Athletic Club vs Malaga: result 2-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 25Kick-off on February 25, 2018 at 03:15 PM (UTC)San Mamés Barria, Bilbao
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What was the result of Athletic Club vs Malaga?
Athletic Club won 2-1 on February 25, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 13′Y. En-NesyriMalaga
- 17′SusaetaAthletic Club
- 44′Mikel San José DomínguezAthletic Club
Official lineup for Athletic Club vs Malaga
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1- 20Aduriz
- 28Iñigo Córdoba
- 7Beñat
- 6Mikel San José Domínguez
- 14Susaeta
- 22Raúl García
- 15Lekue
- 5Yeray
- 4Íñigo Martínez
- 18De Marcos
- 1Kepa
Malaga
4-4-2- 26Y. En-Nesyri
- 22M. Lestienne
- 12B. Ideye
- 8Adrián González Morales
- 7M. Iturra
- 11G. Castro
- 3Diego González
- 4Luis Hernández
- 18R. Rosales
- 23Miguel Torres Gómez
- 1Roberto Jiménez
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Athletic Club have 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats; Malaga have 3, 3 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2018 | Spartak Moscow(home) | 1-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 18, 2018 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Feb 15, 2018 | Spartak Moscow(away) | 3-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 9, 2018 | Las Palmas(home) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Feb 4, 2018 | Girona(away) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2018 | Valencia(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Feb 10, 2018 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 5, 2018 | Las Palmas(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Jan 27, 2018 | Girona(home) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 22, 2018 | Eibar(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Athletic Club wins, 3 draws, 1 Malaga win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2017 | Malaga 3-3 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Mar 5, 2017 | Athletic Club 1-0 Malaga | La Liga |
| Oct 2, 2016 | Malaga 2-1 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Apr 17, 2016 | Malaga 0-1 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Dec 6, 2015 | Athletic Club 0-0 Malaga | La Liga |
| Jan 25, 2015 | Athletic Club 1-1 Malaga | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Malaga vs Athletic Club on Sep 23, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Athletic Club score 1.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Malaga score 0.7 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Club | 1.2 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Malaga | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Athletic Club sit 10th in La Liga (8 points from 6 matches) and Malaga sit 20th (4 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| 20 | Malaga | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
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