The Málaga & Espanyol managers S. Pellicer García and V. Moreno Peris are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the La Liga 2 league table.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a La Liga 2 match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Mallorca, so at least Málaga are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Espanyol have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Málaga form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Málaga have to build on here at Estadio La Rosaleda in the La Liga 2.
Málaga lost their last game at Mallorca (placed 3rd) after a 1-3 scoreline. In the match before that, Málaga hosted Mirandés and drew the game 1-1.
Málaga aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio La Rosaleda in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Málaga have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Espanyol form and stats
As the visiting team in La Liga 2 matches, Espanyol, who have the fewest conceded goals (1) in La Liga 2, have produced an overall stat of 2-1-1 so far.
Espanyol have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Diego Lopez Rodriguez. It's been 272 minutes since they last conceded in La Liga 2.
Espanyol go into this game after a win, the home game against Ponferradina that ended 2-0. Before that, Espanyol travelled to Tenerife and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Espanyol are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Málaga, three draws and seven wins for Espanyol. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  R. de Tomás Gómez 4 goals |   P. Chavarría 2 goals |  A. Embarba Blázquez 2 goals |
Málaga missing players
Espanyol missing players
| Málaga | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 89% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 56% | 25% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 75% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 75% | 89% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | 30 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 1 | 30 | 79 |
| 23 | 13 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 29 |
| 30% | 23% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 38% |
- Espanyol has the fewest conceded goals (1) in La Liga 2
- Espanyol has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in La Liga 2
- Espanyol has the most clean sheets (8) in La Liga 2
- Espanyol has the the best goal difference (+10) in La Liga 2
- Espanyol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Málaga have not yet lost a game at home.
- Málaga have scored at least twice as many goals 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 | Espanyol | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Sporting Gijón | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Mallorca | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Leganés | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Málaga | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 7 | Mirandés | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Las Palmas | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Lugo | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Fuenlabrada | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | FC Cartagena | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | Ponferradina | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | Girona | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Almería | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | Albacete | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Tenerife | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 17 | Castellón | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 18 | UD Logroñés | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 19 | Real Oviedo | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Real Zaragoza | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 21 | Alcorcón | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 22 | Sabadell | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 |