Barcelona VS Malaga ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )
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PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Barcelona vs Malaga
Barcelona and Malaga play at the Camp Nou in a 9th round match of the Primera Division. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the home team, who in the last 6 games won 3, drew 2 and lost 1. However, in the last match at this stage by the Primera Division on 19-11-2016, the game ended in a draw for (0-0). In this match the house factor may play a decisive role, as Málaga has shown differences in performance in their games at home and as a visitor.
Barcelona Team News
The home team is currently in 1st place with 22 points earned after 7 wins and 1 draw. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Las Palmas by (3-0). In the last match, tied off for Atletico Madrid by (1-1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches has 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats as a visitor, with 29 goals scored and 17 conceded, against 13 victories , 1 draw and 1 home defeat, with 48 goals scored and 12 conceded. The team arrives at this meeting after a home win with Olympiakos by (3-1).
In this competition, you have not lost 8 matches. His attack has marked with great regularity, since he has always scored at least one goal in the last 8 games in this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency towards goals, since 24 in 31 finished with More than 2.5 goals in the marker. This is a team that scores many times first: it opened the scoring in 6 of its last 8 games by the Primera Division, of these 6 reached the interval in advantage in 4 and managed to always maintain the advantage until the end of the game.
Barcelona vs Malaga Stats
Barcelona have a great campaign in the Spanish Championship, leads with a good advantage of 4 points for second place, but in the last round had his first match without a win and now goes looking for 3 more points to remain calm in the first place. The great performance can be explained by the very high yield of both his offensive and defensive systems, having scored 24 goals, being the most positive of La Liga, and conceded only 3 goals, having the defense less leaked, showing the balance between the 2 sectors. Playing at home, as this Saturday’s showdown, Barcelona have won all their games and it is worth noting that they have averages of 4 goals scored and 0.25 goals conceded per game at the Camp Nou. For the confrontation against Malaga, coach Ernesto Valverde will not be able to count on the side Jordi Alba because of injury.
Malaga Team News
The visiting team is currently in 20th place with 1 point behind, 1 draw and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to Sevilla by (2-0). In the last match, lost at home to Leganes by (0-2). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses in his stadium.
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 4 losses in the last games like visitor and has not won any of the last 8 games. The team has not been very strong defensively, as they have always conceded goals in the last 8 games, and their attack needs to improve because they have not been able to perform in 6 of the last 8 matches in this competition. In their games outside there is a trend for few goals, since in 14 of the last 23 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. This is a team that scores a few times first. Indeed, he never opened the scoring in his last 8 games for the Primera Division. In 8 games in this competition, suffered the first goal 8 times and never managed to turn the score. There are 1 periods highlighted in the last 5 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 4 of his 9 goals between the minutes (61′-75 ‘).
Malaga are having poor performance in La Liga, they are the only team that has not yet won after 8 rounds and must start to present a better football with urgency, because if they maintain that level, the relegation at the end of the season will be inevitable. The team has serious problems both in defense and in attack, having scored only 4 goals, being the third worst of the competition, and suffered 18 goals, with the defense more leaked. Playing away from home, like Saturday’s clash, Malaga have lost all four of their games and the most worrying thing is that they have not scored a goal even in this type of situation, while they have the second most leaked defense as a visitor. For the confrontation against Barcelona, coach Míchel will not be able to count on midfielder Kuzmanovic because of injury and with the steering wheel Recio, suspended.
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