| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6/15 | 8-10 |
| Spartak Moskva | 15 | L1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2/15 | 6-12 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | 293 | 4 | 5 | -1 | DDLW | 252 | +41 |
| Spartak Moskva | 69 | 12 | 18 | 0 | LWWWL | 94 | -25 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2012-02-15
Spartak Moskva (69th, 18 pts) visited Málaga (293rd, 5 pts) with 13 points between them. The last five rounds placed Málaga 252nd in the league for form — higher than their 293rd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Málaga 1 scored and 1.25 conceded per game, Spartak Moskva 1.33 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.57.
Spartak Moskva had gone 6 games without a win.
Estadio de Atletismo Ciudad de Málaga in Málaga staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,044.
