Ath Bilbao vs Mallorca prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-10-03 16:30.
[p]Athletic Bilbao have had a miserable few weeks, and will look to get back to winning ways against a Mallorca side who sit inside the bottom three.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Athletic Bilbao endured a pretty dour September, and October has started in equally poor fashion. The Lions failed to pick up a single win across all competitions in September (D1, L4), while their sole goal came in a 1-1 stalemate against struggling Girona. It could be that Ernesto Valverde’s side are struggling to balance domestic and European proceedings, as evidenced by a 4-1 thrashing against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, which opened their account for October in similarly poor fashion and extended their winless run to six games across all competitions (D1, L5).[/p]
[p]Mallorca will be looking to heap more misery on the hosts after picking up their first win of the campaign last time out, battling to a 1-0 success over Alavés. Before then, Jagoba Arrasate’s side had picked up just two of an available 18 points (D2, L4), six fewer than at the same stage in 2024/25, so it is no surprise they still sit inside the La Liga relegation zone. A big worry for the manager will be the fact his side have lost each of their three away trips, and a further cause for concern is that the Pirates have conceded first in five of their six league outings (D2, L3).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Athletic Bilbao have not lost any of their previous six LaLiga matches against Mallorca, but five of those ended all square (W1). The Lions are also unbeaten in each of their last eight home La Liga H2Hs, which is their longest run against the Balearic Islanders in the competition this century (W6 D2).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Ahead of this round, Athletic Bilbao are one of only two La Liga teams yet to score in the opening 30 minutes this season.[/p]
[p]Five of Athletic Bilbao’s seven league fixtures have contained fewer than three goals.[/p]
[p]Mallorca have trailed at the break four times already this season.[/p]
[p]All of Mallorca’s away league games this campaign have contained 9+ corners. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Athletic Bilbao defender Yuri Berchiche has helped his side keep a clean sheet in his last three league H2Hs (W1, D2), while scoring a brace in one of those matches. That could be bad news for Mallorca’s Vedat Muriqi, whose ten shots on target is the second most in La Liga ahead of this round, yielding four goals.[/p]
[p]Nico Williams is a major doubt for the Lions, while Mikel Vesga is out. The visitors will be missing both Marash Kumbulla and Omar Mascarell.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The formbook does not scream action, so betting on under 2.5 goals seems logical. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Matt Jones[/i][/p]