Struggling Málaga pray to pull off a surprise victory when they play top team Deportivo Alavés in the next league round. It’s 22nd vs 4th and the home regulars will have not-so-high confidence.
- Málaga have the fewest clean sheets (3) in La Liga 2
- Deportivo Alavés have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams have little in common geographically as Deportivo Alavés have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both contenders have had time to rest since their previous game. Let's agree to expect an in-your-face match!
Málaga form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Málaga at their home stadium (Estadio La Rosaleda) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Málaga drew their last game, 1-1 away at UD Ibiza (placed 21st). Midfield player Chavarría got a match rating of 7.73 in that game, the max score being 10. Chavarría scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Granada.Not much happening? In this club's last 14 league matches, 12 have produced two goals or less.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Málaga as they are travelling to their away game against Gimnastic Tarragona in the Copa Del Rey. That match is four days after this one.
Málaga aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio La Rosaleda in the league, with only {8 goals} from 9 games. Málaga's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Deportivo Alavés form and stats
3-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Deportivo Alavés in their La Liga 2 matches away. Recent form does not give Deportivo Alavés much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Málaga will be a tough nut to crack.
The manager Plaza was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Estadio de Mendizorroza. Deportivo Alavés suffered a 0-2 loss to Levante (placed 2nd). Defender López was the best team player with a rating of 6.85. López won 2 of 5 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Tenerife wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Alavés have another fixture away in just three days, a Copa Del Rey match against Merida. A demanding diary for them!
13 goals have been conceded by Deportivo Alavés in these games.
Head 2 Head
Deportivo Alavés have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (3-1-0) when playing Málaga.Top Goalscorers
  R. Castro Martín 4 goals |   M. De la Fuente Escudero 4 goals |  L. Rioja González 3 goals |
Málaga missing players
Deportivo Alavés missing players
| Málaga | Deportivo Alavés | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 25 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 19 |
| 90% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 85% |
| 55% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 30% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 56% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 55% |
| 15% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 35% |
| 45% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 4 | 4 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11.4 | 12.6 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 9.1 | 10.5 |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| 19% | 20% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 42% | 34% |
| 13 | 12.3 | 15.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.8 | 10.7 |
| 4.1 | 4.9 | 6.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3 |
- Deportivo Alavés have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Málaga have the fewest clean sheets (3) in La Liga 2
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SD Eibar | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 36 |
| 2 | Levante | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Las Palmas | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 35 |
| 4 | Deportivo Alavés | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 34 |
| 5 | Burgos | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | FC Cartagena | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 |
| 7 | Granada | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
| 8 | Albacete | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 29 |
| 9 | Villarreal II | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -1 | 28 |
| 10 | FC Andorra | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 11 | Huesca | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 27 |
| 12 | Sporting Gijon | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 27 |
| 13 | Leganes | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 14 | Real Zaragoza | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Real Oviedo | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Tenerife | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 17 | Mirandes | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 23 |
| 18 | Ponferradina | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 21 |
| 19 | Lugo | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 18 |
| 20 | Racing Santander | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 18 |
| 21 | UD Ibiza | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -14 | 16 |
| 22 | Málaga | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 16 |
