Open game expected at Estadio La Rosaleda: Málaga vs Almería preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Date: Sat 07.September
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio La Rosaleda (30377 seats)

The Málaga manager Víctor Sánchez attacks this game with the team placed 13th so far. In the visitors dressing room Almería and their manager Pedro Emanuel are in 2nd place before this match.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Málaga and Almería.

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Málaga form and stats

Two La Liga 2 home games so far for Málaga, who are yet to win here at Estadio La Rosaleda. Only 1 point so far.

The Málaga fans got no joy from their last match, a La Liga 2 game also here at Estadio La Rosaleda: A 0-1 defeat against Almería (placed 2nd). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Girona (0-1).

This is expected to be a close game, with Málaga perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Málaga as a small favourite), we find six games. Málaga has won 1 of these, drawn 1 and lost 4.

At Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga has the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Almería form and stats

Four points from two away games for Almería, meaning one draw and one victory in the La Liga 2 so far.

It's the second away game in a row for Almería, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Málaga (placed 13th) in the La Liga 2 last time out. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Huesca.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Almería playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were 4 Almería wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Almería has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Málaga - Almería 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Málaga victories, 3 draws and 3 Almería wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Adrián
10 goals / 3 assists

Málaga missing players

Almería missing players

Málaga Almería
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
4 2 0 Played 0 2 4
1 0 0 Won 0 1 3
1 1 0 Drew 0 1 1
2 1 0 Lost 0 0 0
2 1 0 Scored 0 2 6
3 2 0 Conceded 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
25% 50% 0% Over 1.5 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 0% BTTS 0% 50% 25%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 50% 75%
50% 50% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
5.5 6.5 0 Corners For (avg) 0 3 4.8
3.8 3 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 3.5 3.2
2.5 2.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 3 2.2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Málaga Last season Almería
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
44 22   Played   21 42
21 12   Won   5 15
11 4   Drew   7 15
12 6   Lost   9 12
53 28   Scored   19 51
36 15   Conceded   24 39
91% 91%   Over 0.5   86% 86%
59% 59%   Over 1.5   52% 60%
36% 41%   Over 2.5   33% 36%
9% 5%   Over 3.5   24% 19%
5% 0%   Over 4.5   5% 5%
41% 32%   BTTS   43% 43%
41% 50%   Clean Sheets   24% 33%
27% 27%   Failed To Score   48% 38%
 
5.1 6.1   Corners For (avg)   4.8 4.9
3.7 3   Corners Against (avg)   5.2 4.6
3 2.8   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.6 2.3
8 4   Red Cards   6 8
Key stats last season:
  • Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Málaga have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.

Málaga
All Copa Del Rey La Liga La Liga 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
10-08-19 CF Cádiz 1 - 0 Málaga
17-08-19 LL2 Racing Santander 0 - 1 Málaga
24-08-19 LL2 Málaga 1 - 1 Las Palmas
01-09-19 LL2 Girona 1 - 0 Málaga
07-09-19 LL2 Málaga 0 - 1 Almería
14-09-19 LL2 Mirandés 14:00 Málaga
17-09-19 LL2 Málaga 17:00 Rayo Vallecano
21-09-19 LL2 Albacete 18:30 Málaga
29-09-19 LL2 Málaga - Sporting Gijon
02-10-19 LL2 Real Zaragoza - Málaga
Almería
All Copa Del Rey La Liga 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
26-07-19 CF Real Murcia 0 - 2 Almería
17-08-19 LL2 Almería 3 - 0 Albacete
24-08-19 LL2 Racing Santander 1 - 1 Almería
31-08-19 LL2 Almería 1 - 0 Huesca
07-09-19 LL2 Málaga 0 - 1 Almería
14-09-19 LL2 Las Palmas 16:30 Almería
17-09-19 LL2 Almería 17:00 Girona
21-09-19 LL2 Rayo Vallecano 18:00 Almería
29-09-19 LL2 Almería - Cádiz
02-10-19 LL2 Sporting Gijon - Almería

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Cádiz 4 4 0 0 9 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 5 12
2 Almería 4 3 1 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 5 10
3 Fuenlabrada 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 10
4 Real Zaragoza 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 7
5 Alcorcón 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 6
6 Huesca 3 2 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 6
7 Albacete 4 2 0 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 5 -3 6
8 Ponferradina 4 1 2 1 7 5 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 5
9 Rayo Vallecano 3 1 2 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 5
10 Sporting Gijón 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 5
11 Numancia 4 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
12 Girona 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
13 Málaga 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 -1 4
14 Tenerife 4 1 1 2 3 8 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 -5 4
15 Las Palmas 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 3
16 Elche 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 3
17 Deportivo La Coruña 4 1 0 3 5 9 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 3
18 Racing Santander 4 0 2 2 4 6 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 2
19 Lugo 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 2
20 Extremadura UD 4 0 2 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 2
21 Real Oviedo 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 1
22 Mirandés 3 0 1 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Osasuna 42 26 9 7 59 35 21 19 2 0 34 7 21 7 7 7 25 28 24 87
2 Granada 42 22 13 7 52 28 21 13 6 2 28 12 21 9 7 5 24 16 24 79
3 Málaga 42 21 11 10 51 31 21 12 4 5 28 14 21 9 7 5 23 17 20 74
4 Albacete 42 19 14 9 54 38 21 9 10 2 29 17 21 10 4 7 25 21 16 71
5 Mallorca 42 19 12 11 53 37 21 15 4 2 35 12 21 4 8 9 18 25 16 69
6 Deportivo La Coruña 42 17 17 8 50 32 21 10 8 3 31 14 21 7 9 5 19 18 18 68
7 Cádiz 42 16 16 10 53 36 21 9 10 2 30 15 21 7 6 8 23 21 17 64
8 Real Oviedo 42 17 12 13 48 48 21 10 9 2 30 22 21 7 3 11 18 26 0 63
9 Sporting Gijón 42 16 13 13 43 38 21 10 6 5 23 17 21 6 7 8 20 21 5 61
10 Almería 42 15 15 12 51 39 21 10 8 3 32 15 21 5 7 9 19 24 12 60
11 Elche 42 13 16 13 49 52 21 10 7 4 25 14 21 3 9 9 24 38 -3 55
12 Las Palmas 42 12 18 12 48 50 21 9 9 3 31 17 21 3 9 9 17 33 -2 54
13 Extremadura UD 42 14 11 17 43 47 21 7 4 10 20 25 21 7 7 7 23 22 -4 53
14 Alcorcón 42 14 10 18 36 42 21 9 6 6 19 14 21 5 4 12 17 28 -6 52
15 Real Zaragoza 42 13 12 17 49 51 21 7 7 7 21 21 21 6 5 10 28 30 -2 51
16 Tenerife 42 11 17 14 40 50 21 9 8 4 25 21 21 2 9 10 15 29 -10 50
17 Numancia 42 11 16 15 44 50 21 10 5 6 30 21 21 1 11 9 14 29 -6 49
18 Lugo 42 10 17 15 43 51 21 8 6 7 29 29 21 2 11 8 14 22 -8 47
19 Rayo Majadahonda 42 12 9 21 46 61 21 8 6 7 23 23 21 4 3 14 23 38 -15 45
20 Gimnàstic Tarragona 42 9 9 24 30 63 21 7 6 8 22 25 21 2 3 16 8 38 -33 36
21 Córdoba 42 7 13 22 48 79 21 6 7 8 33 40 21 1 6 14 15 39 -31 34
22 Reus Deportiu 42 5 6 31 16 48 21 1 5 15 8 25 21 4 1 16 8 23 -32 0

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