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Mallorca vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction, 9/3/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/29/2023

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Game: Mallorca vs Athletic Bilbao

Date: Sunday, September 3, 2023

Location: Iberostar Estadi in ‎Palma de Mallorca, Spain

TV: Premier Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Mallorca (+210) Athletic Bilbao (+146)

The Lions (2-0-1) are hitting the road to Iberostar Estadi on Sunday where they will compete against the Pirates (0-1-2). Mallorca opens at +210 and Athletic Bilbao are priced +146. The total is set at 2.5. The starting goaltenders are Predrag Rajkovic for Mallorca and Unai Simon for Athletic Bilbao.

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The Pirates have given up 5 goals while allowing 1.67 goals per 90 minutes, and the opposition are sitting with 9 shots on target against them. They have yet to get a clean sheet this year. Mallorca has accounted for 11 yellow card warnings this year. The Pirates rank 4th in relation to goals expected having 4.5, and the xGA sit at 4.2. On the campaign, this club is averaging 0.33 pts per match (1 point) and also rank 10th in the league with 2 assists. The team's goal differential is currently at -2 by means of 3 goals finished as well as 5 goals conceded. Mallorca has accounted for 4 SVs and have earned a SV% of 66.7 so far this year.

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Athletic Bilbao has compiled 6 goals and their goals expected this season sits at 4.9. Their goals against per 90 is currently at 1.33 with 14 saves, and they have compiled 1 clean sheet. On the year, Athletic Club has a save % of 77.8 (18 SoT against), and also rank 4th in the league with 6 pts. Athletic Bilbao ranks 5th in goals allowed with 4, and the squad's goal difference sits at 2. Athletic Club has accounted for a shut out % of 33.3 this year and 12 yellow card cautions. The Lions come in with an average of 2.0 points per match while amassing 3 assists and 1 red card.

The man who will defend the goal for Mallorca will be Predrag Rajkovic. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.02 (183 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of 75.3. Rajkovic (67-56-56 mark in his career) has earned 65 shutouts, which has earned him a 36.1% clean sheet rate. Rajkovic has seen the field for 16,110 minutes and is sitting with 478 saves so far in his pro soccer career. The goalkeeper hailing from Serbia has had 668 shots tried against him in 180 starts.

Unai Simon will reside in front of the goal for Athletic Bilbao. He has allowed 1.06 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 53-43-50. Simon has totaled 43 clean sheets while defending 483 shots against him in 13,026 mins throughout his career. During his pro soccer career, Simon has given up 154 goals while tallying 335 saves in 146 starts. He is the owner of a save percentage of 71.8 and his clean sheet rate sits at 29.5%.

Vedat Muriqi is a member of the squad who can help decide the match for Mallorca. He has totaled 20 assists while earning 25 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career. The forward born in Kosovo has earned 58 goals scored in 13,463 professional minutes played. Muriqi has been in the starting lineup in 144 games thus far in his career and tallies 0.39 goals per 90.

Athletic Bilbao features a difference maker in Inaki Williams, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan for in this fixture. He scores 0.26 G/90 and has started 264 games in his career. The forward from Spain has totaled 22,802 professional minutes while scoring 65 goals. He has tallied 26 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 36 times.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Mallorca (+210)

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