Ponferrada travel to Estadio La Rosaleda to face Malaga in the second leg of La Liga on Saturday.
Málaga prepare for this match after a 1-1 draw with Real Zaragoza in La Liga 2. Málaga had 23% of possession in the game and had 6 shots on goal, of which 3 were on target. Haitham Abayda scores for Málaga (79′). On the other hand, Real Zaragoza had 9 of 24 shots on goal.
Giuliano Simeone (88′) scores for Real Zaragoza. Malaga have rarely kept a clean sheet in recent times. The facts show that Málaga have failed to prevent their opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 matches, conceding 8 goals. The next game doesn’t necessarily follow this pattern.
Ponferradina previously drew 1:1 with Real Oviedo in La Liga 2. In this game, Ponferradina had 72% possession and had 8 attempts to score, of which 3 were on target. Derick Laserda was the only player on the scoreboard for Ponferradina (93′).
Real Oviedo had 10 attempts on goal, of which 3 were on target. Borja Baston (57′) scores the goal for Real Oviedo. Ponferrada’s attacking form has been goalless in their last six games, contributing to a poor four-goal comeback. In this match, La Ponfe also saw their opponents total score at 8.
Prediction
We think Ponferradina will need some luck to score and win against Malaga.
At the end of the game, ‘Malaga’ won 1-0 and played a match. It should be interesting.
Head-to-head
A check of their previous match on 11 January 2019 showed Málaga 1 and Ponferrada 3 for a total of 2 results.
A total of 10 goals were scored in this match, of which 2 were scored by Los Boquerones and 8 by La Ponfe. The average is 1.67 goals per game.
The last league match between these teams was on 3 December 2022, match 31 of La Liga 2, when Málaga drew 0:0 against Ponferradina. On this day, ‘Malaga’ had 55% possession and 2 out of 13 attempts at goal.
Ponferradina had 11 shots for the opposition, of which 3 were on target.
Line-up
Malaga:
Lumor Agbenyenu, A. Escassi Olivia, Haitam Abaida, Fran Villalba, Aleix Febas, Cristian Gutiérrez and Rubén Castro, Rubén Yáñez, Jonas Ramalho, Esteban Burgos, Juande Rivas.
Ponferrada:
Alexandru Pascanu, José Amo, Álex Díez, Daniel Ojeda, Kelechi Nwakali, Erik Morán, José Manuel Naranjo, Derik Lacerda and Yuri, Giorgi Makaridze, Paris Adot.
Betting tips
- Both teams to score – YES
- Malaga to win – YES
- 2+ goals in the match – NO
- Clean sheet – NO
Where to watch
Hulu telecasts laliga 2 matches.