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
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 win(s), 0 draw(s), 2 Barcelona win(s).
| 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?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Malaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy