Malaga vs Real Sociedad: result 2-0 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 34Kick-off on April 22, 2018 at 02:15 PM (UTC)Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
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What was the result of Malaga vs Real Sociedad?
Malaga won 2-0 on April 22, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 11′Adrián González MoralesMalaga
- 35′Y. En-NesyriMalaga
Official lineup for Malaga vs Real Sociedad
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Malaga
4-4-1-1- 26Y. En-Nesyri
- 22M. Lestienne
- 25Mehdi Lacen
- 8Adrián González Morales
- 7M. Iturra
- 11G. Castro
- 2Ignasi Miquel
- 4Luis Hernández
- 18R. Rosales
- 23Miguel Torres Gómez
- 1Roberto Jiménez
Real Sociedad
4-2-3-1- 7Juanmi
- 9Imanol Agirretxe Arruti
- 5Zubeldia
- 8A. Januzaj
- 17Zurutuza
- 16Sergio Canales
- 19Odriozola
- 3Diego Llorente
- 20Kévin Rodrigues
- 6H. Moreno
- 1G. Rulli
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; Real Sociedad have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2018 | Levante(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 15, 2018 | Real Madrid(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Deportivo La Coruna(away) | 2-3 | La Liga |
| Apr 1, 2018 | Villarreal(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 18, 2018 | Celta Vigo(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2018 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 14, 2018 | Las Palmas(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 8, 2018 | Girona(home) | 5-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 1, 2018 | Eibar(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 17, 2018 | Getafe(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Malaga wins, 3 draws, 1 Real Sociedad win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2017 | Real Sociedad 0-2 Malaga | La Liga |
| May 14, 2017 | Real Sociedad 2-2 Malaga | La Liga |
| Jan 16, 2017 | Malaga 0-2 Real Sociedad | La Liga |
| Feb 27, 2016 | Real Sociedad 1-1 Malaga | La Liga |
| Oct 3, 2015 | Malaga 3-1 Real Sociedad | La Liga |
| Apr 4, 2015 | Malaga 1-1 Real Sociedad | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Real Sociedad vs Malaga on Dec 10, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Malaga score 0.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Real Sociedad score 1.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaga | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
| Real Sociedad | 1.9 | 1.3 | 7 | 8/15 | 12/15 |
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 Sociedad sit 6th (13 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
| 20 | Malaga | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
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