Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 9 match between Malaga and Real Sociedad and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Malaga enjoy home advantage, when visitors Real Sociedad swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Malaga are number 20 in the table on four points after eight matches. Real Sociedad rank as number 6 with 13 points after eight matches played.
Form: Malaga vs Real Sociedad
Malaga Form
In their last three matches, Malaga lost 1-3 against Villarreal, 1-0 against Getafe and drew 1-1 with Espanyol. Malaga didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six LaLiga games at the Estadio La Rosaleda. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored three goals.
Real Sociedad Form
Real Sociedad look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 2-3 and 3-2 winners against Valencia and Deportivo de A Coruna, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Union St.Gilloise, as the match resulted in a 1-1 draw. Real Sociedad won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting facts for Malaga and Real Sociedad
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Malaga and Real Sociedad. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 18 of the last 20 Malaga home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Malaga matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Malaga matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Malaga matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Malaga home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Real Sociedad away matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 3 Real Sociedad away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Real Sociedad away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Real Sociedad have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Real Sociedad away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players in form: Malaga vs Real Sociedad
Look no further than Adrian Nino, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Malaga in the LaLiga, while Luka Sucic managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Real Sociedad in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Betting markets: Malaga vs Real Sociedad
Full-time result
Malaga won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing eight. They lost one at Estadio La Rosaleda in this run of matches. Real Sociedad won three of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing one and losing six.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Malaga only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Curiously, Real Sociedad only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Malaga managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Real Sociedad kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Malaga, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Real Sociedad, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.
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