Valencia vs Malaga: result 3-0 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 29, 2014 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Malaga?
Valencia won 3-0 on August 29, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 31′Paco AlcácerValencia
- 45′Dani ParejoValencia
- 56′P. PiattiValencia
Official lineup for Valencia vs Malaga
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
- 9Paco Alcácer
- 8S. Feghouli
- 10Dani Parejo
- 11P. Piatti
- 18Javi Fuego
- 21André Gomes
- 3Rúben Vezo
- 19Barragán
- 23N. Otamendi
- 31José Gayà
- 1Diego Alves
Malaga
- 9R. Santa Cruz
- 26Juanmi
- 6Ignacio Camacho
- 10Ricardo Horta
- 22Luis Alberto
- 30Darder
- 21Sergio Sánchez
- 3Weligton
- 18R. Rosales
- 19Arthur Boka
- 1C. Kameni
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Malaga have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2014 | Sevilla(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| May 17, 2014 | Celta Vigo(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| May 10, 2014 | Levante(away) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| May 4, 2014 | Real Madrid(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Apr 27, 2014 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2014 | Athletic Club(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| May 16, 2014 | Levante(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| May 11, 2014 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| May 3, 2014 | Elche(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 26, 2014 | Getafe(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Valencia wins, 1 draw, 2 Malaga wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2014 | Malaga 0-0 Valencia | La Liga |
| Aug 17, 2013 | Valencia 1-0 Malaga | La Liga |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Valencia 5-1 Malaga | La Liga |
| Nov 24, 2012 | Malaga 4-0 Valencia | La Liga |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Malaga 1-0 Valencia | La Liga |
| Dec 18, 2011 | Valencia 2-0 Malaga | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Malaga score 1.1 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1 | 10/15 | 7/15 |
| Malaga | 1.1 | 0.8 | 6 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Valencia sit 19th in La Liga (5 points from 8 matches) and Malaga sit 20th (4 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Valencia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 |
| 20 | Malaga | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
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