Málaga hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 23 points and a 16th position in the La Liga 2 table. Visiting Ponferradina holds 10th place with 31 pts.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Copa Del Rey game only three days ago. That game, against Ebro, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Ponferradina.
It's quite the trip for Ponferradina when visiting Málaga as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Málaga form and stats
2 victories, 6 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Málaga have to build on here at La Rosaleda in the La Liga 2. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Málaga.
Málaga manager V. Sánchez and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Real Oviedo (placed 17th) in the La Liga 2. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Lugo.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Málaga handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D5-L2.
There will be little rest for Málaga after this match as they are travelling to Fuenlabrada for a La Liga 2 game in only three days.
Málaga has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Málaga's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ponferradina form and stats
Ponferradina have only collected 10 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 2-4-4 (10 played).
It might be tough going out on the road again for Ponferradina, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Ebro. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Cadiz.
We have checked recent matches where Ponferradina have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were W1-D3-L3.
A new game in only four days for Ponferradina, the La Liga 2 home match versus Rayo Vallecano. Busy days.
Ponferradina are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Ponferradina have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Ponferradina - Málaga 1-0 entered in the official records. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 0 Málaga victories, 2 draws and 1 Ponferradina win. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. de 18 goals |   A. González 10 goals |
Málaga missing players
Ponferradina missing players
| Málaga | Ponferradina | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 29 |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 24 |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 55% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 82% |
| 18% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 32% |
| 9% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 27% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 41% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 70% | 59% |
| 32% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 45% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 30% | 23% |
| 5.9 | 6.5 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 3.9 | 3 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5.9 | 5 |
| 2.6 | 3.1 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 243 | 138 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 46 | 94 | 232 |
| 79 | 46 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 36 | 87 |
| 23% | 24% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 36% | 33% |
- Málaga has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10)
- Málaga has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
- 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.
- Ponferradina has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- Ponferradina have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Ponferradina have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ponferradina haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 44 |
| 2 | Almeria | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 39 |
| 3 | Real Zaragoza | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 36 |
| 4 | Huesca | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 36 |
| 5 | Fuenlabrada | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | Las Palmas | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Elche | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Numancia | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Mirandés | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | Ponferradina | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 31 |
| 11 | Girona | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 13 | Alcorcon | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 8 | -1 | 28 |
| 14 | Albacete | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 27 |
| 15 | Sporting Gijón | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 25 |
| 16 | Málaga | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 17 | Real Oviedo | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 23 |
| 18 | Tenerife | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 19 | Extremadura UD | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -9 | 22 |
| 20 | Lugo | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 22 |
| 21 | Racing Santander | 22 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 19 |
| 22 | Deportivo La Coruna | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -17 | 18 |