Málaga vs Castellón match preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 30.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio La Rosaleda (28963 seats)

Develop their own game plan or focus more on the opponent? Both Málaga and Castellón need to try something different than what they have done so far. Read more!

Insights:
  • Málaga is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Castellón have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in La Liga 2

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Málaga are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Castellón are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Málaga form and stats

Málaga have collected 22 points from their La Liga 2 home games so far after 5-7-8. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Málaga to get some points in this home game.

Málaga are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 350 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by D. Lomban).

The fans are hoping that Málaga will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the La Liga 2 game against Leganés (placed 4th). Juan Soriano, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.42 out of 10 in that game. Soriano stopped the opponent with four saves.

Preceding that match was the home game against Girona that was lost 0-1.

Málaga have scored 17 league goals here from 20 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Málaga have conceded 22 in these home matches.

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Castellón form and stats

There's been little loot from Castellón's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 20 away games in the La Liga 2. Castellón only have 2 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 7 draws. With the Castellón losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

The attacking players of Castellón have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 491 minutes.

Castellón's previous game was their home loss versus Rayo Vallecano (0-2). Midfield player Josep Señé was the top player of the team with a match rating of 6.94/10. Señé hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 34 successful passes (of 41 total).

A 0-3 defeat away at Real Zaragoza before that.

The attacking power of Castellón when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 20 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Castellón struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 31 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Castellón - Málaga 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Málaga, one draw and zero wins for Castellón. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

CastellónR. Díez Adán
R. Díez Adán
7 goals
MálagaJ. Muñoz León
J. Muñoz León
5 goals
MálagaY. Rahmani Cordeiro
Y. Rahmani Cordeiro
5 goals

Málaga missing players

Castellón missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Málaga Castellón
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 6 20 41
13 5 3 Won W 1 2 11
11 7 2 Drew D 3 7 8
17 8 1 Lost L 2 11 22
34 17 8 Scored S 4 14 35
47 22 4 Conceded C 5 31 51
95% 90% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 90% 93%
63% 70% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 66%
29% 30% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 45% 39%
10% 5% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
39% 40% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 41%
32% 35% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 15% 27%
34% 35% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 35% 39%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 2.2
5 4 2 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
7 7.5 6.7 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 7 6.6
2.4 2.4 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.6 2.3
34% 36% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 27% 38%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Castellón have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Castellón have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Castellón have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in La Liga 2
  • Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Málaga have the fewest scored goals in the second half (15) in La Liga 2
  • Málaga is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 41 24 10 7 71 27 21 15 3 3 41 12 20 9 7 4 30 15 44 82
2 Mallorca 41 24 9 8 52 26 21 14 3 4 33 12 20 10 6 4 19 14 26 81
3 Almería 41 20 10 11 59 40 21 10 8 3 34 18 20 10 2 8 25 22 19 70
4 Leganés 41 20 10 11 46 32 21 15 3 3 28 12 20 5 7 8 18 20 14 70
5 Girona 41 20 10 11 46 35 21 12 4 5 22 12 20 8 6 6 24 23 11 70
6 Rayo Vallecano 41 19 10 12 52 39 20 11 4 5 31 19 21 8 6 7 21 20 13 67
7 Sporting Gijón 41 17 14 10 37 26 20 11 7 2 22 10 21 6 7 8 15 16 11 65
8 Ponferradina 41 15 11 15 43 48 20 9 6 5 25 22 21 6 5 10 18 26 -5 56
9 Mirandés 41 14 12 15 38 39 20 6 10 4 19 16 21 8 2 11 19 23 -1 54
10 Las Palmas 41 13 14 14 45 53 21 11 5 5 34 23 20 2 9 9 11 30 -8 53
11 Tenerife 41 13 12 16 34 34 20 9 6 5 22 12 21 4 6 11 12 22 0 51
12 Real Oviedo 41 11 18 12 43 44 21 7 8 6 26 22 20 4 10 6 17 22 -1 51
13 Fuenlabrada 41 11 18 12 43 45 21 4 12 5 21 20 20 7 6 7 22 25 -2 51
14 Real Zaragoza 41 13 11 17 37 38 20 9 7 4 20 12 21 4 4 13 17 26 -1 50
15 Málaga 41 13 11 17 34 47 20 5 7 8 17 22 21 8 4 9 17 25 -13 50
16 FC Cartagena 41 12 12 17 43 51 20 8 6 6 26 22 21 4 6 11 17 29 -8 48
17 Alcorcón 41 12 9 20 31 42 20 8 2 10 19 23 21 4 7 10 12 19 -11 45
18 Lugo 41 10 14 17 37 53 21 8 8 5 20 16 20 2 6 12 17 37 -16 44
19 UD Logroñés 41 11 11 19 28 52 20 7 4 9 15 23 21 4 7 10 13 29 -24 44
20 Sabadell 41 10 13 18 38 48 21 5 9 7 20 21 20 5 4 11 18 27 -10 43
21 Castellón 41 11 8 22 35 51 21 9 1 11 21 20 20 2 7 11 14 31 -16 41
22 Albacete 41 9 11 21 29 51 20 5 6 9 15 21 21 4 5 12 14 30 -22 38

