Málaga host Girona for another intriguing La Liga 2 game here at Estadio La Rosaleda.
This could be an engaging game with lots of spark and bustle as both teams are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Girona, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Málaga form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Málaga's two home games in the La Liga 2 so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Estadio La Rosaleda.
No payout for Málaga in their previous match, an away game at Almería that ended in defeat 0-2. Defender Brian Cufre got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.64/10. Cufre hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes and won 4 of 5 duels.
Before that, Málaga had a home game versus Alcorcon which ended with a victory 1-0.Early season league goal statistics from Málaga's 2 home games: 1 goal, 0 conceded.
Girona form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the La Liga 2 ended in defeat. Last season Girona had these away match statistics: Played 21; won 8, drew 7 and lost 6.
Girona might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Sporting Gijón proved too strong as Girona slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi. Midfielder Aleix García was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.12. García served one assist, hit five key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 71 successful passes (of 79 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ponferradina wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Girona have the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Previous six meetings between these contenders: Málaga won two, Girona triumphed in three and we saw one draw. zero games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  N. Bustos 2 goals |  J. Muñoz León 1 goals |  A. Escassi Oliva 1 goals |
Málaga missing players
Girona missing players
| Málaga | Girona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 4.8 | 6.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.5 | 21 | 23 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11 | 12.5 |
| 5.8 | 7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 13% | 7% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| Málaga | Last season | Girona | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 42 | 21 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 22 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 8 | 12 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 37 | 20 | Scored | S | 27 | 52 | ||
| 47 | 22 | Conceded | C | 25 | 39 | ||
| 95% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 91% | ||
| 64% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 57% | ||
| 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 39% | 33% | ||
| 10% | 5% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 11% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 38% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 48% | 37% | ||
| 33% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 39% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 33% | ||
| 4 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 7 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 36% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting Gijón | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Almería | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Ponferradina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Tenerife | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Real Valladolid | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Huesca | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | FC Cartagena | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 8 | Fuenlabrada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | UD Ibiza | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Las Palmas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Real Sociedad II | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Málaga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Mirandes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Girona | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | SD Eibar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Lugo | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Amorebieta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Real Oviedo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 19 | Leganés | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 20 | Burgos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 21 | Real Zaragoza | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 22 | Alcorcon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 71 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 43 | 82 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 82 |
| 3 | Almería | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 40 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 73 |
| 4 | Leganés | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 73 |
| 5 | Girona | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 71 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 67 |
| 7 | Sporting Gijón | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 65 |
| 8 | Ponferradina | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 50 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -5 | 57 |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | -7 | 56 |
| 10 | Fuenlabrada | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 45 | 46 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | -1 | 54 |
| 11 | Mirandes | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 41 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 23 | -3 | 54 |
| 12 | Málaga | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 47 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -10 | 53 |
| 13 | Tenerife | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 52 |
| 14 | Real Oviedo | 42 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 45 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -1 | 52 |
| 15 | Real Zaragoza | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 43 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | -6 | 50 |
| 16 | FC Cartagena | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 29 | -8 | 49 |
| 17 | Alcorcon | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 19 | -10 | 48 |
| 18 | Lugo | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 53 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 37 | -15 | 47 |
| 19 | Sabadell | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 48 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 27 | -8 | 46 |
| 20 | UD Logrones | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 53 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -25 | 44 |
| 21 | Castellon | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 54 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 34 | -19 | 41 |
| 22 | Albacete | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 53 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 30 | -23 | 38 |