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Last year’s relegated from La Liga, Malaga CF, still has legitimate hopes of an immediate re-emergence in Spain’s top Spanish division. After an excellent start to the season, in which the Andalusians occupied the first place in the table until the eleventh match day, the performances fell off, but as currently fifth in the tableau at least the participation in the playoffs for promotion is still possible. Currently, there are four points ahead of seventh place, which would no longer bring the ticket for the promotion places. On the other hand, it is already six points behind the second place, which would be associated with a direct promotion to La Liga.
So for the host, the point is to score more points so that the dream of returning to the upper house remains alive. For the guests, this goal has already been dashed. Real Zaragoza, who was a runner-up in the last season, has no chance this season. Nevertheless, the Elf from Aragon is not hanging: On the contrary: from the last five rounds four wins were won and with a proud goal difference of 11: 3 in the context of this review, no team from La Liga 2 was better. The fans at the Estadio La Rosaleda are therefore expecting a match on equal terms, but the Malaga against Zaragoza odds still quite clear in favor of the home side. An assessment that does not join the Malaga against Zaragoza’s tip and instead aims that both teams will meet.
Malaga:
As described at the beginning, Malaga had to continue down the course of the season. A development that has not pleased the club managers of course, which is why since mid-April Victor Sanchez took on the coaching bank of Malaga place, who had previously worked almost two years in the job. As a successor to Juan Muniz, who was only committed last summer, he should now at least ensure participation in the promotion playoffs. His yield is quite passable so far: So recorded the 43-year-old two wins and one draw and one bankruptcy. Before the match against Zaragoza but continue to plague him personal worries, which mainly concern the defense: So fall among other things, the captain and defender Federico Ricca and his defensive teammates Juankar and Rajko Brezancic injury caused. In addition, Albanian midfielder Keidi Bare picked up a red card at his last game against Real Oviedo, which is why he is currently unavailable.
The fact that Malaga had a free game last weekend can definitely be described as an advantage. The reason was the game starting against the already no longer participating in the game operation Catalans CF Reus Deportivo, whereby a 1-0 victory was achieved on the green table. Meanwhile, the home record of the Andalusians is anything but optimal. Although the last home game against Oviedo was won 3-0 clear, but before the Blanquiazules had seven times before their own backdrop won no more and even booked three slippers. At least the defeats, however, can be put into perspective, as they were among others against the fourth-placed RCD Mallorca and leaders CA Osasuna and thus against quite strong form teams. However, the defense is once more reliable these days, with only 29 goals conceded after 39 rounds of play. This balance is the second best value after Granada in La Liga 2!
Zaragoza:
In Zaragoza, the course of the season can be described as a contrast to Malaga: First, Zaragoza played a messed-up first round, in which one even took a relegation place in the meantime, but since the turn of the year, the previous third of the La Liga is much more stable. An upswing unquestionably linked to the change of coach in mid-December 2018, when Victor Fernandez took over the job of Lucas Alcaraz. For his part, Fernandez was only allowed to work as Real’s coach for two months, having only inherited Imanol Idiakez in that position in October of last year. However, he could set no impulse, while Zaragoza has now apparently done with Fernandez a good grip. The 58-year-old is no stranger to Zaragoza as he has coached the club twice before. Currently Fernandez has a record of ten wins and four draws and seven defeats. So he just scratched at a win rate of 50 percent, which makes it clear that under his direction, things have turned noticeably for the better.
Especially in recent weeks, the Blanquillos have presented strong: This can be read, for example, four wins from the last five matchdays, but a threesome, also against Reus, took place at the green table and the remaining opponents rather came from the midfield or table cellar , The only defeat in this flashback was in turn against La Coruna, which have more the collar size of the coming counterparty, cashed. For Zaragoza also speaks the marksmanship in the foreign. The 27 away goals are the highest in the second-highest Spanish league.
Malaga vs Zaragoza head to head matches
13.01.19 LL2 Zaragoza Malaga 0 : 2
03.02.13 LL Malaga Zaragoza 1 : 1
01.09.12 LL Zaragoza Malaga 0 : 1
25.02.12 LL Malaga Zaragoza 5 : 1
25.09.11 LL Zaragoza Malaga 0 : 0