Mallorca vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction, 5/1/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/25/2023

Game: Mallorca vs Athletic Bilbao

Date: Monday, May 1, 2023

Location: Iberostar Estadi in ‎Palma de Mallorca, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Mallorca (+228) Athletic Bilbao (+138)

The Lions (13-7-10) are headed to Iberostar Estadi on Monday where they will take on the Pirates (11-7-12). Athletic Bilbao are priced at +138 and Mallorca are priced +228. The total is set at 2.75. The goalies protecting the net are Predrag Rajkovic Mallorca and Unai Simon Athletic Bilbao.

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The Pirates were 18th for goals expected having 27.1, and the team's expected goals against were 31.2. Mallorca gave up 31 goals while allowing 1.03 goals per 90, and opposing teams had a total of 101 SoT on them. Their difference in goals sat at -2 by means of 29 goals earned and 31 goals conceded. They tallied 10 clean sheets, which put them at a % of 33.3 during the previous year. Mallorca finished with 69 saves and they earned a save rate of 74.3 During the previous year. Mallorca were sitting with 105 yellow card warnings over the course of last year in addition to 3 red cards. For the previous season, the squad held an average of 1.33 points per contest (40 pts) and also had a ranking of 14th in the league with 21 assists.

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The Lions averaged 1.5 points per fixture while sitting with 31 assists and 4 red cards. Athletic Bilbao recorded a CS% of 36.7 last season in addition to 62 yellow card warnings. Athletic Bilbao had a rank of 4th for goals surrendered having 30, and the team's difference in goals was at 12. Over the course of the season, Athletic Club had a save rate of 70.1 (97 shots on target against), and also had a ranking of 7th in soccer with 46 pts. The team's goals against/90 minutes was sitting at 1.00 in addition to 69 saves, and they recorded 11 clean sheets. Athletic Bilbao accounted for 42 goals and their expected goals over the course of last year sat at 40.9.

The guy who will defend the goal for Mallorca will be Predrag Rajkovic. Rajkovic has seen the pitch a total of 11,880 minutes and has 336 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.95 (125 total goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save % of .734. The goalie from Serbia has faced 458 shots tried at him in 133 starts. Rajkovic (54-41-37 record during his soccer career) has earned 52 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 39.1% shutout percentage.

Unai Simon will look after the goal for Athletic Bilbao. Simon has recorded 30 clean sheets while seeing 321 shots tried against him in 9,156 minutes throughout his career. He is the owner of a save percentage of .704 and his clean sheet rate is currently 29.1%. He has given up 1.07 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a record of 37-31-35. During his professional soccer career, Simon has surrendered 109 goals while totaling 226 stops in 103 starts.

Vedat Muriqi is one player who can be a difference maker for Mallorca. Muriqi has been in the starting lineup in 118 games so far in his career and he has earned 0.40 G/90. The forward hailing from Kosovo has 50 goals scored in 11,142 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 16 assists while accumulating 18 yellow cards during his career.

Athletic Bilbao features Inaki Williams, who should keep defenses up at night. The forward from Spain has totaled 19,094 minutes and he has scored 53 goals. He scores 0.25 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 221 games in his pro soccer career. He has accounted for 20 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 29 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Athletic Bilbao (+138)

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