Malaga vs Barcelona: result 2-0 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 31Kick-off on April 8, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
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What was the result of Malaga vs Barcelona?
Malaga won 2-0 on April 8, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 32′Sandro RamírezMalaga
- 90′JonyMalaga
Official lineup for Malaga vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Malaga
5-3-2- 19Sandro Ramírez
- 31Pablo Fornals
- 10J. Añor
- 14Recio
- 6Ignacio Camacho
- 15F. Ricca
- 5Diego Llorente
- 7Juankar
- 24Luis Hernández
- 18R. Rosales
- 1C. Kameni
Barcelona
4-3-3- 11Neymar
- 9L. Suárez
- 10L. Messi
- 21André Gomes
- 6Denis Suárez
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 23S. Umtiti
- 18Jordi Alba
- 24J. Mathieu
- 14J. Mascherano
- 1M. ter Stegen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Malaga have 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats; Barcelona have 12, 1 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2017 | Sporting Gijon(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 1, 2017 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Mar 19, 2017 | Leganes(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 11, 2017 | Alaves(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Mar 5, 2017 | Athletic Club(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2017 | Sevilla(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 2, 2017 | Granada CF(away) | 4-1 | La Liga |
| Mar 19, 2017 | Valencia(home) | 4-2 | La Liga |
| Mar 12, 2017 | Deportivo La Coruna(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Mar 8, 2017 | Paris Saint Germain(home) | 6-1 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Malaga win, 2 draws, 3 Barcelona wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jan 26, 2014 | Barcelona 3-0 Malaga | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Malaga score 0.7 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 3.5 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaga | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Barcelona | 3.5 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 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 9 matches) and Barcelona sit 1st (27 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 27 |
| 20 | Malaga | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 4 |
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