Match Report
Málaga had not lost in 6 games. Real Sociedad had drawn four in a row.
GioScore's database holds 17 meetings between the two: 6 for Málaga, 6 for Real Sociedad and 5 drawn, at 2.65 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host.
Jesus Gil Manzano took charge of the match — our records show 84 games refereed with an average of 1.5 yellow cards per game. The venue was Estadio La Rosaleda in Malaga, with room for 30,044 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.