Malaga vs Barcelona: result 1-4 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 1Kick-off on January 22, 2012 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
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What was the result of Malaga vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 1-4 on January 22, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 33′L. MessiBarcelona
- 48′A. SánchezBarcelona
- 51′L. MessiBarcelona
- 80′L. MessiBarcelona
- 85′S. RondónMalaga
Official lineup for Malaga vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Malaga
- 9Ruud van Nistelrooy
- 6Ignacio Camacho
- 12Santi Cazorla
- 16Enzo Maresca
- 22Isco
- 2Jesús Gámez Duarte
- 5M. Demichelis
- 14J. Mathijsen
- 15Nacho Monreal
- 18Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 13W. Caballero
Barcelona
- 9A. Sánchez
- 10L. Messi
- 8Andrés Iniesta
- 11Thiago Alcântara
- 14J. Mascherano
- 2Dani Alves
- 3Piqué
- 16Sergio Busquets
- 21Adriano
- 22E. Abidal
- 1Víctor Valdés Arribas
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Malaga have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Barcelona have 12, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2012 | Sporting Gijon(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Jan 7, 2012 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 18, 2011 | Valencia(away) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Dec 11, 2011 | Osasuna(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 4, 2011 | Real Sociedad(away) | 2-3 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2012 | Real Betis(home) | 4-2 | La Liga |
| Jan 8, 2012 | Espanyol(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 18, 2011 | Santos(away) | 4-0 | FIFA Club World Cup |
| Dec 15, 2011 | Al Sadd(away) | 4-0 | FIFA Club World Cup |
| Dec 10, 2011 | Real Madrid(away) | 3-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Malaga wins, 0 draws, 2 Barcelona wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 1.0 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 3.2 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaga | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Barcelona | 3.2 | 0.6 | 9 | 5/15 | 12/15 |
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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