Málaga right now
Málaga have made a difficult start and sit 20th in La Liga. A -5.80 xG difference sits behind 3 points from 7 matches, which suggests the results reflect poor underlying performances. They have scored 2.85 fewer than their 5.85 xG, while conceding close to the 11.65 xG against them. They have taken 2.99 fewer points than their chances were worth (5.99), so the table undersells them.
How Málaga compares
Next match La Liga · Fri 09/10
Home Espanyol
- Málaga
- 35%
- Draw
- 32%
- Espanyol
- 33%
Data coverage: Thin One of these teams has only 7 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.
Last result La Liga · Sun 20/09
Away Getafe
0:1 Loss
- Expected goals
- 0.52 – 0.95
- xG difference
- -0.43
Goals vs xG — match by match
Bars are goals scored. Lines are the xG created and conceded in each match.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Expected goals | Expected goals conceded | xG difference | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 19/08 | Atlético Madrid | Away | 0:2 | 0.15 | 0.92 | -0.77 | 0 |
| Mon 24/08 | Deportivo La Coruña | Home | 1:1 | 1.95 | 1.12 | +0.83 | 1 |
| Sun 30/08 | Real Madrid | Away | 0:4 | 0.71 | 2.62 | -1.91 | 0 |
| Sun 06/09 | Levante UD | Home | 0:0 | 1.46 | 0.81 | +0.65 | 0 |
| Sun 13/09 | Celta Vigo | Away | 1:1 | 0.43 | 1.90 | -1.47 | 1 |
| Thu 17/09 | Villarreal | Home | 1:3 | 0.63 | 3.33 | -2.70 | 1 |
| Sun 20/09 | Getafe | Away | 0:1 | 0.52 | 0.95 | -0.43 | 0 |
| The season so far | 5.85 | 11.65 | 3 | ||||
Finishing
-2.85
Goals vs xG
Defending
+0.35
Goals conceded vs xGA
Results
-2.99
Points vs xPts
The run ahead
- Attack
- 48/99
- Defence
- 39/99
- Attack
- 43/99
- Defence
- 25/99
- Attack
- 48/99
- Defence
- 66/99
- Attack
- 61/99
- Defence
- 35/99
- Attack
- 43/99
- Defence
- 23/99
Key players
xGI = xG + xA ⓘ
Expected Goal Involvement combines expected goals and expected assists.