Málaga contests Almería game

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 12.February
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio La Rosaleda (28963 seats)

Both Málaga and Almería are yearning for points in this match, even with the guesting team having a 17 point advantage in the league table.

Insights:
  • Almería have the most scored goals (41) in La Liga 2

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Málaga form and stats

Málaga have collected 24 points from their La Liga 2 home games so far after 7-3-3. When Málaga hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Ponferradina, Girona, Real Valladolid, Las Palmas, Tenerife and Eibar), they have won 3 of 3 matches!

Málaga shared the glory with Real Zaragoza in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Mirandés.

Málaga has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. On the other hand, Málaga have conceded 14 goals. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Almería form and stats

Playing away, Almería have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the La Liga 2 this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Almería have lost on their last two travels.

Almería won their last game, 2-0 versus UD Ibiza played at home. Attacker Sadiq got a player rating of 8.14 in the game. "Man of the match" Sadiq scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Prior to that match, the Almería manager Sicilia faced defeat when travelling to Real Oviedo and losing 0-2.

Almería find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Málaga and Almería have met before this season: Almería - Málaga 2-0. Previous ten meetings involving these teams: Málaga won one, Almería triumphed in five and we saw four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AlmeríaU. Sadiq Mesbah
U. Sadiq Mesbah
9 goals
AlmeríaL. Ramazani
L. Ramazani
6 goals
MálagaB. Thomas Llamas
B. Thomas Llamas
5 goals

Málaga missing players

Almería missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Málaga Almería
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 4 13 26
8 7 3 Won W 2 6 15
8 3 0 Drew D 1 2 4
10 3 0 Lost L 1 5 7
24 14 5 Scored S 10 19 41
39 14 1 Conceded C 4 13 21
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
73% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 73%
50% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 46% 42%
23% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 23% 23%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 4%
46% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 54% 46%
31% 46% 67% Clean Sheets C S 25% 23% 35%
31% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 23% 23%
 
4.3 4.8 1.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 4.2 4.9
5.2 4.1 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 3.5 3.8
2.6 2.6 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.7 2.2
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
11.5 13.7 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10 13.2 14.1
3.4 4.2 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.6 4.7
27% 26% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 32% 34%
 
12.9 11.4 13.3 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 10 9.9
4.2 3.7 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3.4 2.9
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Almería have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Almería have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the most scored goals (19) away in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the most scored goals (41) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the the best goal difference (+20) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the the best goal difference (+6) away in La Liga 2
  • Almería 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 Eibar 26 15 7 4 40 28 12 9 2 1 24 14 14 6 5 3 16 14 12 52
2 Almería 26 15 4 7 41 21 13 9 2 2 22 8 13 6 2 5 19 13 20 49
3 Real Valladolid 26 14 6 6 36 24 13 10 2 1 21 6 13 4 4 5 15 18 12 48
4 Tenerife 26 13 7 6 35 19 13 7 3 3 19 7 13 6 4 3 16 12 16 46
5 Girona 26 12 5 9 36 28 14 8 3 3 24 12 12 4 2 6 12 16 8 41
6 Ponferradina 26 11 8 7 31 26 13 6 5 2 20 11 13 5 3 5 11 15 5 41
7 Las Palmas 26 10 9 7 34 30 13 7 4 2 21 12 13 3 5 5 13 18 4 39
8 FC Cartagena 26 12 3 11 33 34 13 8 1 4 21 13 13 4 2 7 12 21 -1 39
9 Real Oviedo 26 8 13 5 29 25 13 6 6 1 19 10 13 2 7 4 10 15 4 37
10 UD Ibiza 26 8 11 7 34 30 13 3 6 4 18 16 13 5 5 3 16 14 4 35
11 Burgos 26 10 5 11 30 26 13 8 3 2 23 7 13 2 2 9 7 19 4 35
12 Lugo 26 7 14 5 32 29 13 6 5 2 16 12 13 1 9 3 16 17 3 35
13 Huesca 26 8 9 9 31 25 14 4 5 5 15 12 12 4 4 4 16 13 6 33
14 Sporting Gijón 26 8 8 10 26 30 13 6 3 4 14 12 13 2 5 6 12 18 -4 32
15 Málaga 26 8 8 10 24 39 13 7 3 3 14 14 13 1 5 7 10 25 -15 32
16 Leganes 26 7 9 10 26 30 12 3 6 3 12 11 14 4 3 7 14 19 -4 30
17 Mirandés 26 8 6 12 34 40 13 6 2 5 24 20 13 2 4 7 10 20 -6 30
18 Real Zaragoza 26 5 15 6 20 26 13 2 8 3 7 9 13 3 7 3 13 17 -6 30
19 Amorebieta 26 4 13 9 30 37 13 3 7 3 19 18 13 1 6 6 11 19 -7 25
20 Fuenlabrada 26 4 12 10 20 31 14 3 8 3 14 14 12 1 4 7 6 17 -11 24
21 Real Sociedad II 26 4 8 14 21 34 13 1 4 8 8 17 13 3 4 6 13 17 -13 20
22 Alcorcon 26 2 6 18 19 50 12 1 5 6 10 22 14 1 1 12 9 28 -31 12

