W12, D8). Incredibly, that sole defeat came on this very ground back in 2022, so they’d be wise to approach with trepidation here, particularly as that 3-2 defeat is part of a four-match winless run in away league H2Hs (D3, L1). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: A goal from Vedat Muriqi here would see him move into joint-fifth on the all-time Mallorca scoring charts – his last five club goals have all been headers. It could also be a landmark day for Athletic’s Ă“scar de Marcos who, if he appears here, will become the club’s outright third-highest appearance maker of all-time with what would be his 542nd run out for Athletic in all competitions! [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Athletic are yet to trail at half-time in La Liga this season (HT: W6, D4).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Chris Wilson[/i][/p]