Malaga vs Espanyol Prediction & Betting Tips

Seven games, contrasting numbers

Over their last seven league matches, Malaga haven't won at all. That's three draws and four defeats, with just three goals scored and twelve conceded.

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Malaga: 20 completed matches; Espanyol: 20 completed matches.

Malaga

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

28

Difference

0

Espanyol

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

26

Difference

+4

Espanyol have fared better without being convincing either. Two wins, a draw and four losses, with ten scored and ten conceded across the same stretch.

Espanyol's numbers suggest a bit more control at both ends, even with their own inconsistency.

Comparative Team Statistics: Malaga vs Espanyol

History that doesn't tell us much right now

These two have met plenty of times over the years, mostly in La Liga and Segunda División, and Espanyol have generally had the better of it, including wins in both 2020 and 2021.

The last meeting was back in May 2021, though, well over five years ago. That's a lot of squad changes and seasons in between, so it says more about the past than about this fixture.

The table tells a similar story

Malaga sit in 20th position with three points from seven games. Espanyol are two places and four points better off, down in 15th.

Neither side is anywhere near the top end of the division, but the gap in points and goal difference between them is real.

Roberto Fernández carrying the goal threat

Espanyol's Roberto Fernández has scored six of his side's ten league goals this season, by some distance their most productive player, with Javier Hernandez adding four assists.

Espanyol:

Best scorers:

Roberto Fernández - 6

Best assist providers:

Javier Hernandez - 4

Penalty cards:

O. El Hilali x 1 x 1

On the disciplinary side, several players from both squads are already racking up bookings. Ramón Enríquez and David Larrubia for Malaga, plus Álex Calatrava and C. Riedel for Espanyol, are all on three yellow cards apiece.

If Fernández has a quiet afternoon, Espanyol's goal supply could dry up quickly.

Goals could be hard to find for Malaga

With only three goals in seven league games, Malaga's attack has really struggled, even though they're not the leakiest side around given twelve conceded across that run.

Espanyol have scored more freely but haven't kept things tight at the back either. That points to a match where Espanyol carry more of the attacking threat, though neither defence looks especially secure.