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:
| May 5, 2024 | ||
| Osasuna | 13:00 | Real Betis |
| Celta Vigo | 15:15 | Villarreal |
| Valencia | 17:30 | Alaves |
| Rayo Vallecano | 20:00 | Almeria |
| Sevilla | 20:00 | Granada |
| May 10, 2024 | ||
| Alaves | 20:00 | Girona |
| May 11, 2024 | ||
| Mallorca | 13:00 | Las Palmas |
| Villarreal | 15:15 | Sevilla |
| Granada | 17:30 | Real Madrid |
| Athletic Bilbao | 20:00 | Osasuna |
| May 12, 2024 | ||
| Cadiz | 13:00 | Getafe |
| Atlético de Madrid | 15:15 | Celta Vigo |
| Valencia | 17:30 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Real Betis | 20:00 | Almeria |
| May 13, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 20:00 | Real Sociedad |
| May 14, 2024 | ||
| Osasuna | 18:30 | Mallorca |
| Real Madrid | 20:30 | Alaves |
| Girona | 21:00 | Villarreal |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 22 | +52 | 87 |
| 2 | Girona | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 74 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 73 |
| 4 | Atlético de Madrid | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 67 |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 61 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 54 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 33 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 49 |
| 8 | Valencia | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 47 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 45 |
| 10 | Getafe | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 43 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 49 | -12 | 39 |
| 12 | Alaves | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 38 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 38 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 43 | -13 | 37 |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 34 |
| 16 | Mallorca | 34 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 32 |
| 17 | Celta Vigo | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 31 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 34 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 49 | -26 | 26 |
| 19 | Granada | 33 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 61 | -25 | 21 |
| 20 | Almeria | 33 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 67 | -35 | 14 |
Spanish Primera Results
| May 4, 2024 | ||
| Mallorca | 0 - 1 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Girona | 4 - 2 | Barcelona |
| Real Madrid | 3 - 0 | Cadiz |
| Real Sociedad | 2 - 0 | Las Palmas |
| May 3, 2024 | ||
| Getafe | 0 - 2 | Athletic Bilbao |
| April 29, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 4 - 2 | Valencia |
| April 28, 2024 | ||
| Real Betis | 1 - 1 | Sevilla |
| Villarreal | 3 - 0 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Granada | 3 - 0 | Osasuna |
| Cadiz | 1 - 1 | Mallorca |
| April 27, 2024 | ||
| Atlético de Madrid | 3 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Alaves | 3 - 0 | Celta Vigo |
| Almeria | 1 - 3 | Getafe |
| Las Palmas | 0 - 2 | Girona |
| April 26, 2024 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 0 - 1 | Real Madrid |
| April 22, 2024 | ||
| Sevilla | 2 - 1 | Mallorca |
| April 21, 2024 | ||
| Real Madrid | 3 - 2 | Barcelona |
| Alaves | 2 - 0 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Almeria | 1 - 2 | Villarreal |
| Getafe | 1 - 1 | Real Sociedad |
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