Malaga vs Barcelona: result 0-2 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 28Kick-off on March 10, 2018 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
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What was the result of Malaga vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 0-2 on March 10, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 15′L. SuárezBarcelona
- 28′Philippe CoutinhoBarcelona
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Malaga have 1 wins, 3 draws and 11 defeats; Barcelona have 11, 4 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2018 | Leganes(away) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Feb 28, 2018 | Sevilla(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 25, 2018 | Athletic Club(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Feb 17, 2018 | Valencia(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Feb 10, 2018 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2018 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 1, 2018 | Las Palmas(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 24, 2018 | Girona(home) | 6-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 20, 2018 | Chelsea(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 17, 2018 | Eibar(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Malaga win(s), 1 draw(s), 3 Barcelona win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2017 | Barcelona 2-0 Malaga | La Liga |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Malaga 2-0 Barcelona | La Liga |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Malaga score 0.5 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.5 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaga | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3 | 4/15 | 3/15 |
| Barcelona | 2.5 | 0.5 | 9 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Malaga sit 19th in La Liga (0 points from 1 matches) and Barcelona sit 4th (3 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | 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