Sitting at the 20th spot of La Liga standings, Malaga is under massive relegation pressure playing on their home ground. Across their last 10 matches, the team has notched just 1 win, 5 draws and 4 losses, and suffered a narrow defeat in their latest fixture. They adopt a 4-1-4-1 formation for this clash, with Murillo, Ochoa, Cajueste, Cruz and Llobet all sidelined due to injuries. Herrero will take the goalkeeper spot, with Puga, Calero, Recio and Lafita forming the back four. Rafa Rodriguez acts as the single defensive midfielder, while Larriba, Lorenzo, Martinez and Munoz make up the rest of the midfield, and Chupete leads the attacking line. The side tends to prioritize defensive play, and mostly looks for chances from set pieces during positional attacks. They maintain a fairly high possession rate in most games, but their extremely weak finishing ability in the final third leads to very disappointing goal conversion efficiency.
SPA D1
O/U
Malaga
vs
Real Sociedad
68