Match Report
Málaga, 20th on 20 points, faced a 38-point deficit to Sevilla (7th, 58). Sevilla's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Málaga were scoring 0.63 and conceding 1.61, Sevilla 1.29 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Málaga had been beaten in four straight games. The last-five ledger: Málaga 1/15, Sevilla 10/15.
19 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Málaga 4, draws 5, Sevilla 10, at 3.21 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 68% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 63%.
Estadio La Rosaleda in Malaga staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,044. On the scoreboard, Sevilla led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.