Mallorca
Mallorca enter Saturday’s game in poor form after W1, D1 and L3 in their last five and back-to-back defeats to Girona FC and Rayo Vallecano have them looking over their shoulders in the standings.
Athletic Bilbao
- Athletic Bilbao will be hoping to capitalize on a wobbling Real Mallorca team when they face off on Saturday and continue their excellent record in this fixture.
- Bilbao have two wins and five defeats from their nine away games in the 2025/2026 campaign.
- Athletic Bilbao are in decent shape, but they have also stumbled in the last few weeks, losing three of their last five in all competitions (W1, D1, L3).
Head-to-Head
- Athletic Bilbao and Real Mallorca have met five times in LaLiga 2025/2026 (Athletic W3, D2).
- Athletic Bilbao edged out Mallorca 2-1 in the most recent meeting between these clubs three months ago.
Key Players
- The pace of Nico Williams on the right-wing is unrivalled in the top-flight and he can create space for the more creative players to get at a compact defence while he also leads the club’s scoring charts with three goals in 15 league games.
- Vedat Muriqi remains Mallorca’s talisman with 11 goals in 18 games, three of which have come in the team’s last six and he could have enough of an aerial threat to get a chance to finish off a set-piece or a breakaway goal that will be the hosts’ best chance of breaking through Bilbao’s defense.
Betting Insights
- Mallorca have averaged 1.22 goals scored and conceded per match at Son Moix this term, which is why the under 2.5 option is a clear play at 1.53.
- That’s why they are the slight favorites at 2.16 to win this game, while Mallorca are 3.6 and the draw is priced at 3.05.
Prediction
- Athletic Bilbao’s record in this game and their league position suggest they should edge this one, but Mallorca’s defence and resilience can keep it close.
- So it’s a narrow away win for the visitors, with a low-scoring outcome likely.
