Gamblers believe Málaga will beat Real Sociedad II at Estadio La Rosaleda

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Thu 04.November
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio La Rosaleda (28963 seats)

Let's all look at Málaga - Real Sociedad II! Despite a mixed bag of results so far, this match should be great fun!

Insights:
  • Málaga have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in La Liga 2
  • Real Sociedad II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There have been little to rest for the home team, as they had a La Liga 2 game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Real Oviedo, so at least Málaga are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

It's quite the trip for Real Sociedad II when visiting Málaga as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

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Málaga form and stats

14 points is a decent return from 6 La Liga 2 games here at Estadio La Rosaleda for Málaga. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.

Málaga lost their last game at Real Oviedo (placed 8th) after a 1-2 scoreline. The defeat against Real Oviedo was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by B. Baston). Kevin Villodres (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.35/10. Villodres dribled past the opponent 5 of 7 times.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Lugo.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Málaga's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won two matches, drawn one and lost zero.

There will be little rest for Málaga after this match as they are travelling to FC Cartagena for a La Liga 2 game in only three days.

Málaga are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 6 games. Defensively Málaga have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Real Sociedad II form and stats

2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Real Sociedad II playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season.

Sociedad failed to get anything from their last game, a La Liga 2 home match vs Las Palmas (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 0-1. Cristo Romero was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.14. The defender Romero won 4 of 4 duels.

Prior to that result Sociedad won their away game at Amorebieta. The scoreline was 2-1.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Sociedad playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, one draw and one home win.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting UD Ibiza in just three days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sociedad have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. As opposed to that, Sociedad have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Real Sociedad IIX. Alkain Mitxelena
X. Alkain Mitxelena
5 goals
Real Sociedad IIJ. Karrika
J. Karrika
4 goals
MálagaG. Rodríguez Serrano
G. Rodríguez Serrano
2 goals

Málaga missing players

Real Sociedad II missing players

Málaga Real Sociedad II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 4 Played P 2 6 13
4 4 2 Won W 0 2 3
5 2 2 Drew D 1 2 5
4 0 0 Lost L 1 2 5
11 6 4 Scored S 0 8 13
14 1 1 Conceded C 1 7 15
85% 83% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 83% 85%
62% 33% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 62%
31% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 31%
15% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 23%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 15%
38% 17% 25% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 54%
46% 83% 75% Clean Sheets C S 50% 17% 23%
31% 17% 25% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 38%
 
4.4 5.5 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.8 4.6
5.2 4.2 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 6 4.6
2.5 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1.8 1.7
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
12.9 16.7 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.8 10.2
3.9 4.8 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.2 3
22% 21% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 42% 33%
 
12.7 9.5 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12 14.8 11.9
4 3 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.8 4.4
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Málaga have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Málaga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Málaga have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in La Liga 2
  • Málaga have the most clean sheets (5) at home in La Liga 2
  • Málaga have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Real Sociedad II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Real Sociedad II have won significantly less corners away then 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 Almeria 13 9 1 3 26 11 6 5 1 0 12 4 7 4 0 3 14 7 15 28
2 SD Eibar 13 7 3 3 19 16 6 4 1 1 10 6 7 3 2 2 9 10 3 24
3 Las Palmas 13 6 5 2 19 13 7 5 2 0 15 6 6 1 3 2 4 7 6 23
4 Real Valladolid 13 6 4 3 17 12 6 3 2 1 8 4 7 3 2 2 9 8 5 22
5 Ponferradina 13 6 4 3 16 11 7 4 2 1 11 5 6 2 2 2 5 6 5 22
6 Sporting Gijon 13 6 4 3 16 13 6 5 0 1 9 5 7 1 4 2 7 8 3 22
7 Tenerife 12 6 2 4 15 12 5 2 1 2 5 4 7 4 1 2 10 8 3 20
8 Real Oviedo 13 4 7 2 15 13 7 2 4 1 8 7 6 2 3 1 7 6 2 19
9 FC Cartagena 13 6 0 7 17 20 6 4 0 2 10 6 7 2 0 5 7 14 -3 18
10 Málaga 13 4 5 4 11 14 6 4 2 0 6 1 7 0 3 4 5 13 -3 17
11 Burgos 12 4 4 4 13 10 6 3 2 1 8 3 6 1 2 3 5 7 3 16
12 Huesca 13 4 4 5 16 14 7 2 3 2 7 5 6 2 1 3 9 9 2 16
13 Lugo 13 3 7 3 14 14 7 3 3 1 8 6 6 0 4 2 6 8 0 16
14 Fuenlabrada 13 3 6 4 11 12 7 2 3 2 8 8 6 1 3 2 3 4 -1 15
15 Mirandés 13 4 3 6 19 21 7 2 1 4 13 16 6 2 2 2 6 5 -2 15
16 UD Ibiza 12 3 6 3 15 18 6 2 3 1 9 7 6 1 3 2 6 11 -3 15
17 Girona 13 4 3 6 12 15 7 2 2 3 7 8 6 2 1 3 5 7 -3 15
18 Real Sociedad II 13 3 5 5 13 15 7 1 3 3 5 8 6 2 2 2 8 7 -2 14
19 Real Zaragoza 13 1 10 2 9 11 7 0 6 1 3 4 6 1 4 1 6 7 -2 13
20 Leganes 13 2 4 7 12 18 6 1 2 3 4 7 7 1 2 4 8 11 -6 10
21 Amorebieta 13 1 6 6 12 19 6 1 3 2 9 10 7 0 3 4 3 9 -7 9
22 Alcorcon 12 2 1 9 9 24 6 1 1 4 6 15 6 1 0 5 3 9 -15 7

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.