Athletic Club vs Mallorca Competition – Spanish Primera Liga Stadium: San Mamés Date: 2nd February 2024 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
Athletic Bilbao will welcome Real Mallorca to the Estadio San Mamés this Friday as both sides battle for maximum points in the 23rd Round of the 2023/24 La Liga season. Bilbao will be desperate to return to winning ways here as they are winless in two league games. Although they enjoyed much success in the Copa del Rey famously knocking out Barcelona recently, their pursuit of a top-four spot in the league has taken a hit in recent weeks with the club scoreless in each of their last two league outings (D1, L1). Despite this, Ernesto Valverde’s side sit relatively comfortably in fifth place with a six-point gap to sixth ahead of this matchday. Their target remains climbing into the top four so a home return should be a boost for Athletic who have lost just once here in league action all season (W8, D2, L1). The hosts have won each of their last seven competitive home games in succession, a run bookended by a stunning 4-2 win over Barcelona. Meanwhile, Mallorca, who like their hosts have enjoyed a strong run in the Copa del Rey have also stuttered in the league. The visitors beat Girona 3-2 to book their place in the Copa del Rey semi-finals but were beaten 1-0 by Real Betis last time out. That loss means they are winless in their last four league games (D2, L2). Such form could drag them into the relegation battle with Mallorca presently occupying 15th position, just four points ahead of the relegation zone. They will hope to cause an upset here but the bad news is that the visitors have only overcome pre-match outsider status to win on one of 13 occasions in league action this season – one of the worst such win rates in the division (W1, D6, L6). Such drab form also matches up well with their generally dire away league record this term (W1, D4, L6), which includes an eight-game travelling winless run in La Liga ahead of this tough trip. In fact, Mallorca had gone nearly six games without an away league goal until their 90th-minute equaliser against Villarreal on their latest trip. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera Liga: Spanish Primera Liga Table
May 13, 2024
Barcelona
20:00
Real Sociedad
May 14, 2024
Osasuna
18:30
Mallorca
Real Madrid
20:30
Alaves
Girona
21:00
Villarreal
May 15, 2024
Sevilla
18:30
Cadiz
Rayo Vallecano
18:30
Granada
Celta Vigo
21:00
Athletic Bilbao
Getafe
21:00
Atlético de Madrid
May 16, 2024
Las Palmas
18:30
Real Betis
Almeria
20:30
Barcelona
Real Sociedad
21:00
Valencia
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Real Madrid
35
28
6
1
78
22
+56
90
2
Girona
35
23
6
6
75
44
+31
75
3
Barcelona
34
22
7
5
70
43
+27
73
4
Atlético de Madrid
35
22
4
9
64
39
+25
70
5
Athletic Bilbao
35
17
11
7
57
35
+22
62
6
Real Betis
35
14
13
8
46
41
+5
55
7
Real Sociedad
34
14
12
8
48
35
+13
54
8
Valencia
35
13
9
13
37
39
-2
48
9
Villarreal
35
13
9
13
59
60
-1
48
10
Getafe
35
10
13
12
41
48
-7
43
11
Alaves
35
11
9
15
34
40
-6
42
12
Sevilla
35
10
11
14
47
49
-2
41
13
Osasuna
35
11
7
17
39
53
-14
40
14
Las Palmas
35
10
7
18
30
44
-14
37
15
Mallorca
35
7
14
14
28
40
-12
35
16
Rayo Vallecano
35
7
14
14
27
43
-16
35
17
Celta Vigo
35
8
10
17
40
53
-13
34
18
Cadiz
35
5
14
16
24
49
-25
29
19
Granada
35
4
9
22
36
68
-32
21
20
Almeria
35
2
11
22
35
70
-35
17
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