Malaga vs Espanyol: result 2-0 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 29Kick-off on March 20, 2011 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
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What was the result of Malaga vs Espanyol?
Malaga won 2-0 on March 20, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 8′S. RondónMalaga
- 26′S. RondónMalaga
Official lineup for Malaga vs Espanyol
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Malaga
- 11S. Fernández
- 23S. Rondón
- 27Portillo
- 10Antonio Galdeano Benítez
- 17Sérgio Paulo Barbosa Valente
- 45Recio
- 2Jesús Gámez Duarte
- 3Weligton
- 5M. Demichelis
- 18Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 13W. Caballero
Espanyol
- 10Luis García
- 19Sergio García de la Fuente
- 20Álvaro Vázquez
- 24I. Alonso
- 7Raúl Baena
- 11Joan Verdú Fernández
- 3David García De La Cruz
- 5Jordi Amat
- 14Ernesto Galán Iñigo
- 16Javi López
- 1C. Kameni
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Malaga have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Espanyol have 6, 0 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2011 | Real Sociedad(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 6, 2011 | Osasuna(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Mar 3, 2011 | Real Madrid(away) | 0-7 | La Liga |
| Feb 28, 2011 | Almeria(home) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 20, 2011 | Villarreal(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2011 | Deportivo La Coruna(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 6, 2011 | Levante(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Mar 1, 2011 | Mallorca(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Feb 26, 2011 | Real Sociedad(home) | 4-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 20, 2011 | Osasuna(away) | 0-4 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Malaga wins, 0 draws, 1 Espanyol win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2010 | Espanyol 1-0 Malaga | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Malaga score 1.4 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Espanyol score 1.5 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaga | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
| Espanyol | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
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 Espanyol sit 12th (8 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Espanyol | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 20 | Malaga | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
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