Valencia vs Malaga: result 2-0 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 17Kick-off on December 18, 2011 at 08:30 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Malaga?
Valencia won 2-0 on December 18, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 36′SoldadoValencia
- 62′SoldadoValencia
Official lineup for Valencia vs Malaga
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
- 7Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 9Soldado
- 6David Albelda Aliques
- 8S. Feghouli
- 10É. Banega
- 4A. Rami
- 17Jordi Alba
- 18Víctor Ruiz
- 22J. Mathieu
- 23Luis Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro
- 1Diego Alves
Malaga
- 23S. Rondón
- 26Juanmi
- 7Joaquín
- 8Jérémy Toulalan
- 12Santi Cazorla
- 22Isco
- 2Jesús Gámez Duarte
- 5M. Demichelis
- 14J. Mathijsen
- 15Nacho Monreal
- 13W. Caballero
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2011 | Real Betis(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Dec 6, 2011 | Chelsea(away) | 0-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 3, 2011 | Espanyol(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 26, 2011 | Rayo Vallecano(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 23, 2011 | Genk(home) | 7-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2011 | Osasuna(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 4, 2011 | Real Sociedad(away) | 2-3 | La Liga |
| Nov 28, 2011 | Villarreal(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 21, 2011 | Racing Santander(away) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 5, 2011 | Real Betis(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Valencia wins, 0 draws, 0 Malaga wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2011 | Valencia 4-3 Malaga | La Liga |
| Aug 28, 2010 | Malaga 1-3 Valencia | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Malaga score 1.3 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.9 | 1.1 | 4 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
| Malaga | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
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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