Malaga vs Villarreal: result 2-0 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 34Kick-off on April 21, 2014 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
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What was the result of Malaga vs Villarreal?
Malaga won 2-0 on April 21, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 6′R. Santa CruzMalaga
- 53′DarderMalaga
Official lineup for Malaga vs Villarreal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Malaga
- 9R. Santa Cruz
- 23N. Amrabat
- 4Flávio Ferreira
- 6Ignacio Camacho
- 17Sérgio Paulo Barbosa Valente
- 30Darder
- 24Samu
- 2Jesús Gámez Duarte
- 5Antunes
- 15M. Angeleri
- 13W. Caballero
Villarreal
- 7J. Perbet
- 4Tomás Pina
- 10Rubén Gracia Calmache
- 14Manu Trigueros
- 17J. Aquino
- 21Bruno
- 2Mario Gaspar
- 5M. Musacchio
- 6A. Pantić
- 18Jaume Costa
- 1Sergio Asenjo
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Malaga have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Villarreal 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 14, 2014 | Athletic Club(away) | 0-3 | La Liga |
| Apr 6, 2014 | Granada CF(home) | 4-1 | La Liga |
| Mar 31, 2014 | Real Betis(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Mar 25, 2014 | Espanyol(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Mar 21, 2014 | Celta Vigo(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2014 | Levante(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 5, 2014 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Mar 30, 2014 | Elche(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Mar 27, 2014 | Getafe(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 23, 2014 | Valencia(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 1 Malaga win, 2 draws, 2 Villarreal wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2013 | Villarreal 1-1 Malaga | La Liga |
| Apr 12, 2012 | Villarreal 2-1 Malaga | La Liga |
| Nov 28, 2011 | Malaga 2-1 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Feb 20, 2011 | Villarreal 1-1 Malaga | La Liga |
| Sep 27, 2010 | Malaga 2-3 Villarreal | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Malaga score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Villarreal score 1.3 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaga | 1.1 | 1.3 | 4 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Villarreal | 1.3 | 1.2 | 3 | 8/15 | 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 Villarreal sit 11th (8 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Villarreal | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
| 20 | Malaga | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
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