Málaga - Real Zaragoza: Small difference between teams in La Liga 2 clash

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Mon 20.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio La Rosaleda (28963 seats)

Crucial duel in the lower part of the La Liga 2, with both Málaga and Real Zaragoza enduring more angst than bliss. This game is a typical "six-pointer" with the hosts at 20th and the away team in 16th place.

Insights:
  • Real Zaragoza have won significantly less corners away then at home.

It's quite the trip for Real Zaragoza when visiting Málaga as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

Both teams have had enough days rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's agree to expect an in-your-face game!

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Málaga form and stats

The complete La Liga 2 stats at home this season for Málaga are 3-6-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Málaga hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like FC Andorra, Ponferradina, UD Ibiza, Lugo, Mirandes, Racing Santander and Málaga), they have won 2 of 3 matches!

The regulars are hoping that Málaga will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the match against Albacete (placed 6th). The striker Sol was named "man of the match" for Málaga with the rating of 7.23/10. Sol scored one goal.

Preceding that match was the home game against Real Oviedo that was lost 0-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Málaga have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 3 and lost 3.

Trench warfare? Looking at this team's last 13 league games, 11 have had two goals or less.

Málaga aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio La Rosaleda in the league, with only {11 goals} from 13 games. On the other hand, Málaga have conceded 15 goals. Málaga has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Real Zaragoza form and stats

Playing away, Real Zaragoza have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 7 defeats in the La Liga 2 this season.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Deportivo Alaves with 1-4 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Serrano was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.43. Serrano hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Prior to that result Real Zaragoza won their away game at FC Andorra. The scoreline was 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 18 similar matches played by Real Zaragoza in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Real Zaragoza, 3 draws and 9 defeats.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

Real Zaragoza have avoided defeat in the last 4 fixtures (1-3-0) facing Málaga.

This was the score when the sides played each other previously this season; Real Zaragoza - Málaga 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Real ZaragozaG. Simeone
G. Simeone
6 goals
MálagaR. Castro Martín
R. Castro Martín
5 goals
Real ZaragozaV. Vada
V. Vada
3 goals

Málaga missing players

Real Zaragoza missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Málaga Real Zaragoza
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 4 14 27
4 3 2 Won W 2 4 8
10 6 1 Drew D 0 3 9
13 4 0 Lost L 2 7 10
21 11 4 Scored S 3 11 23
33 15 2 Conceded C 4 14 26
89% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 78%
56% 62% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 43% 52%
30% 23% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 29% 33%
19% 15% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 11%
7% 8% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
52% 54% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 29% 37%
19% 23% 67% Clean Sheets C S 25% 29% 37%
41% 31% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 57% 48%
 
4 4.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 4.7 5.7
4.4 4.1 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.4 5
2.6 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.7 2.5
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 6 6
 
11 11.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 9 10.9
3.7 4 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 3.9
21% 21% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 24% 22%
 
