Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Málaga & Real Oviedo face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Real Oviedo have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Málaga form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Copa Del Rey for Málaga, as the manager S. Pellicer García led his troops to eliminate Coruxo, and reach the 2nd Round. Last season their Copa Del Rey adventure ended in the 1st round.The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Málaga at their home stadium (Estadio La Rosaleda) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
The home team returns to Estadio La Rosaleda after being equal after 90 minutes with Albacete on their last time out; the La Liga 2 game ended 1-1. Before that, Málaga drew at home versus UD Logrones.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the La Liga 2 game versus Real Oviedo in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio La Rosaleda.
Málaga have scored 7 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. Málaga's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Real Oviedo form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated CD Coria in order to reach 2nd Round of Copa Del Rey. Last season their Copa Del Rey adventure ended in the 1st round.The visitors are W3-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga 2.
Oviedo's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Mallorca that finished 2-2. Prior to that match, the Real Oviedo manager J. Ziganda Lacunza faced defeat when travelling to Ponferradina and losing 0-1.
A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Mallorca. Oviedo were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 2-2, with Alejandro Arribas scoring the equalizer.
The schedule is very tough for Oviedo now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A La Liga 2 game at Málaga is waiting in only three days.
The attacking power of Oviedo when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: two - two - zero (Málaga wins - draws - Real Oviedo wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Rivas Margalef 4 goals |   M. Sangalli Fuentes 4 goals | G. Blanco Leschuk 4 goals |
Málaga missing players
Real Oviedo missing players
| Málaga | Real Oviedo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 24 | 8 | Scored | S | 13 | 32 | ||
| 33 | 14 | Conceded | C | 12 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6.6 | 6.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 8 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 39% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Espanyol | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 42 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 42 |
| 3 | Almería | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 41 |
| 4 | Rayo Vallecano | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Leganes | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 34 |
| 6 | Sporting Gijon | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 32 |
| 7 | Ponferradina | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 30 |
| 8 | Girona | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Mirandes | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Fuenlabrada | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | UD Logrones | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 | Málaga | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 27 |
| 13 | Real Oviedo | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 14 | Lugo | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 15 | Las Palmas | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Tenerife | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 17 | FC Cartagena | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 18 | Castellon | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 19 |
| 19 | Alcorcon | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 19 |
| 20 | Sabadell | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
| 21 | Real Zaragoza | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 22 | Albacete | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | -14 | 15 |