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 Espanyol 41 24 10 7 71 27 21 15 3 3 41 12 20 9 7 4 30 15 44 82
2 Mallorca 41 24 9 8 52 26 21 14 3 4 33 12 20 10 6 4 19 14 26 81
3 Almería 41 20 10 11 59 40 21 10 8 3 34 18 20 10 2 8 25 22 19 70
4 Leganés 41 20 10 11 46 32 21 15 3 3 28 12 20 5 7 8 18 20 14 70
5 Girona 41 20 10 11 46 35 21 12 4 5 22 12 20 8 6 6 24 23 11 70
6 Rayo Vallecano 41 19 10 12 52 39 20 11 4 5 31 19 21 8 6 7 21 20 13 67
7 Sporting Gijón 41 17 14 10 37 26 20 11 7 2 22 10 21 6 7 8 15 16 11 65
8 Ponferradina 41 15 11 15 43 48 20 9 6 5 25 22 21 6 5 10 18 26 -5 56
9 Mirandés 41 14 12 15 38 39 20 6 10 4 19 16 21 8 2 11 19 23 -1 54
10 Las Palmas 41 13 14 14 45 53 21 11 5 5 34 23 20 2 9 9 11 30 -8 53
11 Tenerife 41 13 12 16 34 34 20 9 6 5 22 12 21 4 6 11 12 22 0 51
12 Real Oviedo 41 11 18 12 43 44 21 7 8 6 26 22 20 4 10 6 17 22 -1 51
13 Fuenlabrada 41 11 18 12 43 45 21 4 12 5 21 20 20 7 6 7 22 25 -2 51
14 Real Zaragoza 41 13 11 17 37 38 20 9 7 4 20 12 21 4 4 13 17 26 -1 50
15 Málaga 41 13 11 17 34 47 20 5 7 8 17 22 21 8 4 9 17 25 -13 50
16 FC Cartagena 41 12 12 17 43 51 20 8 6 6 26 22 21 4 6 11 17 29 -8 48
17 Alcorcón 41 12 9 20 31 42 20 8 2 10 19 23 21 4 7 10 12 19 -11 45
18 Lugo 41 10 14 17 37 53 21 8 8 5 20 16 20 2 6 12 17 37 -16 44
19 UD Logroñés 41 11 11 19 28 52 20 7 4 9 15 23 21 4 7 10 13 29 -24 44
20 Sabadell 41 10 13 18 38 48 21 5 9 7 20 21 20 5 4 11 18 27 -10 43
21 Castellón 41 11 8 22 35 51 21 9 1 11 21 20 20 2 7 11 14 31 -16 41
22 Albacete 41 9 11 21 29 51 20 5 6 9 15 21 21 4 5 12 14 30 -22 38

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