La Liga
Málaga have 5 points to show for 12 league games, good for 20th in La Liga. Back Málaga with the facts in hand: the home and away split and the fixtures ahead, then the markets that suit the numbers.
Málaga
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Málaga, from the city of Málaga, are known as Los Boquerones and Los Albicelestes and play in La Liga.
Málaga are in the relegation zone, five points from safety in 20th place.
Also, the league average is 1.46 goals per team per game; Málaga are managing only 0.8.
In addition, Málaga concede 1.9 a game, worse than the league average of 1.46.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Rayo Vallecano |
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| 11 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 5 |
| 15 |
| 21 |
| −6 |
| 12 |
| +7 |
| 15 | Getafe | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 12 | +7 |
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| 16 | Osasuna | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 12 | +7 |
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| 17 | Levante | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 10 | +5 |
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| 18 | Elche | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 10 | +5 |
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| 19 | Valencia | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 9 | +4 |
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| 20 | Málaga | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 5 | – |
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League average this season: 1.46 goals scored per team per game, 2.9 per match (all 20 clubs' goals over their games played).
Málaga have found the net in six games running (all competitions).
Yet Málaga's last five read 1-1-3 (won-drawn-lost), worth 4 points (all competitions).
| Date | Competition | H/A | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | H | Racing Santander (H) | 1–2 | L | |
| La Liga | A | Real Betis (A) | 1–2 | L | |
| Copa del Rey | A | Alcazar (A) | 3–0 | W | |
| La Liga | A | Alavés (A) | 1–1 | D | |
| La Liga | H | Real Sociedad (H) | 2–5 | L | |
| La Liga | H | Espanyol (H) | 1–1 | D | |
| La Liga | A | Getafe (A) | 0–1 | L | |
| La Liga | H | Villarreal (H) | 1–3 | L | |
| La Liga | A | Celta Vigo (A) | 1–1 | D | |
| La Liga | H | Levante (H) | 0–0 | D |
All competitions. Scores are shown with the team in this guide first.
The away win is proving elusive for Málaga: six road games without one (league matches).
Home or away, points are scarce for Málaga, who average 0.5 and 0.3 respectively.
Level scores are common at their ground: 3 draws in 6 home matches for Málaga (league matches).
| Venue | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts/game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0.50 |
| Away | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0.33 |
| All | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 0.42 |
League matches only, the same games as the season table.
Málaga league games see fewer goals than the typical match here: 42% go over 2.5, against 55% league-wide.
| Measure | Last 20 | Last 5 | Before that (15) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals scored per game | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Goals conceded per game | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Total goals per game | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 60% | 80% | 53% |
| Both teams scored | 70% | 80% | 67% |
| Clean sheets | 15% | 20% | 13% |
| Failed to score | 25% | 0% | 33% |
All competitions. "Last 20" is the team's last 20 finished matches; "Last 5" the latest 5; "Before that (15)" the 15 matches before the last 5. The La Liga average this season is 2.9 goals per match. Across 118 finished La Liga matches this season, 55% went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 55%. In Málaga's 12 La Liga matches, 42% went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 67%.
Adrián Niño Heredia finds the net roughly once every 1.6 games for Málaga: 5 in 8 (all competitions).
| Player | Apps | Goals | Assists | G+A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrián Niño Heredia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Carlos Dotor | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pablo Martínez | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Chupete | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Cruz | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rafa Garrido | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
All competitions since 15 August. Ranked by goals, then assists.
The next opponent is struggling: Osasuna have lost 3 of their last 5.
| Date | Competition | H/A | Opponent | Pos | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | A | Osasuna (A) | 16th | LWLLD | |
| La Liga | H | Athletic Club (H) | 7th | DLWWD | |
| La Liga | A | Sevilla (A) | 6th | DLWLD | |
| La Liga | H | Barcelona (H) | 1st | WWWLW | |
| La Liga | A | Rayo Vallecano (A) | 14th | DDLWL |
Opponent position and form are from the league table.
| Market | Why |
|---|---|
| Both teams to score: yes | Both sides scored in most recent matches (goals profile above) |
| Draw cover | Draws are common in recent matches (home and away table above) |
Rules of thumb from recent results, not predictions. Prices are on the bookmaker sites.
The story of Málaga goes back to CD Málaga, formed in 1904. The current club began on 25 May 1948 as Club Atlético Malagueño, a reserve side that took over as the main team. The name became Málaga Club de Fútbol S.A.D. on 29 June 1994 after members voted for the change in a referendum on 19 December 1993, and the only official trophy came in 2002, in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, beating Gent, Willem II and Villarreal. Abdullah Al Thani became owner on 11 June 2010, and fourth place in La Liga in 2011–12 took the club into the Champions League for the first time. In the summer of 2013 Isco went to Real Madrid, Joaquín to Fiorentina and Jérémy Toulalan to Monaco, and a steady decline followed. On 19 April 2018 Málaga were looking to stop a slide of ten defeats in a row that had them 20th in LaLiga. A Spanish judge excluded Al Thani from management in February 2020, and in May 2023 the club dropped to the third tier, its first spell there since 1998. It won promotion through the 2024 Primera Federación play-offs, beating Gimnàstic 4–3 on aggregate, and came back up to La Liga after eight years away, with a 2–1 win at Almería to settle the 2026 Segunda División play-offs.
