Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 6 match between Malaga and Villarreal and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Villarreal come to Estadio La Rosaleda for the LaLiga match this coming Thursday, Malaga will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Malaga are placed 17th with three points after five matches. Villarreal occupy a position as 18th in the league on two points.
Team form: Malaga vs Villarreal
Malaga Form
It could have been better, it could have been worse for Malaga, who have two draws to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 4-0 defeat against Real Madrid, followed by a 0-0 draw against Levante. They recorded yet another one in the latest round after a 1-1 match with Celta Vigo. Malaga claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the LaLiga, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored four and conceded seven goals.
Villarreal Form
Villarreal endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 2-3 by Deportivo de A Coruna, before Borussia Dortmund ran out 3-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Real Betis, who came out 1-2 winners. Villarreal are winless in their last six away games in the LaLiga, in which they drew four and lost two. They conceded nine goals while scoring six themselves.
Betting stats for Malaga and Villarreal
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Malaga and Villarreal. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 15 Malaga home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Malaga matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Malaga home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Malaga matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Malaga matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Villarreal away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Villarreal matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Villarreal away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
In-form players: Malaga vs Villarreal
Having scored just once lately in the LaLiga, Adrian Nino will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Villarreal hope Gerard Moreno can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two LaLiga goals in his last six LaLiga games.
Popular markets: Malaga vs Villarreal
Full-time result
Malaga won two of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew eight and lost none. Villarreal won two games, drew three and lost five in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Amazingly, Villarreal failed to keep a clean sheet in their 19 last matches.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Malaga scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Villarreal scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten 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, Villarreal kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Malaga’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Villarreal, who managed to hit the net 1.6 times on average in these games.
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