With their 16 point advantage in the league table, Athletic Club fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Mallorca.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Mallorca have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Athletic Club form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga for Athletic Club at their home stadium (San Mamés Barria) is 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Athletic are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Barcelona. Before that, Athletic had a home game versus Real Betis which ended with a victory 1-0.
The manager G. Garitano Aguirre will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Valencia in only four days.
Athletic are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 15 games. Athletic have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Mallorca form and stats
There's been little loot from Mallorca's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 15 away games in the La Liga. Mallorca, who have the most conceded goals (52) in La Liga, only have 1 win to counter their 12 defeats and 2 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Mallorca are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
There might be some fixture complaints from Mallorca as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the La Liga match against Real Madrid (0-2). Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Leganés.
A quick return to home after this game, as Mallorca are hosting Celta de Vigo in the La Liga only three days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mallorca as they have only managed to score 12 times from 15 away games in the league. The Mallorca manager V. Moreno Peris has some worries about the defense as 33 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Mallorca - Athletic 0-0 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Athletic victories, two draws and two Mallorca wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. García Escudero 10 goals |   A. Budimir 9 goals |  I. Williams Arthuer 6 goals |
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| Athletic Club | Mallorca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 33 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 29 |
| 27 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 33 | 52 |
| 87% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 65% | 60% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 73% | 68% |
| 26% | 13% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 53% | 45% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| 45% | 27% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 40% | 39% |
| 35% | 53% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 32% | 27% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 60% | 52% |
| 4.9 | 5.6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 353 | 212 | 70 | Total Shots | T S | 56 | 153 | 321 |
| 109 | 68 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 47 | 99 |
| 30% | 25% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 5% | 26% | 29% |
- Athletic Club has the fewest conceded goals (8) at home
- Athletic Club have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Mallorca has the fewest points (5) away
- Mallorca has the fewest points from losing position (2)
- Mallorca has the most conceded goals (52)
- Mallorca have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Mallorca have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Mallorca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mallorca haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 31 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 59 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 38 | 68 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 70 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 39 | 68 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 31 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 55 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 53 |
| 5 | Getafe | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 49 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 48 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 47 |
| 8 | Valencia | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 43 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 30 | -2 | 46 |
| 9 | Granada | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 43 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 42 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -10 | 38 |
| 12 | Levante | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 30 | -7 | 38 |
| 13 | Deportivo Alavés | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 34 | -15 | 35 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 31 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -10 | 34 |
| 15 | Real Betis | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -8 | 34 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 33 |
| 17 | SD Eibar | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -16 | 29 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 52 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 33 | -23 | 26 |
| 19 | Leganés | 31 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -21 | 25 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -23 | 24 |