Malaga vs Barcelona: result 1-3 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 19Kick-off on January 13, 2013 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
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What was the result of Malaga vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 1-3 on January 13, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 27′L. MessiBarcelona
- 50′Cesc FàbregasBarcelona
- 82′Thiago AlcântaraBarcelona
- 89′D. BuonanotteMalaga
Official lineup for Malaga vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Malaga
- 24R. Santa Cruz
- 6Ignacio Camacho
- 7Joaquín
- 8Jérémy Toulalan
- 22Isco
- 21Sergio Sánchez
- 3Weligton
- 5M. Demichelis
- 15Nacho Monreal
- 18Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 13W. Caballero
Barcelona
- 10L. Messi
- 17Pedro
- 4Cesc Fàbregas
- 6Xavier Hernández Creus
- 8Andrés Iniesta
- 14J. Mascherano
- 2Dani Alves
- 3Piqué
- 16Sergio Busquets
- 18Jordi Alba
- 1Víctor Valdés Arribas
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Malaga have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Barcelona have 13, 1 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2013 | Deportivo La Coruna(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 22, 2012 | Real Madrid(home) | 3-2 | La Liga |
| Dec 15, 2012 | Sevilla(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 8, 2012 | Granada CF(home) | 4-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 4, 2012 | Anderlecht(home) | 2-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2013 | Espanyol(home) | 4-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 22, 2012 | Valladolid(away) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 16, 2012 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 4-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 9, 2012 | Real Betis(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 5, 2012 | Benfica(home) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 0 Malaga wins, 0 draws, 4 Barcelona wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2012 | Barcelona 4-1 Malaga | La Liga |
| Jan 22, 2012 | Malaga 1-4 Barcelona | La Liga |
| May 21, 2011 | Malaga 1-3 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Jan 16, 2011 | Barcelona 4-1 Malaga | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Malaga score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 3.2 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaga | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Barcelona | 3.2 | 1.0 | 5 | 10/15 | 14/15 |
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 Barcelona sit 1st (24 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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