Athletic vs Mallorca Prediction: the Basques Will Secure Close Victory

In the match of the 27th round of La Liga, Athletic will be at home against Mallorca. The game will kick off on 9 March at 8.30pm. Bookies think the home side has a good shot at winning, since they're the hosts of the field. Telecomasia is offering a prediction for the match and some important stats.

Athletic

In 2025, Athletic played 13 matches, winning the Spanish Cup against Logroñez and losing to Osasuna, and Europa League victories over Besiktas and Victoria, losing to Roma in the first match of the last 16, and losing to Barcelona in the Super Cup. In the Spanish championship, they beat Celta, Girona, and Valladolid, drew with Leganes, Betis, and Espanyol, and lost to Atletico 0:1. Before the start of the reporting round of La Liga, Athletic is in 4th place in the Spanish championship standings with 48 points. The gap from Villarreal, in fifth place in the Primera, is four points. Atleti's home form is third in the division, with +8=4-1 and 26:18 goal difference.

Mallorca

In 2025, Mallorca played nine matches, losing five, drawing with Osasuna, Sevilla, and Alaves, and beating Las Palmas. They got knocked out of the Spanish Cup by club Pontevedra, Mallorca were weaker than Real in the Super Cup, and in La Liga lost to Villarreal, Betis, and Atletico. Before Saturday's round of the Spanish championship, Mallorca is in 8th place in the standings, with 36 points. They're 19 points behind the leaders, Barcelona. Mallorca is 7th in the division, with 7 wins, 5 draws, 1 loss and 6 goals scored for, 17 goals against.

H2H Meetings

This season, they've played each other once, in La Liga, and that ended in a 0:0 draw. In total, they've played each other 70 times, with Athletic winning 32, drawing 19 and losing 19, and with a goal difference of 102 to 72 to Athletic's advantage. Atletico have won 35 matches at home, with 69% of those being wins, 17% being draws, and 14% being away wins.

Bookmakers' Options

The bookie 1xbet is offering odds of 1.716 for Atlético to win the match. If you fancy Mallorca to win, you can get odds of 5.97. The quotes suggest that about 3 goals will be scored in the match. You can bet on the total (2.5) goals to be scored in the match with odds of 2.36, or on the total (2.5) goals not to be scored in the match for 1.69.

Expert Betting Tips

The Basques have a busy schedule, but Atlético need a win in La Liga after losing to Atlético. Villarreal is breathing down their necks, and the Yellows are their direct rivals in the fight for a place in the Champions League zone. Plus, the Basques are at home, so we're rooting for them. We're not expecting a productive match, and we won't be surprised if the result is decided by just one goal.

Our picks:

W1 & TU (2.5) for 3.30

H1 (-0.75) for 1.90 

CS 1:0 for 5.50