Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Girona in 10th and Málaga in 11th place.
It's no vacation for neither Girona nor Málaga as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for Málaga when visiting Girona as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Girona form and stats
2 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Girona have to build on here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi in the La Liga 2.
A strong away win for Girona against Espanyol the last match, as Édgar Bárcenas and Samu Sáiz were on target. Preceding that match was the home game against Mallorca that was lost 0-1.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Girona have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won ten times, drawn two and lost four.
The manager F. Rodríguez Vílchez will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Alcorcón in only three days.
Girona have scored 4 league goals here from 5 matches, not a lot. Girona are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Málaga form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga 2.
Home advantage was not enough for Málaga in their previous game, as they lost their La Liga 2-match, hosting Leganes, 1-2. Before that, Málaga travelled to Ponferradina and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Málaga are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of nine matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Málaga are hosting Lugo in the La Liga 2 only three days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Málaga have scored 7 goals in 7 league games away. Málaga's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Girona two wins, one draw and Málaga one victory. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Sylla Diallo 4 goals |   P. Chavarría 3 goals | J. Rivas Margalef 2 goals |
Girona missing players
Málaga missing players
| Girona | Málaga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 18 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 92% |
| 50% | 40% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 86% | 69% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 46% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 46% |
| 33% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 42% | 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | 46 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 40 | 85 |
| 34 | 18 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 16 | 31 |
| 29% | 22% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 44% | 35% |
- Girona haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Málaga haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Leganes | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 4 | Sporting Gijon | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Almeria | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Mirandes | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Fuenlabrada | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| 9 | Lugo | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Girona | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Málaga | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | Real Oviedo | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 13 | UD Logrones | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Ponferradina | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 | FC Cartagena | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 15 |
| 17 | Tenerife | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 18 | Castellón | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 11 |
| 19 | Albacete | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | Real Zaragoza | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 8 |
| 21 | Alcorcón | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 8 |
| 22 | Sabadell | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 7 |