The manager Víctor Sánchez looks to inspire Málaga win against Lugo

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Date: Sat 21.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: La Rosaleda (28963 seats)

Málaga are welcoming Lugo for another important game after their 0-2 result against Escobedo.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

It's quite the trip for Lugo when visiting Málaga as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

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Málaga form and stats

When playing at home in the La Liga 2, Málaga have managed 2 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Munir Mohand Mohamedi not having conceded a league goal in 296 minutes.

Málaga lost their last game at Escobedo after a 0-2 scoreline. A 0-0 draw away in the La Liga 2 before that, with Extremadura UD the opponent.

Málaga has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Málaga have conceded 9 in these home matches.

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Lugo form and stats

There's been little loot from Lugo's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the La Liga 2. Lugo only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 5 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Lugo are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sestao River in their previous outing. The Copa Del Rey match ended in a draw 1-1. The game before that, in the La Liga 2, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Sporting Gijon.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Lugo have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Last two meetings between the teams: Málaga won 2, Lugo won 0 and 0 draws. 2 games with over 2,5 goals, 0 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MálagaAdrián
Adrián
10 goals
LugoCristian
Cristian
10 goals

Málaga missing players

Lugo missing players

Málaga Lugo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 9 3 Played P 1 9 20
4 2 2 Won W 0 1 4
9 5 1 Drew D 1 5 9
7 2 0 Lost L 0 3 7
16 10 5 Scored S 1 7 20
18 9 2 Conceded C 1 11 28
80% 78% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 80%
50% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 70%
20% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 40%
10% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 30%
5% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 15%
35% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 60%
35% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 35%
50% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 25%
 
6 6.7 4.3 Corners For (avg) C F 10 3.8 4.5
4 3 3.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 6.4 6.1
2.5 2.9 3.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 5 3.1 2.4
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 2 4
 
219 124 37 Total Shots T S 24 80 173
74 43 15 Shots on Target S O 9 32 71
22% 23% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 22% 28%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Lugo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • 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 Cadiz 20 13 4 3 29 15 9 7 2 0 15 4 11 6 2 3 14 11 14 43
2 Almeria 20 9 9 2 33 19 9 6 2 1 17 7 11 3 7 1 16 12 14 36
3 Real Zaragoza 20 9 6 5 30 22 11 5 3 3 17 11 9 4 3 2 13 11 8 33
4 Fuenlabrada 20 9 6 5 27 22 10 5 4 1 16 11 10 4 2 4 11 11 5 33
5 Huesca 20 10 2 8 23 17 10 7 1 2 15 6 10 3 1 6 8 11 6 32
6 Girona 20 9 4 7 28 24 10 7 2 1 15 6 10 2 2 6 13 18 4 31
7 Las Palmas 20 9 4 7 27 25 10 5 2 3 17 14 10 4 2 4 10 11 2 31
8 Numancia 20 7 8 5 22 19 11 6 3 2 13 6 9 1 5 3 9 13 3 29
9 Elche 20 7 7 6 26 23 10 3 4 3 13 12 10 4 3 3 13 11 3 28
10 Mirandes 20 7 7 6 25 29 11 5 5 1 15 9 9 2 2 5 10 20 -4 28
11 Ponferradina 20 6 9 5 26 22 11 5 5 1 16 8 9 1 4 4 10 14 4 27
12 Albacete 19 8 3 8 14 20 9 3 2 4 6 10 10 5 1 4 8 10 -6 27
13 Alcorcon 20 6 8 6 22 23 10 3 1 6 9 15 10 3 7 0 13 8 -1 26
14 Sporting Gijon 20 6 7 7 20 20 10 4 3 3 15 11 10 2 4 4 5 9 0 25
15 Rayo Vallecano 19 5 9 5 27 24 9 3 4 2 13 11 10 2 5 3 14 13 3 24
16 Málaga 20 4 9 7 16 18 9 2 5 2 10 9 11 2 4 5 6 9 -2 21
17 Real Oviedo 20 5 6 9 25 31 10 2 6 2 11 12 10 3 0 7 14 19 -6 21
18 Lugo 20 4 9 7 20 28 11 3 4 4 13 17 9 1 5 3 7 11 -8 21
19 Tenerife 20 4 7 9 21 26 10 1 5 4 9 13 10 3 2 5 12 13 -5 19
20 Extremadura UD 20 4 6 10 17 27 10 2 3 5 7 11 10 2 3 5 10 16 -10 18
21 Racing Santander 20 2 11 7 22 27 10 2 5 3 14 12 10 0 6 4 8 15 -5 17
22 Deportivo La Coruna 20 1 9 10 15 34 9 1 4 4 9 15 11 0 5 6 6 19 -19 12

Read more about La Liga 2

The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.