What’s Up With The Athletic Club vs Mallorca 2022: Date, Time and Venue
What’s Up With The Athletic Club vs Mallorca 2022: The first match in the 2022-23 La Liga season will take place this week and will feature a crucial match between Mallorca and Athletic Bilbao. Mallorca, who finished 16th last season, narrowly edged out Ibiza in the penalty shootout last week, however they will need to display their finishing quotient, as the visitors are looming dangerously close to relegation status.
Athletic Bilbao, a club with high-quality performance on the pitch, finished eighth in last season’s La Liga table. The Basque giants were held to a 1-1 draw by Deportivo Alaves in their previous game and will need to rebound this week.
Bilbao Athletic has a winning percentage of 16 out of 36, while Mallorca has a 12-wins percentage and has got a favorable track of records. Athletic Bilbao also have a charted record of only one loss in their last eight matches in La Liga, their most recent defeat coming by a 3-2 margin in February this year.
Mallorca have lost nine of their last 12 games against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga and have failed to find the back of the net in six of these games. Athletic Bilbao have lost the first match at home only in one of their last five seasons, with their only such defeat coming against Granada in 2020.
Athletic Bilbao is undefeated at home in La Liga this year, giving them their ‘fortress’ status. Mallorca are tied for first place in La Liga, with clean sheets in their last three games and have won two of them.
Athletic Bilbao will show their dominance this season, with players such as Inaki Williams and Iker Muniain readily available to provide the club with a strong side. The team will be aiming to take advantage of a weak Mallorca side who are predicted to concede a number of goals this Saturday.
Mallorca is the superior team on paper, but it plays a poor defense. Athletic Bilbao has the better team going into this match, but Mallorca has more firepower.
Date: 15th August 2022
Time: 9:00 PM IST
Venue: San Mames