Málaga will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 15 points behind Almería.
- Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Almería have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in La Liga 2
It's no vacation for neither Málaga nor Almería 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.
Málaga form and stats
4-6-5 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga 2 numbers at home for Málaga so far this season.
Málaga drew their last game, 1-1 away at FC Cartagena (placed 20th). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Tenerife.
Málaga have scored 14 league goals here from 15 matches, not a lot. Málaga's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 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.
Almería form and stats
As the visiting team in La Liga 2 matches, Almería have produced an overall stat of 8-1-6 so far.
There were no winners in Almería's previous match, a La Liga 2 home game that ended 1-1 vs Leganes (placed 4th). Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Ponferradina's place.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rayo Vallecano in just three days.
Almería have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 17 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Almería in these games.
Head 2 Head
Almería - Málaga 3-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Málaga-Almería H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Málaga three wins, Almería four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  U. Sadiq Mesbah 14 goals |  J. Corpas Serna 11 goals |  J. Muñoz León 5 goals |
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| Málaga | Almería | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 45 |
| 35 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 28 |
| 94% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 68% | 73% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 71% |
| 32% | 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 47% | 48% |
| 13% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 45% | 47% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 53% | 55% |
| 35% | 40% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 29% |
| 26% | 27% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.5 | 9.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 34% | 36% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 33% | 35% |
- Almería have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in La Liga 2
- Almería haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 28 | 61 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 61 |
| 3 | Almería | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 57 |
| 4 | Leganes | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 54 |
| 5 | Sporting Gijón | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 53 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 49 |
| 7 | Ponferradina | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 47 |
| 8 | Girona | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 42 |
| 9 | Málaga | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -6 | 42 |
| 10 | Mirandes | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 41 |
| 11 | Tenerife | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 40 |
| 12 | Fuenlabrada | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 39 |
| 13 | Las Palmas | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -9 | 39 |
| 14 | Real Oviedo | 31 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 38 |
| 15 | Lugo | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -4 | 36 |
| 16 | Real Zaragoza | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 34 |
| 17 | UD Logroñés | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -19 | 32 |
| 18 | Alcorcón | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 31 |
| 19 | Castellon | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -10 | 30 |
| 20 | FC Cartagena | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 30 |
| 21 | Albacete | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 29 |
| 22 | Sabadell | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 28 |