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Match info:
Malaga vs Real Sociedad
Competition – Spanish Primera Liga
Stadium – La Rosaleda
Date: 17th February
Kick-off time – 21:00 GMT+1
16th position Malaga host 6th place Real Sociedad at La Rosaleda this Monday evening in the Spanish Primera Liga in a game Malaga need to win.
Malaga are just 3 points above the relegation zone while Real Sociedad are 3 points off a UEFA Europa Leage position.
Recent form:
Both sides have won 2 of their last 7.
The Spanish Primera table looks like this:
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 36 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 83 | 22 | +61 | 93 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 43 | +31 | 79 |
| 3 | Girona | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 75 | 45 | +30 | 75 |
| 4 | Atlético de Madrid | 36 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 73 |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 62 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 57 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 56 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 60 | +0 | 51 |
| 9 | Valencia | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 48 |
| 10 | Alaves | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 45 |
| 11 | Getafe | 37 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 52 | -11 | 43 |
| 12 | Sevilla | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 47 | 50 | -3 | 41 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 54 | -14 | 41 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 38 |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 38 |
| 16 | Celta Vigo | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 37 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 36 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 36 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 49 | -24 | 32 |
| 19 | Granada | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 70 | -33 | 21 |
| 20 | Almeria | 36 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 72 | -37 | 17 |
A win for Malaga could move them as high as 12th.
A win for Real Sociedad will put them level on points with 5th position Villarreal.
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 25 times in recent years and Real Sociedad have come out on top most often.
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 0:0, 2:4, 1:2, 1:1 and 2:3.
Possible line-ups
Malaga (4-4-2)
Real Sociedad (4-5-1)
Bookmakers make Real Sociedad slight favourites to come out on top in this match.
Odds: Malaga (17/10) Draw (9/4) Sociedad (8/5)Gamingtips Prediction – Malaga 1:1 Real Sociedad
Malaga’s main problem has been scoring goals – they have one of the lowest goals scored records in the Spanish Primera having scored 23 goals in 23 games. Real Sociedad on the other hand, have one of the highest goals scored record with 42 in the same number of games. Real Sociedad have history on their side, have a much better scoring record and are in better form than Malaga currently. This really is a must win game for Malaga – they are dangerously close to the relegation zone and although they have games upcoming against fellow strugglers Valladolid and Almería, a win against Sociedad will give them the confidence they need to turn their season around after such an excellent season last year. This is a very close game on paper and the betting odds reflect this – home advantage may be good enough for Malaga to grab the win however Real Sociedad are in much better form and they will know a win will move closer to a UEFA Champions League placing. 
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