Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Málaga (17th, 53 pts) held a 30-point advantage over FC Cartagena (22nd, 23 pts). FC Cartagena had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 22nd overall. Per game in the league, FC Cartagena were scoring 0.79 and conceding 1.86, Málaga 1 and 1.1, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
FC Cartagena had been beaten in four straight games. Málaga had gone 6 games without a win, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — FC Cartagena 3, draws 2, Málaga 2, at 2.29 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 71% of the meetings.
The venue was Estadio Municipal Cartagonova, with room for 15,105 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Málaga: Roko Baturina (90')
Key stats
Possession: FC Cartagena 32% · Málaga 68% · Total shots: 10-14 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 6-5




