Athletic Bilbao vs Mallorca Predictions

• Mallorca have lost all three away games this season
• Mallorca’s last three defeats have been by exactly one goal
• Athletic Bilbao are unbeaten in the last seven head-to-heads

Mallorca poor on the road

Athletic Bilbao are on a poor run, culminating in a 4-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League in midweek, but they should be able to bounce back when they host Mallorca.

The hosts are without a win in six matches in all competitions but they have been a touch unlucky, winning the expected goals battle in three of those.

They should be able to bounce back against Mallorca, who are second-bottom of La Liga after losing four of their opening seven league games.

Jagoba Arrasate’s men have been particularly poor on their travels, losing three in a row on the road as they struggle to live up to their solid midtable finish last term.

The away side did pick up their first win of the season last time out, beating Alaves 1-0, but that was their first clean sheet of the campaign and they look vulnerable against a Champions League opponent.

However both teams have scored in four of Mallorca’s last six games and Bilbao have hardly been rock-solid at the back recently, so it may pay to side with both teams to score in a home win.

Mallorca’s three away games have produced nine goals so a 2-1 win for the hosts is the correct score pick.