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Málaga

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Málaga prepare for this game after a 1-1 La Liga 2 tied result against CD Mirandés.

In that game, Málaga had 68% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Málaga was Dioni (79'). At the other end, Mirandes had 8 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Joaquín Panichelli (40') was the scorer for CD Mirandés.

Fewer than three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Málaga have been participants. Regarding the goal weighting during this period, opposition teams scored a total of 5 and Málaga totted up 5.

Pre-game facts show that Málaga:

• have left without a victory over Albacete in their last 2 matches in the league.
• are undefeated in their previous 7 league matches at home.
• are without a home win in the past 2 league games.

Albacete

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Albacete go into this meeting following on from a 1-0 La Liga 2 win vs Elche CF in their previous game.

In that match, Albacete managed 21% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Albacete was Fidel (52'). Elche got 16 attempts at goal with 4 on target.

In their last six outings, Albacete have bagged a tally of 9 goals. Albacete have additionally got on the scoresheet on each one of those occasions. In that time, their defenders have had 6 goals go against them. While that may be of interest, we will just have to wait and see whether the trend will persist here in this match or not.

Heading into this fixture, Albacete haven't been defeated in their previous 5 league matches away from home.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 21/09/2019 shows that Málaga have won 1 of these games and Albacete 3, with the number of drawn matches being 2.

A combined sum of 13 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 6 of them for Los Boquerones and 7 for Queso Mecánico. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.17.

The last league contest featuring these clubs was La Liga 2 match day 27 on 12/02/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Albacete 3-2 Málaga.

That time, Albacete had 64% possession and 17 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The goals were scored by Higinio Marín (4'), Manu Fuster (55') and Jonathan Dubasin (62').

For their opponents, Málaga had 6 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Lago Junior (16') and Fran Sol (34') scored.

The match was refereed by Daniel Trujillo Suárez.

📋 Team News: Málaga

It seems likely that Los Boquerones could use a 4-4-2 formation in the match and select Alfonso Herrero, Carlos Puga, Nelson Monte, Alex Pastor, Victor, David Larrubia, Luca Sangalli, Manu Molina, Antonio Cordero, Dani Lorenzo and Dioni.

📋 Team News: Albacete

We’re of the thinking that Queso Mecánico appear most likely to elect for a 4-4-2 lineup using Raúl Lizoain, Álvaro Rodríguez, Jon García, Juan Antonio Ros, Jaume Costa, Fidel, Rai Marchán, Riki Rodríguez, Juanma, Jon Morcillo and Alberto Quiles.

💡 Prediction

In our view, Albacete will need things to go their way to find the net against this Málaga outfit who will likely be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.

We’re therefore seeing a hard-fought 1-0 victory for Málaga at the end of the 90.

Should be an interesting one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 19:08 31/08/2024