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:
| January 3, 2025 | ||
| Valencia | 21:00 | Real Madrid |
| January 10, 2025 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 21:00 | Celta Vigo |
| January 11, 2025 | ||
| Alaves | 14:00 | Girona |
| Real Valladolid | 16:15 | Real Betis |
| Espanyol | 18:30 | Leganes |
| Sevilla | 21:00 | Valencia |
| January 12, 2025 | ||
| Las Palmas | 14:00 | Getafe |
| Atlético de Madrid | 16:15 | Osasuna |
| January 13, 2025 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 21:00 | Villarreal |
| January 17, 2025 | ||
| Espanyol | 21:00 | Real Valladolid |
| January 18, 2025 | ||
| Osasuna | 14:00 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Leganes | 16:15 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Celta Vigo | 18:30 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Getafe | 21:00 | Barcelona |
| January 19, 2025 | ||
| Real Betis | 14:00 | Alaves |
| Real Madrid | 16:15 | Las Palmas |
| Valencia | 18:30 | Real Sociedad |
| Girona | 21:00 | Sevilla |
| January 20, 2025 | ||
| Villarreal | 21:00 | Mallorca |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético de Madrid | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 41 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 40 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 38 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 36 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 30 |
| 6 | Mallorca | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 25 |
| 8 | Girona | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 25 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Las Palmas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 22 |
| 14 | Sevilla | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Leganes | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 18 |
| 16 | Alaves | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Getafe | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Valencia | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 12 |
Spanish Primera Results
| December 22, 2024 | ||
| Real Betis | 1 - 1 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Las Palmas | 1 - 0 | Espanyol |
| Leganes | 2 - 5 | Villarreal |
| Real Madrid | 4 - 2 | Sevilla |
| Valencia | 2 - 2 | Alaves |
| December 21, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 1 - 2 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Osasuna | 1 - 2 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Celta Vigo | 2 - 0 | Real Sociedad |
| Getafe | 0 - 1 | Mallorca |
| December 20, 2024 | ||
| Girona | 3 - 0 | Real Valladolid |
| December 18, 2024 | ||
| Espanyol | 1 - 1 | Valencia |
| Villarreal | 1 - 1 | Rayo Vallecano |
| December 15, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 0 - 1 | Leganes |
| Real Sociedad | 0 - 0 | Las Palmas |
| Villarreal | 1 - 2 | Real Betis |
| Alaves | 1 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Atlético de Madrid | 1 - 0 | Getafe |
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