Football Previews
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:
| September 1, 2018 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 17:30 | Athletic Bilbao |
| September 26, 2018 | ||
| Leganés | 19:00 | Barcelona |
| Athletic Bilbao | 19:00 | Villarreal |
| Sevilla | 21:00 | Real Madrid |
| Valencia | 21:00 | Celta de Vigo |
| September 27, 2018 | ||
| Real Valladolid | 19:00 | Levante |
| Deportivo Alavés | 19:00 | Getafe |
| Girona | 21:00 | Real Betis |
| September 28, 2018 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 20:00 | Espanyol |
| September 29, 2018 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 12:00 | Valencia |
| Barcelona | 15:15 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Eibar | 17:30 | Sevilla |
| Real Madrid | 19:45 | Atlético de Madrid |
| September 30, 2018 | ||
| Huesca | 11:00 | Girona |
| Villarreal | 15:15 | Real Valladolid |
| Levante | 17:30 | Deportivo Alavés |
| Real Betis | 19:45 | Leganés |
| October 1, 2018 | ||
| Celta de Vigo | 20:00 | Getafe |
| October 5, 2018 | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 20:00 | Real Sociedad |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 13 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 |
| 3 | Atlético de Madrid | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Deportivo Alavés | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 5 | Espanyol | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 |
| 6 | Celta de Vigo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 8 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | +0 | 8 |
| 8 | Girona | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | Sevilla | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 |
| 10 | Getafe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 7 |
| 11 | Eibar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Athletic Bilbao | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Villarreal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Valencia | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Levante | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Rayo Vallecano | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | Huesca | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 4 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Leganés | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
Spanish Primera Results
| September 25, 2018 | ||
| Atlético de Madrid | 3 - 0 | Huesca |
| Real Sociedad | 2 - 2 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Espanyol | 1 - 0 | Eibar |
| September 23, 2018 | ||
| Barcelona | 2 - 2 | Girona |
| Real Betis | 2 - 2 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Villarreal | 0 - 0 | Valencia |
| Levante | 2 - 6 | Sevilla |
| September 22, 2018 | ||
| Real Madrid | 1 - 0 | Espanyol |
| Getafe | 0 - 2 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Eibar | 1 - 0 | Leganés |
| Celta de Vigo | 3 - 3 | Real Valladolid |
| Rayo Vallecano | 1 - 5 | Deportivo Alavés |
| September 21, 2018 | ||
| Huesca | 0 - 1 | Real Sociedad |
| September 17, 2018 | ||
| Girona | 3 - 2 | Celta de Vigo |
| September 16, 2018 | ||
| Sevilla | 0 - 2 | Getafe |
| Real Valladolid | 0 - 1 | Deportivo Alavés |
| Espanyol | 1 - 0 | Levante |
| Leganés | 0 - 1 | Villarreal |
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