Mallorca and Athletic Club measure strength at Iberostar Estadi, in a match for the 4th round of the First Division. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 11.05-2013 and ended with the score: Athletic Club (2‑1) Mallorca. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since both teams have considerable differences in the results won at home and as a visitor.
Mallorca :
The home team is currently in the 14th position, with 3 points won, after 1 win and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost at home against Real Sociedad by (0-1). In the last game, he lost out against Valencia by (2‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with 12 goals scored and 20 suffered; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in his stadium, with 24 goals scored and 11 suffered. In the last match he played, for the Friendly, he lost with the Poblense at home by (0-2). In their last 10 home games Mallorca records 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 games, so there are defensive processes that need improvement.
Mallorca comes to this unmotivated game, after adding another defeat in the Spanish league, losing 2-0 against Valencia. It should be noted that the home team won only 1 game in this competition, in the first round, against Eibar. In this match against Athletic Bilbao, coach Vicente Moreno must benefit from a medium or low block and counterattacks, exploiting the space in the opponent’s back in the best way possible. The 4-4-2 will be the tactical system that Mallorca will use, which in defensive transitions will become a 4-5-1. Keep in mind that midfielder Salva Sevilla is very responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. There are no major absences for this match.
Athletic Club :
After 2 wins and 1 draw, the visiting team is currently in 2nd position, with 7 points won. In their last game, they won Real Sociedad at home by (2‑0), after in the previous game they had drawn away, in a match against Getafe, by (1‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 matches he has recorded 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 23 goals scored and 21 suffered; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium, with 26 goals scored and 14 suffered. In the last game he played for Friendly, he won Toulouse at home by (2‑1). In its last 10 away matches, Athletic Club records 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 games, so his defense needs to improve, but his attack has scored regularly, since he always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games.
Athletic Club comes for this match after a 2-0 victory against Real Sociedad, totaling their third consecutive game without losing in this competition: their goals were scored by Raúl García and Iñaki Williams. In this match against Mallorca, coach Gaizka Garitano must favor the maintenance of the possession of the ball and organized attacks, always with the aim of not offering space to his rival. Hypothetically, we will see this team in a 4-3-3. For this game as a visitor the coach does not have Oscar de Marcos and Guruzeta available, both with physical problems.