12.8 11.6 12.7 Shots against (avg) S A 16.5 12.1 10.4
4 4.2 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 3.9 3.4
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Real Zaragoza 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 Las Palmas 27 14 10 3 33 15 14 8 4 2 18 8 13 6 6 1 15 7 18 52
2 Levante 27 13 11 3 32 18 14 8 4 2 16 6 13 5 7 1 16 12 14 50
3 Deportivo Alaves 27 14 7 6 35 23 13 9 3 1 18 6 14 5 4 5 17 17 12 49
4 Granada 27 14 5 8 34 18 14 12 2 0 28 2 13 2 3 8 6 16 16 47
5 Eibar 27 13 8 6 28 23 14 9 4 1 17 8 13 4 4 5 11 15 5 47
6 Albacete 27 12 9 6 35 29 14 7 5 2 19 10 13 5 4 4 16 19 6 45
7 Burgos 27 11 10 6 23 15 13 6 5 2 15 8 14 5 5 4 8 7 8 43
8 Leganés 27 10 8 9 27 25 14 8 4 2 18 12 13 2 4 7 9 13 2 38
9 FC Cartagena 27 10 7 10 29 27 14 5 3 6 14 16 13 5 4 4 15 11 2 37
10 Huesca 27 8 11 8 21 22 13 7 5 1 14 6 14 1 6 7 7 16 -1 35
11 Tenerife 27 8 10 9 26 28 13 6 5 2 14 8 14 2 5 7 12 20 -2 34
12 Real Oviedo 27 9 7 11 17 21 14 6 2 6 8 9 13 3 5 5 9 12 -4 34
13 Villarreal II 27 9 7 11 30 35 13 5 5 3 18 14 14 4 2 8 12 21 -5 34
14 Sporting Gijon 27 7 12 8 25 27 14 5 7 2 18 12 13 2 5 6 7 15 -2 33
15 Mirandes 27 8 9 10 31 34 14 7 4 3 23 18 13 1 5 7 8 16 -3 33
16 Real Zaragoza 27 8 9 10 23 26 13 4 6 3 12 12 14 4 3 7 11 14 -3 33
17 FC Andorra 27 9 5 13 26 25 13 6 1 6 17 9 14 3 4 7 9 16 1 32
18 Racing Santander 27 7 9 11 20 24 13 3 5 5 9 11 14 4 4 6 11 13 -4 30
19 Ponferradina 27 6 10 11 24 33 13 4 4 5 13 15 14 2 6 6 11 18 -9 28
20 Málaga 27 4 10 13 21 33 13 3 6 4 11 15 14 1 4 9 10 18 -12 22
21 Lugo 27 5 7 15 19 36 13 3 5 5 9 10 14 2 2 10 10 26 -17 22
22 UD Ibiza 27 4 7 16 18 40 14 3 5 6 14 19 13 1 2 10 4 21 -22 19

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Las Palmas 27 14 10 3 33 15 14 8 4 2 18 8 13 6 6 1 15 7 18 52
2 Levante 27 13 11 3 32 18 14 8 4 2 16 6 13 5 7 1 16 12 14 50
3 Deportivo Alaves 27 14 7 6 35 23 13 9 3 1 18 6 14 5 4 5 17 17 12 49
4 Granada 27 14 5 8 34 18 14 12 2 0 28 2 13 2 3 8 6 16 16 47
5 Eibar 27 13 8 6 28 23 14 9 4 1 17 8 13 4 4 5 11 15 5 47
6 Albacete 27 12 9 6 35 29 14 7 5 2 19 10 13 5 4 4 16 19 6 45
7 Burgos 27 11 10 6 23 15 13 6 5 2 15 8 14 5 5 4 8 7 8 43
8 Leganés 27 10 8 9 27 25 14 8 4 2 18 12 13 2 4 7 9 13 2 38
9 FC Cartagena 27 10 7 10 29 27 14 5 3 6 14 16 13 5 4 4 15 11 2 37
10 Huesca 27 8 11 8 21 22 13 7 5 1 14 6 14 1 6 7 7 16 -1 35
11 Tenerife 27 8 10 9 26 28 13 6 5 2 14 8 14 2 5 7 12 20 -2 34
12 Real Oviedo 27 9 7 11 17 21 14 6 2 6 8 9 13 3 5 5 9 12 -4 34
13 Villarreal II 27 9 7 11 30 35 13 5 5 3 18 14 14 4 2 8 12 21 -5 34
14 Sporting Gijon 27 7 12 8 25 27 14 5 7 2 18 12 13 2 5 6 7 15 -2 33
15 Mirandes 27 8 9 10 31 34 14 7 4 3 23 18 13 1 5 7 8 16 -3 33
16 Real Zaragoza 27 8 9 10 23 26 13 4 6 3 12 12 14 4 3 7 11 14 -3 33
17 FC Andorra 27 9 5 13 26 25 13 6 1 6 17 9 14 3 4 7 9 16 1 32
18 Racing Santander 27 7 9 11 20 24 13 3 5 5 9 11 14 4 4 6 11 13 -4 30
19 Ponferradina 27 6 10 11 24 33 13 4 4 5 13 15 14 2 6 6 11 18 -9 28
20 Málaga 27 4 10 13 21 33 13 3 6 4 11 15 14 1 4 9 10 18 -12 22
21 Lugo 27 5 7 15 19 36 13 3 5 5 9 10 14 2 2 10 10 26 -17 22
22 UD Ibiza 27 4 7 16 18 40 14 3 5 6 14 19 13 1 2 10 4 21 -22 19

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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.