Football preview: Málaga favourites when UD Ibiza visit

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 27.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio La Rosaleda (28963 seats)

La Liga 2: Tipsway are previewing an entertaining and important battle between Málaga and UD Ibiza at Estadio La Rosaleda. They both need three points!

Insights:
  • UD Ibiza have the most conceded goals (65) in La Liga 2

Málaga have had a bad season and will be relegated from La Liga 2. For Ibiza it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

Málaga and UD Ibiza should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Málaga form and stats

All-inclusive La Liga 2 stats playing at home this season for Málaga are 7-8-5 (wins-draws-losses). When Málaga hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Ponferradina, Villarreal II, Lugo, Mirandés, Sporting Gijon, Racing Santander and Málaga), they have won 3 of 6 matches!

In their previous game, the manager García led his Málaga to a defeat away at Deportivo Alavés. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio La Rosaleda. Midfield player Muñoz got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Muñoz scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 37 successful passes (of 40 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Mirandés in a game that was won 2-0.

It should be taken into account that a glance at the 10 most recent league fixtures reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Málaga here at Estadio La Rosaleda in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (19 from 20 games). From these home matches, Málaga have conceded only 16 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Málaga has at home met teams with this table position (low), six times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 5 of 6 times.

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UD Ibiza form and stats

UD Ibiza have only collected 11 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 2-5-13 (20 played).

Ibiza have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper German Parreno Boix. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in La Liga 2.

UD Ibiza go into this game after a win, the home game against Real Zaragoza that ended 1-0. Eureka; their first victory in the league after seven games not winning. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager González when Sanchez scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute. Vázquez, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.6. Vázquez served one assist, hit four key passes and won 2 of 4 duels.

Before that, UD Ibiza travelled to Levante and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

The attacking power of Ibiza when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 20 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as UD Ibiza have conceded 34 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the contenders played each other previously this season; UD Ibiza - Málaga 1-1. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two contenders are: zero wins for Málaga, two draws and one win for UD Ibiza. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game. One of the stars has been Cristian with 3 goals scored against Málaga in these 3 encounters.

Top Goalscorers

MálagaR. Castro Martín
R. Castro Martín
10 goals
UD IbizaC. Herrera Pérez
C. Herrera Pérez
9 goals
MálagaP. Chavarría
P. Chavarría
5 goals

Málaga missing players

UD Ibiza missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Málaga UD Ibiza
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 6 20 41
10 7 3 Won W 0 2 7
13 8 2 Drew D 2 5 12
18 5 1 Lost L 4 13 22
36 19 8 Scored S 4 11 32
43 16 5 Conceded C 8 34 65
88% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 85% 90%
56% 55% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 68%
29% 20% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 45% 44%
15% 10% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 25% 24%
5% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 7%
41% 35% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 30% 44%
29% 45% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 25% 24%
41% 35% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 60% 41%
 
4.3 4.3 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.5 4.3
4.2 3.9 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5.8 5.3
2.4 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3.5 3.2
8 4 1 Red cards R C 0 3 8
 
11 11.8 14 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 8.6 9.7
3.5 3.6 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3 3.4
25% 26% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 18% 23%
 
12.3 10.9 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 15.3 15 13
3.7 3.6 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.7 5.6 4.9
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • UD Ibiza have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • UD Ibiza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • UD Ibiza have the fewest points from losing position (3) in La Liga 2
  • UD Ibiza have the most conceded goals (65) in La Liga 2
  • UD Ibiza have the most conceded goals in the first half (30) in La Liga 2
  • UD Ibiza have the most conceded goals in the second half (35) in La Liga 2
  • UD Ibiza have the the worst goal difference (-33) in La Liga 2
  • UD Ibiza 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 Granada 41 21 9 11 53 30 20 16 4 0 37 6 21 5 5 11 16 24 23 72
2 Las Palmas 41 18 17 6 49 29 20 9 8 3 24 13 21 9 9 3 25 16 20 71
3 Deportivo Alavés 41 19 13 9 47 33 21 13 7 1 28 11 20 6 6 8 19 22 14 70
4 Levante 41 17 18 6 44 29 20 10 7 3 23 10 21 7 11 3 21 19 15 69
5 SD Eibar 41 18 14 9 44 36 21 11 8 2 24 13 20 7 6 7 20 23 8 68
6 Albacete 41 16 16 9 56 46 20 9 7 4 28 18 21 7 9 5 28 28 10 64
7 FC Cartagena 41 16 10 15 46 46 21 9 4 8 22 25 20 7 6 7 24 21 0 58
8 Tenerife 41 14 14 13 41 36 21 12 6 3 28 12 20 2 8 10 13 24 5 56
9 Real Oviedo 40 15 11 14 32 33 20 9 5 6 17 15 20 6 6 8 15 18 -1 56
10 FC Andorra 40 15 10 15 42 33 20 10 3 7 23 12 20 5 7 8 19 21 9 55
11 Burgos 41 13 15 13 33 34 20 8 8 4 22 18 21 5 7 9 11 16 -1 54
12 Real Zaragoza 41 12 16 13 39 38 20 8 9 3 24 15 21 4 7 10 15 23 1 52
13 Huesca 41 11 19 11 36 35 20 9 9 2 23 12 21 2 10 9 13 23 1 52
14 Leganes 40 14 10 16 36 39 20 10 5 5 22 18 20 4 5 11 14 21 -3 52
15 Mirandés 41 13 13 15 47 52 21 9 7 5 32 28 20 4 6 10 15 24 -5 52
16 Racing Santander 40 13 12 15 36 38 20 8 6 6 19 15 20 5 6 9 17 23 -2 51
17 Sporting Gijon 41 11 17 13 42 44 20 8 9 3 27 18 21 3 8 10 15 26 -2 50
18 Villarreal II 41 13 11 17 46 51 21 9 6 6 32 24 20 4 5 11 14 27 -5 50
19 Málaga 41 10 13 18 36 43 20 7 8 5 19 16 21 3 5 13 17 27 -7 43
20 Ponferradina 41 8 17 16 36 52 21 6 7 8 18 24 20 2 10 8 18 28 -16 41
21 UD Ibiza 41 7 12 22 32 65 21 5 7 9 21 31 20 2 5 13 11 34 -33 33
22 Lugo 41 5 13 23 26 57 21 3 10 8 13 19 20 2 3 15 13 38 -31 28

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 Granada 41 21 9 11 53 30 20 16 4 0 37 6 21 5 5 11 16 24 23 72
2 Las Palmas 41 18 17 6 49 29 20 9 8 3 24 13 21 9 9 3 25 16 20 71
3 Deportivo Alavés 41 19 13 9 47 33 21 13 7 1 28 11 20 6 6 8 19 22 14 70
4 Levante 41 17 18 6 44 29 20 10 7 3 23 10 21 7 11 3 21 19 15 69
5 SD Eibar 41 18 14 9 44 36 21 11 8 2 24 13 20 7 6 7 20 23 8 68
6 Albacete 41 16 16 9 56 46 20 9 7 4 28 18 21 7 9 5 28 28 10 64
7 FC Cartagena 41 16 10 15 46 46 21 9 4 8 22 25 20 7 6 7 24 21 0 58
8 Tenerife 41 14 14 13 41 36 21 12 6 3 28 12 20 2 8 10 13 24 5 56
9 Real Oviedo 40 15 11 14 32 33 20 9 5 6 17 15 20 6 6 8 15 18 -1 56
10 FC Andorra 40 15 10 15 42 33 20 10 3 7 23 12 20 5 7 8 19 21 9 55
11 Burgos 41 13 15 13 33 34 20 8 8 4 22 18 21 5 7 9 11 16 -1 54
12 Real Zaragoza 41 12 16 13 39 38 20 8 9 3 24 15 21 4 7 10 15 23 1 52
13 Huesca 41 11 19 11 36 35 20 9 9 2 23 12 21 2 10 9 13 23 1 52
14 Leganes 40 14 10 16 36 39 20 10 5 5 22 18 20 4 5 11 14 21 -3 52
15 Mirandés 41 13 13 15 47 52 21 9 7 5 32 28 20 4 6 10 15 24 -5 52
16 Racing Santander 40 13 12 15 36 38 20 8 6 6 19 15 20 5 6 9 17 23 -2 51
17 Sporting Gijon 41 11 17 13 42 44 20 8 9 3 27 18 21 3 8 10 15 26 -2 50
18 Villarreal II 41 13 11 17 46 51 21 9 6 6 32 24 20 4 5 11 14 27 -5 50
19 Málaga 41 10 13 18 36 43 20 7 8 5 19 16 21 3 5 13 17 27 -7 43
20 Ponferradina 41 8 17 16 36 52 21 6 7 8 18 24 20 2 10 8 18 28 -16 41
21 UD Ibiza 41 7 12 22 32 65 21 5 7 9 21 31 20 2 5 13 11 34 -33 33
22 Lugo 41 5 13 23 26 57 21 3 10 8 13 19 20 2 3 15 13 38 -31 28

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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.