Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Athletic Club 16th with 43 points, Málaga 20th with 20, 23 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Athletic Club 1.08 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Málaga 0.63 and 1.61, with the league averaging 1.35.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Málaga.
The sides have met 19 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Athletic Club, 9 draws and 4 for Málaga, at 1.79 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 42% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 26% of meetings.
San Mamés Barria in Bilbao staged the fixture, a ground that holds 53,331. On the scoreboard, Athletic Club led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.