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Eibar 26 15 7 4 40 28 12 9 2 1 24 14 14 6 5 3 16 14 12 52
2 Almería 26 15 4 7 41 21 13 9 2 2 22 8 13 6 2 5 19 13 20 49
3 Real Valladolid 26 14 6 6 36 24 13 10 2 1 21 6 13 4 4 5 15 18 12 48
4 Tenerife 26 13 7 6 35 19 13 7 3 3 19 7 13 6 4 3 16 12 16 46
5 Girona 26 12 5 9 36 28 14 8 3 3 24 12 12 4 2 6 12 16 8 41
6 Ponferradina 26 11 8 7 31 26 13 6 5 2 20 11 13 5 3 5 11 15 5 41
7 Las Palmas 26 10 9 7 34 30 13 7 4 2 21 12 13 3 5 5 13 18 4 39
8 FC Cartagena 26 12 3 11 33 34 13 8 1 4 21 13 13 4 2 7 12 21 -1 39
9 Real Oviedo 26 8 13 5 29 25 13 6 6 1 19 10 13 2 7 4 10 15 4 37
10 UD Ibiza 26 8 11 7 34 30 13 3 6 4 18 16 13 5 5 3 16 14 4 35
11 Burgos 26 10 5 11 30 26 13 8 3 2 23 7 13 2 2 9 7 19 4 35
12 Lugo 26 7 14 5 32 29 13 6 5 2 16 12 13 1 9 3 16 17 3 35
13 Huesca 26 8 9 9 31 25 14 4 5 5 15 12 12 4 4 4 16 13 6 33
14 Sporting Gijón 26 8 8 10 26 30 13 6 3 4 14 12 13 2 5 6 12 18 -4 32
15 Málaga 26 8 8 10 24 39 13 7 3 3 14 14 13 1 5 7 10 25 -15 32
16 Leganes 26 7 9 10 26 30 12 3 6 3 12 11 14 4 3 7 14 19 -4 30
17 Mirandés 26 8 6 12 34 40 13 6 2 5 24 20 13 2 4 7 10 20 -6 30
18 Real Zaragoza 26 5 15 6 20 26 13 2 8 3 7 9 13 3 7 3 13 17 -6 30
19 Amorebieta 26 4 13 9 30 37 13 3 7 3 19 18 13 1 6 6 11 19 -7 25
20 Fuenlabrada 26 4 12 10 20 31 14 3 8 3 14 14 12 1 4 7 6 17 -11 24
21 Real Sociedad II 26 4 8 14 21 34 13 1 4 8 8 17 13 3 4 6 13 17 -13 20
22 Alcorcon 26 2 6 18 19 50 12 1 5 6 10 22 14 1 1 12 9 28 -31 12

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The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.