Malaga vs Espanyol: result 0-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 18Kick-off on January 8, 2018 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
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What was the result of Malaga vs Espanyol?
Espanyol won 0-1 on January 8, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 6′DarderEspanyol
Official lineup for Malaga vs Espanyol
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Malaga
4-4-2- 26Y. En-Nesyri
- 16A. Peñaranda
- 14Recio
- 20Keko Gontán
- 7M. Iturra
- 11G. Castro
- 3Diego González
- 2Ignasi Miquel
- 4Luis Hernández
- 18R. Rosales
- 1Roberto Jiménez
Espanyol
4-4-2- 11Léo Baptistão
- 7Gerard Moreno
- 9Sergio García de la Fuente
- 25Darder
- 15David López
- 4Víctor Sánchez Mata
- 18Javi Fuego
- 3Aarón Martín
- 22Hermoso
- 16Javi López
- 1Pau López
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Malaga have 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats; Espanyol have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2017 | Alaves(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 18, 2017 | Real Betis(home) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Dec 10, 2017 | Real Sociedad(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 1, 2017 | Levante(home) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Nov 25, 2017 | Real Madrid(away) | 2-3 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2017 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 17, 2017 | Las Palmas(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Dec 11, 2017 | Girona(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 3, 2017 | Eibar(away) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Nov 27, 2017 | Getafe(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Malaga wins, 3 draws, 3 Espanyol wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2017 | Malaga 0-1 Espanyol | La Liga |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Espanyol 2-2 Malaga | La Liga |
| Apr 3, 2016 | Malaga 1-1 Espanyol | La Liga |
| Nov 21, 2015 | Espanyol 2-0 Malaga | La Liga |
| Feb 14, 2015 | Malaga 0-2 Espanyol | La Liga |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Espanyol 2-2 Malaga | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Malaga score 0.9 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Espanyol score 0.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaga | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
| Espanyol | 0.9 | 1.3 | 5 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
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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