Malaga vs Villarreal: result 2-3 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 27, 2010 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
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What was the result of Malaga vs Villarreal?
Villarreal won 2-3 on September 27, 2010.
Goalscorers
- 4′Eliseu Pereira dos SantosMalaga
- 21′Santi CazorlaVillarreal
- 24′G. RossiVillarreal
- 30′S. RondónMalaga
- 34′Santi CazorlaVillarreal
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 4 matches in all competitions, Malaga have 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats; Villarreal have 3, 0 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2010 | Getafe(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 19, 2010 | Sevilla(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Sep 12, 2010 | Zaragoza(away) | 5-3 | La Liga |
| Aug 28, 2010 | Valencia(home) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2010 | Deportivo La Coruna(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 19, 2010 | Levante(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 12, 2010 | Espanyol(home) | 4-0 | La Liga |
| Aug 29, 2010 | Real Sociedad(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Malaga score 2.3 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 4; Villarreal score 1.8 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaga | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1 | 3/4 | 3/4 |
| Villarreal | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2 | 1/4 | 2/4 |
Over the last 4 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Malaga sit 19th in La Liga (0 points from 1 matches) and Villarreal sit 9th (2 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Villarreal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | Malaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy