Barcelona vs Malaga: result 2-0 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 9Kick-off on October 21, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona
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What was the result of Barcelona vs Malaga?
Barcelona won 2-0 on October 21, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 2′DeulofeuBarcelona
- 56′Andrés IniestaBarcelona
Official lineup for Barcelona vs Malaga
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Barcelona
4-4-2- 16Deulofeu
- 9L. Suárez
- 10L. Messi
- 20Sergi Roberto
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 4I. Rakitić
- 8Andrés Iniesta
- 23S. Umtiti
- 19L. Digne
- 14J. Mascherano
- 1M. ter Stegen
Malaga
4-2-3-1- 16A. Peñaranda
- 24D. Rolán
- 5E. Rolón
- 20Keko Gontán
- 8Adrián González Morales
- 11G. Castro
- 7Juankar
- 4Luis Hernández
- 18R. Rosales
- 22P. Baysse
- 25Andrés Prieto
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats; Malaga have 4, 2 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2017 | Olympiakos Piraeus(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Oct 1, 2017 | Las Palmas(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 27, 2017 | Sporting CP(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Girona(away) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2017 | Leganes(home) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Sep 30, 2017 | Sevilla(away) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Athletic Club(home) | 3-3 | La Liga |
| Sep 19, 2017 | Valencia(away) | 0-5 | La Liga |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Barcelona wins, 2 draws, 2 Malaga wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2017 | Malaga 2-0 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Barcelona 0-0 Malaga | La Liga |
| Jan 23, 2016 | Malaga 1-2 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Aug 29, 2015 | Barcelona 1-0 Malaga | La Liga |
| Feb 21, 2015 | Barcelona 0-1 Malaga | La Liga |
| Sep 24, 2014 | Malaga 0-0 Barcelona | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Barcelona score 2.4 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Malaga score 1.1 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 2.4 | 0.7 | 8 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
| Malaga | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3 | 4/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Barcelona sit 1st in La Liga (24 points from 8 matches) and Malaga sit 20th (4 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 24 |
| 20 | Malaga | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy