Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Levante 1st with 79 points, Málaga 17th with 53, 26 apart. Málaga had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Málaga ran at 1 scored and 1.1 conceded, Levante at 1.64 and 1.
Málaga arrived off three straight defeats, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Málaga, 10/15 for Levante.
The sides have met 19 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for Málaga, 3 draws and 8 for Levante, at 2.26 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 74% of the meetings won by the home side.
Estadio La Rosaleda staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,044. On the scoreboard, Levante led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Málaga: Álex Pastor (68') · Levante: Pablo Martínez (35')
Key stats
Possession: Málaga 61% · Levante 39% · Total shots: 12-13 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 8-5