About Match
The table reads 18th (Málaga, 2 pts) against 2nd (Deportivo Alavés, 10 pts), 8 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 0.25/1.75 for Málaga and 2.5/0.75 for Deportivo Alavés (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5. A win here leaves Málaga on 5 points and up to 11th, other results permitting.
A win has eluded Málaga for 6 matches. Deportivo Alavés carry a 9-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, Málaga have taken 3 of 15 points to Deportivo Alavés's 11.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 1 Málaga win, 4 for Deportivo Alavés, 1 draw, at 2.17 goals per meeting.
The match takes place at Estadio La Rosaleda in Málaga (capacity 30,044).




