Match Report
In the standings it was Málaga 12th on 53 points, Rayo Vallecano 6th on 67 — separated by 14. On recent form Málaga sat only 18th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 12th overall. Per game in the league, Málaga were scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.12, Rayo Vallecano 1.24 and 0.95, against a competition average of 1.03 goals per team per game.
Across 13 recorded meetings, Málaga have 5 wins to Rayo Vallecano's 5, with 3 draws, at 3.15 goals per meeting. 62% of the meetings finished with three goals or more. Recent meetings have been cagier — 2.2 goals per game across the last five against 3.15 historically.
The venue was Estadio La Rosaleda in Malaga, with room for 30,044 spectators. On the scoreboard, Málaga led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.