Football Previews
Malaga vs Espanyol
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Estadio La Rosaleda
Date: 8th January 2018
Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
This game is potentially the last game for one of the managers of these sides as both teams have been struggling this season.
Malaga’s board has surprisingly not given their manager Michel the boot despite his side being inside the bottom two.
Michel will feel he is under the most pressure here and he needs his side to get all the three points.
Malaga have taken 11 points from 17 league games and ended the year with a loss to Alaves who are also struggling with relegation.
They will want to start this year with a win here and are a little fortunate as their next couple of games are against teams outside the top 10.
Espanyol ended 2017 on a very high note with a shock win over Atletico Madrid.
They started 2018 a loss at home to struggling Levante in the Copa Del Rey.
That loss should be a cause of concern for Quique Flores whose side has not won an away game this season.
Malaga are the only team to have collected fewer away points than their 0.5 per game this season.
Espanyol have a solid record at this ground with 4 wins from their last 5 visits.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Malaga
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Alavés |  |
1-0 |  |
Málaga | 21 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| L | Málaga | |
0-2 |  |
Real Betis | 18 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Real Sociedad |  |
0-2 | |
Málaga | 10 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| D | Málaga | |
0-0 |  |
Levante | 1 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| D | Málaga | |
1-1 |  |
Numancia | 28 Nov, 2017 | Spanish Copa del Rey |
Espanyol
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Espanyol |  |
1-0 |  |
Atletico Madrid | 22 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| D | Las Palmas |  |
2-2 | |
Espanyol | 17 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| L | Espanyol | |
0-1 |  |
Girona | 11 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| L | Eibar |  |
3-1 | |
Espanyol | 3 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Espanyol | |
3-2 |  |
Tenerife | 30 Nov, 2017 | Spanish Copa del Rey |
H2H
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | |
0-1 | |
Espanyol | 4 Feb, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| Espanyol | |
2-2 | |
Málaga | 26 Aug, 2016 | Spanish Primera División |
| Málaga | |
1-1 | |
Espanyol | 3 Apr, 2016 | Spanish Primera División |
| Espanyol | |
2-0 | |
Málaga | 21 Nov, 2015 | Spanish Primera División |
| Málaga | |
0-2 | |
Espanyol | 14 Feb, 2015 | Spanish Primera División |
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
| November 2, 2024 | ||
| Valencia | 21:00 | Real Madrid |
| November 22, 2024 | ||
| Getafe | 21:00 | Real Valladolid |
| November 23, 2024 | ||
| Valencia | 14:00 | Real Betis |
| Atlético de Madrid | 16:15 | Alaves |
| Las Palmas | 18:30 | Mallorca |
| Girona | 18:30 | Espanyol |
| Celta Vigo | 21:00 | Barcelona |
| November 24, 2024 | ||
| Osasuna | 14:00 | Villarreal |
| Sevilla | 16:15 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Leganes | 18:30 | Real Madrid |
| Athletic Bilbao | 21:00 | Real Sociedad |
| November 29, 2024 | ||
| Mallorca | 21:00 | Valencia |
| November 30, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 14:00 | Las Palmas |
| Alaves | 16:15 | Leganes |
| Espanyol | 18:30 | Celta Vigo |
| Real Valladolid | 21:00 | Atlético de Madrid |
| December 1, 2024 | ||
| Villarreal | 14:00 | Girona |
| Real Madrid | 16:15 | Getafe |
| Rayo Vallecano | 18:30 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Real Sociedad | 21:00 | Real Betis |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 27 |
| 3 | Atlético de Madrid | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 26 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 24 |
| 5 | Osasuna | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 21 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 20 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 20 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 18 |
| 9 | Mallorca | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 18 |
| 10 | Girona | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | +0 | 16 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Leganes | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | Alaves | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 13 |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 12 |
| 17 | Getafe | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 10 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 10 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 9 |
| 20 | Valencia | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 |
Spanish Primera Results
| November 10, 2024 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 1 - 0 | Barcelona |
| Real Valladolid | 1 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Getafe | 0 - 1 | Girona |
| Mallorca | 0 - 1 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Real Betis | 2 - 2 | Celta Vigo |
| November 9, 2024 | ||
| Leganes | 1 - 0 | Sevilla |
| Villarreal | 3 - 0 | Alaves |
| Real Madrid | 4 - 0 | Osasuna |
| November 8, 2024 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 1 - 3 | Las Palmas |
| November 4, 2024 | ||
| Celta Vigo | 1 - 0 | Getafe |
| November 3, 2024 | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 1 - 1 | Real Betis |
| Sevilla | 0 - 2 | Real Sociedad |
| Barcelona | 3 - 1 | Espanyol |
| Atlético de Madrid | 2 - 0 | Las Palmas |
| November 2, 2024 | ||
| Girona | 4 - 3 | Leganes |
| Osasuna | 1 - 0 | Real Valladolid |
| November 1, 2024 | ||
| Alaves | 1 - 0 | Mallorca |
| October 28, 2024 | ||
| Mallorca | 0 - 0 | Athletic Bilbao |
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