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Malaga vs Real Madrid: result 3-2 and analysis

La LigaRegular Season - 17Kick-off on December 22, 2012 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga

Malaga
3-2
Real Madrid

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What was the result of Malaga vs Real Madrid?

Malaga won 3-2 on December 22, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 49′IscoMalaga
  • 66′46767Real Madrid (o.g.)
  • 73′R. Santa CruzMalaga
  • 76′R. Santa CruzMalaga
  • 82′K. BenzemaReal Madrid

Official lineup for Malaga vs Real Madrid

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Malaga

  1. 9J. Saviola
  2. 19Portillo
  1. 6Ignacio Camacho
  2. 7Joaquín
  3. 22Isco
  4. 21Sergio Sánchez
  1. 2Jesús Gámez Duarte
  2. 5M. Demichelis
  3. 15Nacho Monreal
  4. 18Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
  1. 13W. Caballero

Real Madrid

  1. 7Cristiano Ronaldo
  2. 9K. Benzema
  1. 6S. Khedira
  2. 10M. Özil
  3. 14Xabier Alonso Olano
  4. 15Michael Essien
  5. 22Á. Di María
  1. 3Pepe
  2. 4Sergio Ramos
  3. 17Álvaro Arbeloa Coca
  1. 13Adán
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Malaga have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Real Madrid have 9, 4 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Malaga
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 15, 2012Sevilla(away)2-0La Liga
Dec 8, 2012Granada CF(home)4-0La Liga
Dec 4, 2012Anderlecht(home)2-2UEFA Champions League
Dec 1, 2012Getafe(away)0-1La Liga
Nov 24, 2012Valencia(home)4-0La Liga
Real Madrid
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 16, 2012Espanyol(home)2-2La Liga
Dec 8, 2012Valladolid(away)3-2La Liga
Dec 4, 2012Ajax(home)4-1UEFA Champions League
Dec 1, 2012Atletico Madrid(home)2-0La Liga
Nov 24, 2012Real Betis(away)0-1La Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 0 Malaga wins, 1 draw, 3 Real Madrid wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 18, 2012Real Madrid 1-1 MalagaLa Liga
Oct 22, 2011Malaga 0-4 Real MadridLa Liga
Mar 3, 2011Real Madrid 7-0 MalagaLa Liga
Oct 16, 2010Malaga 1-4 Real MadridLa Liga

Last archived meeting: Real Madrid vs Malaga on Mar 18, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Malaga score 1.6 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Real Madrid score 2.6 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Malaga1.60.977/159/15
Real Madrid2.61.1410/1511/15

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 Real Madrid sit 4th (18 points from 8 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Real Madrid860219818
20Malaga80444134

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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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