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Malaga vs Villarreal

Competition – Spanish Primera

Stadium – Estadio La Rosaleda

Date: 1st  April 2018

Kick-off time – 17:30 GMT

Despite their relegation to the Segunda division almost confirmed, Malaga put up a spirited display in their last game against Celta Vigo to draw 0-0.

That result still doesn’t change much as they have collected only 14 points all season and are currently 13 points away from safety.

Villarreal on their path are edging closer to securing a place in the Europa League next season, and their win over Atletico Madrid just before the international break was a major morale booster for them and helped them solidify their grip on 5th place.

Their previous misfiring strikers have come good in recent fixtures and they have won their last two consecutive league games.

With no European or Cup distraction, they could close the gap on Valencia who are 4th.

Malaga have almost nothing to offer in attack as they have netted 2 goals in their last 9 league games, and have not scored a goal in their last 4 league games.

They also have the unwanted record of the lowest scoring side in the division and they have not scored in 69% of their matches and 64% of their home games this season.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Malaga

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
D Celta Vigo 0-0 Málaga 18 Mar, 2018 Spanish Primera División
L Málaga 0-2 Barcelona 10 Mar, 2018 Spanish Primera División
L Leganes 2-0 Málaga 3 Mar, 2018 Spanish Primera División
L Málaga 0-1 Sevilla FC 28 Feb, 2018 Spanish Primera División
L Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Málaga 25 Feb, 2018 Spanish Primera División

Villarreal

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
W Villarreal 2-1 Atletico Madrid 18 Mar, 2018 Spanish Primera División
W Las Palmas 0-2 Villarreal 11 Mar, 2018 Spanish Primera División
L Villarreal 0-2 Girona 3 Mar, 2018 Spanish Primera División
L Eibar 1-0 Villarreal 28 Feb, 2018 Spanish Primera División
W Villarreal 1-0 Getafe 25 Feb, 2018 Spanish Primera División

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
Villarreal 2-0 Málaga 5 Nov, 2017 Spanish Primera División
Villarreal 1-1 Málaga 12 Feb, 2017 Spanish Primera División
Málaga 0-2 Villarreal 10 Sep, 2016 Spanish Primera División
Villarreal 1-0 Málaga 13 Feb, 2016 Spanish Primera División
Málaga 0-1 Villarreal 23 Sep, 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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