Athletic Bilbao
- Athletic Bilbao are 10th in LaLiga 2025-2026 with ten points from seven games, five better than Mallorca who occupy 18th place with only five points.
- Athletic Bilbao have won two, drawn one and lost one of their four LaLiga home games so far, conceding four at San Mamés; so the Athletic Bilbao vs Real Mallorca betting tips favor the home side continuing their strong home form.
Mallorca
- Mallorca have lost all three of their away games in LaLiga 2025/2026.
- Mallorca have lost all three of their away matches, conceding six goals, but did manage to beat Deportivo Alavés 1-0 at Son Moix on Wednesday - five days after losing 1-0 away to Real Sociedad.
Head-to-Head
Mallorca have not won in their past three trips to Athletic Bilbao and may struggle to dent the home team’s defence this time around, which is reflected in the Athletic Bilbao vs Real Mallorca betting tips.
Key Players
- Players:
- Vedat Muriqi is the talisman for the Pirates, who are struggling in the league, having scored four LaLiga goals in six appearances - including four of his side’s last five.
- Aitor Paredes is Bilbao’s leading scorer in the 2025/26 campaign with one goal in his six LaLiga appearances, but he is also their defensive linchpin and brings a lot to the offensive cause.
Betting Insights
- The odds here are 1.53 for Bilbao, 6.5 for Mallorca and 3.9 for the tie and there’s a good reason why the visitors are the big long shots, as highlighted by our Athletic Bilbao vs Real Mallorca prediction.
- The two clubs’ contrasting philosophies and the recent results suggest the best play is to take the under 2.5 goals at 1.65.
- Ernesto Valverde’s Athletic are proactive, pressing high up the field and looking to get the ball forward quickly in numbers, regardless of which formation they’re playing.
- Jagoba Arrasate, who has been at the helm since July 2024, sets his team up to be solid defensively in a 4-1-4-1 or 5-4-1 system and allows the opposition plenty of possession in order to frustrate them.
Prediction
Given their home advantage and better record, it should be Athletic Bilbao .
