Malaga vs Villarreal: result 1-0 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 30Kick-off on April 1, 2018 at 04:30 PM (UTC)Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
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What was the result of Malaga vs Villarreal?
Malaga won 1-0 on April 1, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 37′G. CastroMalaga (pen.)
Official lineup for Malaga vs Villarreal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Malaga
4-4-2- 26Y. En-Nesyri
- 17I. Success
- 24D. Rolán
- 25Mehdi Lacen
- 7M. Iturra
- 11G. Castro
- 2Ignasi Miquel
- 4Luis Hernández
- 18R. Rosales
- 23Miguel Torres Gómez
- 1Roberto Jiménez
Villarreal
4-1-3-2- 18N. Sansone
- 9C. Bacca
- 8Pablo Fornals
- 16Rodri
- 10Samu Castillejo
- 20R. Soriano
- 3Álvaro González
- 11Jaume Costa
- 2Mario Gaspar
- 23D. Bonera
- 1Sergio Asenjo
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; Villarreal have 7, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2018 | Celta Vigo(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 10, 2018 | Barcelona(home) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Mar 3, 2018 | Leganes(away) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Feb 28, 2018 | Sevilla(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 25, 2018 | Athletic Club(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2018 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Mar 11, 2018 | Las Palmas(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 3, 2018 | Girona(home) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Feb 28, 2018 | Eibar(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 25, 2018 | Getafe(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Malaga wins, 1 draw, 5 Villarreal wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2017 | Villarreal 2-0 Malaga | La Liga |
| Feb 12, 2017 | Villarreal 1-1 Malaga | La Liga |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Malaga 0-2 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Feb 13, 2016 | Villarreal 1-0 Malaga | La Liga |
| Sep 23, 2015 | Malaga 0-1 Villarreal | La Liga |
| May 17, 2015 | Villarreal 2-1 Malaga | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Malaga score 0.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Villarreal score 1.2 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaga | 0.3 | 1.1 | 3 | 3/15 | 2/15 |
| Villarreal | 1.2 | 1.1 | 4 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
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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