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- Málaga have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in La Liga 2
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
These teams have little in common geographically as Málaga have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Real Oviedo form and stats
1-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga 2 numbers at home for Real Oviedo so far this season.
It's back home for Oviedo, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Ponferradina away with the result 2-1. Borja Bastón and Samuel Obeng found the net in that victory. Midfield player Gastón Brugman got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Brugman hit three key passes.
Before that game, the home loss against Burgos with the scoreline 1-3.This is expected to be a close game, with Real Oviedo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Oviedo as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Real Oviedo has won six of these, drawn eight and lost two.
There will be little rest for Real Oviedo after this match as they are travelling to Eibar for a La Liga 2 game in only three days.
Real Oviedo has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. On the other hand, Oviedo have conceded 6 goals.
Málaga form and stats
There's been little loot from Málaga's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the La Liga 2. Málaga only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws. Málaga has drawn their two previous away games.
226 minutes! That's how long the Málaga goalkeeper Daniel Martin Fernandez and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Málaga won their last game, 1-0 versus Lugo played at home. Midfielder Jozabed Sánchez was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.85. Sánchez hit five key passes and had 33 successful passes (of 38 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Huesca that ended 0-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Málaga in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Málaga, nine draws and five defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Málaga are hosting Real Sociedad II in the La Liga 2 only four days away.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Málaga struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Real Oviedo victory, three draws and three Málaga wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. González Tomás 5 goals |  S. Obeng Gyabaa 4 goals |   P. de la Fuente Gómez 2 goals |
Real Oviedo missing players
Málaga missing players
| Real Oviedo | Málaga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | 6 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | 6 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 83% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 83% | 58% |
| 42% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 17% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 17% | 50% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.1 | 12.8 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.7 | 13.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| 35% | 30% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 20% |
- Málaga have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Málaga have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in La Liga 2
- Málaga have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Málaga have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Eibar | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 3 | Sporting Gijon | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Las Palmas | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Tenerife | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Ponferradina | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Real Valladolid | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | FC Cartagena | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 9 | Málaga | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Burgos | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | Real Oviedo | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Huesca | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 13 | Lugo | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Fuenlabrada | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | UD Ibiza | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | Real Sociedad II | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 17 | Mirandés | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 14 |
| 18 | Real Zaragoza | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 19 | Girona | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 20 | Leganes | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 10 |
| 21 | Amorebieta | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 8 |
| 22 | Alcorcon | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -15 | 7 |