This could be an interesting match as Málaga have their presumed home advantage while Rayo Vallecano are ahead 10 points in the La Liga 2 table.
- Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rayo Vallecano has the most points from losing position (14) in La Liga 2
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Málaga form and stats
With {2 La Liga 2 wins}, 5 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Málaga are certainly not brimming with confidence. With nine home La Liga 2 games in a row without a win, the Málaga fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Sporting Gijón game long ago, can be stopped today.
In their previous game, the manager S. Pellicer García led his Málaga to a defeat in the La Liga 2 match away at Sporting Gijón. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio La Rosaleda. Ahead of that match, Málaga lost 1-2 at home to Real Zaragoza.
Málaga aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio La Rosaleda in the league, with only 9 goals from 12 games. Málaga's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
The visitors are W4-D4-L5 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga 2.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to FC Cartagena (placed 19th) in their previous outing. The La Liga 2 match ended in a draw 2-2. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Tenerife.
The draw against FC Cartagena came from a losing position. The Vallecano manager A. Iraola Sagarna brought on Yacine Qasmi as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
The attacking power of Vallecano when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Vallecano have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Rayo Vallecano - Málaga 4-0 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Málaga victories, three draws and three Rayo Vallecano wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Cortés Heredia 6 goals |  I. Palazón Camacho 5 goals |  J. Rivas Margalef 4 goals |
Málaga missing players
Rayo Vallecano missing players
| Málaga | Rayo Vallecano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 22 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 12 | 30 |
| 32 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 85% | 88% |
| 68% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 54% | 60% |
| 40% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 44% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 16% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 48% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 40% |
| 32% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 31% | 36% |
| 28% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 46% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 8.8 | 9.3 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 34% | 31% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 33% |
- Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rayo Vallecano has the most points from losing position (14) in La Liga 2
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mallorca | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 51 |
| 2 | Espanyol | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 49 |
| 3 | Almería | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 49 |
| 4 | Leganés | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 43 |
| 5 | Sporting Gijón | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 43 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| 7 | Mirandes | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | Ponferradina | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Girona | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 34 |
| 10 | Tenerife | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Lugo | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -7 | 32 |
| 13 | Málaga | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -10 | 31 |
| 14 | Fuenlabrada | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 15 | UD Logrones | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 29 |
| 16 | Real Oviedo | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | Real Zaragoza | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 27 |
| 18 | Sabadell | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 26 |
| 19 | FC Cartagena | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 25 |
| 20 | Albacete | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -14 | 24 |
| 21 | Alcorcon | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 23 |
| 22 | Castellon | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -11 | 22 |