Valencia vs Malaga: result 2-2 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 14Kick-off on December 4, 2016 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Malaga?
Valencia and Malaga drew 2-2 on December 4, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 3′Pablo FornalsMalaga
- 7′RodrigoValencia
- 34′Álvaro MedránValencia
- 90′Pablo FornalsMalaga
Official lineup for Valencia vs Malaga
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
3-5-2- 9M. El Haddadi
- 19Rodrigo
- 20Álvaro Medrán
- 10Dani Parejo
- 7Mario Suárez
- 2João Cancelo
- 5E. Mangala
- 23A. Abdennour
- 6Guilherme Siqueira
- 24E. Garay
- 1Diego Alves
Malaga
4-2-3-1- 8M. Santos
- 39Javi Ontiveros
- 31Pablo Fornals
- 10J. Añor
- 6Ignacio Camacho
- 11G. Castro
- 15F. Ricca
- 4M. Villanueva
- 18R. Rosales
- 23Miguel Torres Gómez
- 13D. Boyko
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats; Malaga have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2016 | Sevilla(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Nov 20, 2016 | Granada CF(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 6, 2016 | Celta Vigo(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Oct 31, 2016 | Deportivo La Coruna(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Oct 22, 2016 | Barcelona(home) | 2-3 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2016 | Deportivo La Coruna(home) | 4-3 | La Liga |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Barcelona(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Nov 4, 2016 | Sporting Gijon(home) | 3-2 | La Liga |
| Oct 29, 2016 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 2-4 | La Liga |
| Oct 23, 2016 | Leganes(home) | 4-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Valencia wins, 1 draw, 1 Malaga win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2016 | Malaga 1-2 Valencia | La Liga |
| Oct 17, 2015 | Valencia 3-0 Malaga | La Liga |
| Feb 2, 2015 | Malaga 1-0 Valencia | La Liga |
| Aug 29, 2014 | Valencia 3-0 Malaga | La Liga |
| Jan 17, 2014 | Malaga 0-0 Valencia | La Liga |
| Aug 17, 2013 | Valencia 1-0 Malaga | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.3 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Malaga score 1.7 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0 | 12/15 | 10/15 |
| Malaga | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
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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