Athletic Bilbao lost just one game since late August
Mallorca have also been tough team to beat in La Liga
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Mallorca are in fantastic form recently, while Athletic Bilbao lost just one of their last eight contests. Also, four of the last five h2h matches between these sides ended without a winner, so a draw is likely in Spain.
Mallorca have drawn 3 of their last 6 home matches.
Mallorca have drawn 4 of their last 5 matches against Athletic Bilbao.
Athletic Bilbao are unbeaten in 8 of their last 9 matches.
Head to Head
Athletic Bilbao have a 20-14 advantage against Mallorca with 11 draws in 45 matches.
They last met in April, the game ending in a 1-1 draw.
Mallorca Form
Four victories in their last five La Liga matches have pushed Mallorca up to 6th place on the table, collecting 17 points total from 10 encounters.
The Pirates started this month with a 2-1 defeat to Espanyol on the road, but bounced back last weekend with a 1-0 home victory against Rayo Vallecano, Vedat Muriqi finding the net in 76th minute.
Earlier in September, Mallorca earned three consecutive victories against Real Valladolid 2-1, Real Betis 2-1 and Real Sociedad 1-0, Valery Fernandez scoring twice in those encounters.
Mallorca Injuries & Team News
Takuma Asano is unavailable due to a hamstring injury.
Goalkeeper Pichu Cuellar is tagged as doubtful for this match.
Athletic Bilbao Form
Athletic Bilbao struggled in their first La Liga match this month, losing to Girona 2-1 on the road. Their Oihan Sancet found an equalizer in the first half, but conceded in stoppage time and suffered a narrow loss.
The Basque side bounced back last weekend at San Mames, crushing Espanyol 4-1 with Inaki Williams scoring a brace. This victory got them up to 5th place, having 17 points from 10 matches.
As for their Europa League campaign, Los Leones defeated Slavia Prague 1-0 during the mid-week action. They also got four points from first two matches, beating AZ Alkmaar 2-0 and drawing 1-1 against Roma.
Athletic Bilbao Injuries & Team News
Paredes is back after serving a suspension, while Unai Simon is ruled out due to a wrist injury (expected to be back in late November).