It's advantage Málaga so far with their 4th position in the La Liga 2 table, welcoming Sporting Gijón who are placed 10th.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Málaga form and stats
Málaga has performed well at Estadio La Rosaleda so far this season with 9 wins from 15 matches. Points have also been lost, 3 after draws and 3 from defeats.A good away victory last time out for Málaga, who won 1-0 against Gimnastic Tarragona (placed 20th). Preceding that game was the away draw at Numancia that finished 1-1.
Málaga has scored 17 goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Málaga are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio La Rosaleda, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 15 matches.
Sporting Gijón form and stats
4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Sporting Gijón playing as the away team this season. The fact that Sporting Gijón have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Sporting Gijón love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.Sporting Gijón are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the La Liga 2 against Real Oviedo (placed 8th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Cordoba with the score of 2-1.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sporting Gijón as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games. Sporting Gijón are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 15 matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sporting Gijón - Málaga 2-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Málaga won 6 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Sporting Gijón has 2 wins.Top Goalscorers
  Adrián 7 goals / 1 assists |   Carlos Carmona 7 goals / 3 assists |  U. Đurđević 7 goals / 3 assists |
Málaga missing players
Sporting Gijón missing players
| Málaga | Sporting Gijón | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | Played | 16 | 31 |
| 87% | 87% | Over 0.5 | 94% | 87% |
| 55% | 53% | Over 1.5 | 69% | 65% |
| 29% | 33% | Over 2.5 | 31% | 39% |
| 3% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 12% | 6% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 6% | 3% |
| 35% | 27% | Both teams to score | 44% | 48% |
| 48% | 60% | Clean Sheet | 50% | 39% |
| 29% | 27% | Failed To Score | 12% | 26% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Osasuna | 31 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 60 |
| 2 | Granada | 31 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 58 |
| 3 | Albacete | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 56 |
| 4 | Málaga | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 54 |
| 5 | Deportivo La Coruña | 31 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 53 |
| 6 | Cádiz | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 49 |
| 7 | Mallorca | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 48 |
| 8 | Real Oviedo | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 47 |
| 9 | Almería | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
| 10 | Sporting Gijón | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 45 |
| 11 | Alcorcón | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 43 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 31 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 42 |
| 13 | Elche | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -3 | 39 |
| 14 | Numancia | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -5 | 36 |
| 15 | Tenerife | 31 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -7 | 36 |
| 16 | Rayo Majadahonda | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -10 | 36 |
| 17 | Real Zaragoza | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -5 | 34 |
| 18 | Lugo | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 32 |
| 19 | Extremadura UD | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -8 | 27 |
| 20 | Gimnàstic Tarragona | 31 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 26 | -27 | 24 |
| 21 | Córdoba | 31 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 57 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -22 | 23 |
| 22 | Reus Deportiu | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 16 | -20 | 0 |
