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
Official lineup for Malaga vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Malaga
4-4-2- 26Y. En-Nesyri
- 24D. Rolán
- 21Samu
- 25Mehdi Lacen
- 7M. Iturra
- 11G. Castro
- 15F. Ricca
- 2Ignasi Miquel
- 4Luis Hernández
- 18R. Rosales
- 1Roberto Jiménez
Barcelona
4-3-3- 11O. Dembélé
- 9L. Suárez
- 20Sergi Roberto
- 14Philippe Coutinho
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 15Paulinho
- 4I. Rakitić
- 23S. Umtiti
- 18Jordi Alba
- 3Piqué
- 1M. ter Stegen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Malaga have 1 win, 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 wins, 1 draw, 3 Barcelona wins.
| 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 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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