Malaga hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 15 points and a 19th position in the La Liga 2 table. Visiting Elche holds 11th place with 23 pts.
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 form and stats
Málaga's results here at La Rosaleda in the La Liga 2 have been very modest with 1 victory, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Stress levels are on the rise for Málaga's attacking players as they have now played 297 minutes without scoring in a league game. Adrian was their last goal scorer.
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 Alcorcón (placed 7th). Before that, Málaga drew at home versus Fuenlabrada.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Málaga handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D5-L2.
Málaga aren't scoring a lot here at La Rosaleda in the league, with only 5 goals from 7 games. Málaga are not conceding a lot of goals here at La Rosaleda in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.
Elche form and stats
Playing away, Elche have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the La Liga 2 this season.
Elche's last game was the home draw against Almería (1-1). Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Deportivo La Coruña.
We have checked recent matches where Elche have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were W3-D6-L5.
Elche find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Elche have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 0 - 5 (Málaga wins - draws - Elche wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Adrián 10 goals |   Nino 7 goals |  Iván Sánchez 7 goals |
Málaga missing players
Elche missing players
| Málaga | Elche | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 88% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 19% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 19% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 12% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 38% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 50% |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 19% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 31% |
| 6.2 | 7.3 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 3.8 | 2.6 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| 2.6 | 3 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- Elche have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Elche haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cádiz | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 36 |
| 2 | Fuenlabrada | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | Almería | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Huesca | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Numancia | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Albacete | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 25 |
| 7 | Alcorcón | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | Girona | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Ponferradina | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| 10 | Real Zaragoza | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 11 | Elche | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| 13 | Mirandés | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Lugo | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | Las Palmas | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Sporting Gijón | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 17 | Extremadura UD | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 18 | Tenerife | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 15 |
| 19 | Málaga | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 20 | Real Oviedo | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 15 |
| 21 | Racing Santander | 16 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 13 |
| 22 | Deportivo La Coruña | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 10 |