Struggling Málaga will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Numancia in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 7th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Málaga form and stats
3-7-2 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga 2 numbers at home for Málaga so far this season.
The fans are hoping that Málaga will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the La Liga 2 game against Elche (placed 5th). In the match before that, Málaga hosted Mirandés and drew the game 2-2.
The Málaga fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches. Málaga have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Numancia form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Numancia so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-4 (win-draw-lose).
Numancia's last game was the home draw against Almería (1-1). Prior to that match, the Numancia manager L. Carrión Delgado faced defeat when travelling to Real Zaragoza and losing 0-1.
Numancia are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 12 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Numancia have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Numancia - Málaga 0-0. Málaga-Numancia H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Málaga two wins, Numancia five wins, three draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Sadiku 9 goals |   H. Marín Escavy 8 goals |  F. Sánchez Rodríguez 7 goals |
Málaga missing players
Numancia missing players
| Málaga | Numancia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 26 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 24 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 26 |
| 81% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 83% | 88% |
| 54% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 67% | 58% |
| 19% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 42% | 27% |
| 12% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 42% | 27% |
| 4% | 8% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 25% | 12% |
| 38% | 58% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 58% | 42% |
| 35% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 25% | 38% |
| 46% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | 31% |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 4 | 3 | 2.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 276 | 162 | 51 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 128 | 286 |
| 87 | 51 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 49 | 99 |
| 24% | 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 31% | 31% |
- 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.
- Numancia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 49 |
| 2 | Almería | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | Real Zaragoza | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 43 |
| 4 | Huesca | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 43 |
| 5 | Elche | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 | Girona | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 38 |
| 7 | Numancia | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | Fuenlabrada | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
| 9 | Ponferradina | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 35 |
| 10 | Las Palmas | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 11 | Mirandés | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 25 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 25 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 34 |
| 13 | Alcorcón | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 34 |
| 14 | Sporting Gijón | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 31 |
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruña | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 30 |
| 16 | Tenerife | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 29 |
| 17 | Málaga | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 28 |
| 18 | Real Oviedo | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -6 | 28 |
| 19 | Albacete | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -13 | 28 |
| 20 | Extremadura UD | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -11 | 26 |
| 21 | Lugo | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 25 |
| 22 | Racing Santander | 26 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 21 |