Match Pack: Athletic Club vs RCD Mallorca (LaLiga MD8)

The Lions are looking to get back to winning ways as we face Jagoba Arrasate's RCD Mallorca side in Bilbao.

Athletic's results haven't matched their performances of late and Ernesto Valverde's lads are in desperate need of a morale-boosting win.
 

Match Info
Athletic Club vs RCD Mallorca

San Mames, Bilbao

LaLiga EA Sports 25/26 (Matchday 8)

Saturday October 4, 18:30 CEST

Tickets can be purchased via this link. 
 

Team News
Ernesto Valverde has named a 22-man squad for Sunday's clash in Bilbao.  

Oihan Sancet and Beñat Prados are out injured. However, Nico Williams has recovered from an adductor muscle issue, while Ibon Sánchez is back in the fold after making his senior debut midweek against Borussia Dortmund.

Valverde's Comments
Catch up with everything the gaffer had to say at his pre-match press conference. 

The Opponents

Check out all our previous matches against RCD Mallorca.

Head coach:

Basque native Jagoba Arrasate took over RCD Mallorca head coach in July 2024 after a highly-successful six-year spell at CA Osasuna.

He led the Balearic Islanders to a 10th-place finish in his first season in charge with 13 wins, nine draws and 16 draws.
 

Top goalscorer:

Kosovar target man Vedat Muriqi is Mallorca's top goalscorer so far in 2025/26, with four strikes from six appearances.

His most recent goal came during Los Bermellones' 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid on Matchday 5.

Last season, the striker hit the back of the net seven times in 29 LaLiga matches.
 

Recent form:

Arrasate's outfit have had a difficult start to the campaign, with their first win of the season coming last week against Deportivo Alaves. Before that they had picked up two draws and four losses.
 

Previous Meetings 
The two sides have met 64 times before in LaLiga, with Athletic recording 29 wins, 18 draws and 17 losses.

Athletic have a strong record against Mallorca in Bilbao, registering 22 wins, five draws and five defeats in 34 matches.
 

Athletic have won three and drawn two of their five most recent clashes with Mallorca at The Cathedral.
 

The spoils were shared after a 1-1 draw in the corresponding fixture last season. Mallorca's Antonio Raillo put the visitors ahead in the 54th minute, but Athletic responded just two minutes later via Nico Williams.
 

How to Watch
Check out our global TV guide to make sure you don't miss the match. 

You can also follow the fixture, and keep up to date with everything Athletic related, through the official Athletic Club app, as well as on our website and social media accounts:

Twitter

Basque: @Athletic_eus

English: @Athletic_en

Spanish: @AthleticClub

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Website

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English: www.athletic-club.eus/en/

Spanish: www.athletic-club.eus/