Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: FC Barcelona (1st, 93 pts) held a 73-point advantage over Málaga (20th, 20 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.63/1.61 for Málaga and 2.61/0.76 for FC Barcelona (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
Defeat had followed defeat for Málaga — six in succession. FC Barcelona were unbeaten in 12. Málaga had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; FC Barcelona, 11.
The sides have met 19 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Málaga, 3 draws and 14 for FC Barcelona, at 2.95 goals per meeting. Only 42% of these meetings ended in a home win. The recent editions have closed up — 1.6 goals per game over the last five against 2.95 all-time.
Estadio La Rosaleda in Malaga, capacity 30,044, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, FC Barcelona led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.