Malaga vs Athletic Club: result 2-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 7Kick-off on October 2, 2016 at 04:30 PM (UTC)Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
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What was the result of Malaga vs Athletic Club?
Malaga won 2-1 on October 2, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 3′AdurizAthletic Club
- 82′Sandro RamírezMalaga
- 83′Sérgio Paulo Barbosa ValenteMalaga
Official lineup for Malaga vs Athletic Club
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Malaga
4-4-2- 19Sandro Ramírez
- 9Charles
- 10J. Añor
- 14Recio
- 6Ignacio Camacho
- 11G. Castro
- 15F. Ricca
- 5Diego Llorente
- 2B. Koné
- 18R. Rosales
- 1C. Kameni
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1- 11I. Williams
- 19Sabin Merino
- 20Aduriz
- 18De Marcos
- 7Beñat
- 22Raúl García
- 27Yeray
- 4Aymeric Laporte
- 24Balenziaga
- 6Mikel San José Domínguez
- 1Gorka Iraizoz Moreno
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Malaga have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Athletic Club have 9, 2 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2016 | Real Betis(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 20, 2016 | Eibar(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Las Palmas(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Villarreal(home) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Espanyol(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2016 | Rapid Vienna(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Sevilla(home) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 21, 2016 | Granada CF(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 18, 2016 | Valencia(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 15, 2016 | Sassuolo(away) | 0-3 | UEFA Europa League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Malaga win, 2 draws, 3 Athletic Club wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aug 23, 2014 | Malaga 1-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Apr 14, 2014 | Athletic Club 3-0 Malaga | La Liga |
| Nov 25, 2013 | Malaga 1-2 Athletic Club | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Malaga vs Athletic Club on Apr 17, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Malaga score 1.0 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Athletic Club score 1.5 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaga | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 7/15 | 4/15 |
| Athletic Club | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Malaga sit 20th in La Liga (4 points from 8 matches) and Athletic Club sit 10th (8 points from 6 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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