Malaga vs Espanyol prediction & analysis

Malaga

0-1

Jan 8, 12:00 AM UTC

Espanyol

Estadio La Rosaleda,

Going into the match, Malaga had won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 in their previous 10, scoring 0.9 goals a game; Espanyol had won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 in 10, scoring 0.7. Malaga are 18th in the La Liga on 2 points; Espanyol are 7th on 7.

Match report

Home form going in: Malaga

Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 (L L W D L). 0.9 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.

L 1-0 at Alaves · 21 Dec 2017
L 0-2 vs Betis · 18 Dec 2017
W 0-2 at Sociedad · 10 Dec 2017
D 0-0 vs Levante · 1 Dec 2017
L 3-2 at Real Madrid · 25 Nov 2017
W 3-2 vs La Coruna · 19 Nov 2017

Away form going in: Espanyol

Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 (W D L L W). 0.7 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 20% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.

W 1-0 vs Atletico Madrid · 22 Dec 2017
D 2-2 at Las Palmas · 17 Dec 2017
L 0-1 vs Girona · 11 Dec 2017
L 3-1 at Eibar · 3 Dec 2017
W 1-0 vs Getafe · 27 Nov 2017
L 0-2 vs Valencia · 19 Nov 2017

Match statistics

Malaga	Metric	Espanyol
1.10377	Expected goals (xG)	0.300209
17	Total shots	6
2	Shots on target	3
6	Corner kicks	5
18	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0

La Liga table — 2026

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Barcelona	4	4	0	0	15	12
2	Real Madrid	5	4	0	1	10	12
3	Alaves	5	3	1	1	6	10
4	Sevilla	5	3	1	1	2	10
5	Real Betis	4	3	0	1	0	9
6	Deportivo La Coruna	4	2	2	0	3	8
7	Espanyol	5	2	1	2	3	7
8	Atletico Madrid	4	2	1	1	1	7
9	Athletic Club	5	2	1	2	1	7
10	Racing Santander	5	2	1	2	0	7
11	Real Sociedad	5	2	1	2	-2	7
12	Osasuna	5	2	1	2	-3	7
13	Levante	4	1	2	1	0	5
14	Getafe	4	1	1	2	-3	4
15	Rayo Vallecano	5	1	1	3	-6	4
16	Celta Vigo	5	0	3	2	-3	3
17	Villarreal	4	0	2	2	-2	2
18	Malaga	4	0	2	2	-6	2
19	Elche	5	0	2	3	-7	2
20	Valencia	5	0	1	4	-9	1

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