Málaga CF vs Real Zaragoza: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Málaga CF played against Real Zaragoza in Segunda División (Spain). The game was played on December 8, 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Málaga CF has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Real Zaragoza has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Málaga CF scores 1.25 goals per game and allows 1.31. Real Zaragoza scores 0.81 and allows 1.63. Games in this league average 2.53 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Málaga CF's games and 44% of Real Zaragoza's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 38%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 48% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Málaga CF has the higher season xG average, 1.42 to 1.31 per game. Málaga CF takes 12.1 shots per game, while Real Zaragoza takes 11.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Málaga CF leads at halftime in 31% of its games and scores 0.69 goals per game after halftime. Real Zaragoza leads at halftime in 13% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Málaga CF's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (5 goals). For Real Zaragoza, it is minutes 76-90+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Segunda División games average 2.53 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 48% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

38Possession (%)62
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
19Shots15
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
7Shots on target5
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
1.97xG1.67
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
8Corners4
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
40Dangerous attacks52
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
11Fouls7
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
5Cards6
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
1.25Goals scored / game0.81
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
1.31Goals allowed / game1.63
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
53%Average possession49%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
4.38Shots on target / game3.5
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.06Shots per game11.94
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
4.38Shots on target3.5
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
10.4%Shot conversion6.8%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
53%Possession49%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
1.42xG for1.31
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
1.5xG against1.44
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

Shooting quality

Málaga CF: BalancedReal Zaragoza: Balanced
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
Accuracy (shots on target)36%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.23

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Real Zaragoza is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Málaga CF · 1.8 pts / game - Real Zaragoza

Málaga CF
LDLWD
Season result split
31% W25% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-7
1.19 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Real Zaragoza
LLWWW
Season result split
25% W19% R56% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-3-9
0.94 pts / game · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-5
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Málaga CF is 54% better for: goals scored per game.

1.25 goals / game - Málaga CF · 0.81 goals / game - Real Zaragoza

Málaga CF is 24% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.31 goals / game - Málaga CF · 1.63 goals / game - Real Zaragoza

Málaga CF scoring profile: very strong

Málaga CF scores in 69% of games (11 of 16 meczów), while Real Zaragoza keeps a clean sheet in 19% (3 of 16 meczów).

Real Zaragoza scoring profile: strong

Real Zaragoza scores in 56% of games (9 of 16 meczów), while Málaga CF keeps a clean sheet in 19% (3 of 16 meczów).

20Goals scored (season)13
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
21Goals conceded (season)26
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
2.56Average goals per game2.44
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
7Goals scored (last 5)7
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
8Goals conceded (last 5)8
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

How often they score at least...

69%1 goal56%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
31%2 goals19%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
19%3 goals6%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
6%4 goals0%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal81%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
44%2 goals38%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
6%3 goals25%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
0%4 goals13%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time19%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
0%BTTS in both halves6%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
19%Scored in both halves13%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS31%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
80%BTTS - last 560%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time56%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
31%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Málaga CF is 38% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.38 pts / game - Málaga CF · 1 pts / game - Real Zaragoza

Málaga CF - half-time state
31% leading44% draw25% trailing
Real Zaragoza - half-time state
13% leading63% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per game (1st half)1
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
0.56Goals scored (1st half)0.31
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
0.94Average goals (1st half)0.81
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
63%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
63%No goal before half-time69%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

After half-time (2nd half)

1.06Points per game (2nd half)0.81
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
0.69Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
0.94Goals conceded (2nd half)1.13
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
1.63Average goals (2nd half)1.63
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
38%Clean sheet after half-time38%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
50%No goal after half-time63%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

Málaga CF - second-half results

25% W31% R44% P
22
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 31%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Real Zaragoza - second-half results

13% W44% R44% P
16
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding192%

Leads at halftime in 13% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Málaga CF - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.41.0
Goals allowed / game0.41.2
Average goals per game0.82.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Real Zaragoza - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.40
Goals scored / game0.80.6
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.41.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Málaga CF
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
2
3
16-30
4
1
31-45
5
3
46-60
1
4
61-75
5
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Real Zaragoza
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
1
3
16-30
2
4
31-45
1
5
46-60
1
8
61-75
6
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
39%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Málaga CF

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.19
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Real Zaragoza

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.69
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
119%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.86
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
46% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
46%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Segunda División).

Teams vs league

Málaga CFLigaReal Zaragoza
Average goals per game 2.562.53 2.44
Both teams scored 50%53% 44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%48% 38%
Clean sheets 19%29% 19%
Goal before half-time 63%66% 56%
Goal after half-time 81%72% 69%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.53
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / game
1.17
Away goals / game
+17%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defensive advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Real ZaragozaYellow cardPablo Ínsua Blanco
  2. Real ZaragozaYellow cardCarlos Pomares Rayo
  3. Málaga CFYellow cardVíctor García Marín
  4. Real ZaragozaSubstitutionOn: Alberto Rodríguez BaroOff: Aleksandar Radovanović
  5. Real ZaragozaSubstitutionOn: Marcos Cuenca ArandaOff: Valery Fernández Estrada
  6. Málaga CFYellow cardEinar Galilea Azaceta
  7. Real ZaragozaYellow cardAlberto Rodríguez Baro
  8. Málaga CFYellow cardJulen Lobete Cienfuegos
  9. Málaga CFYellow cardÁngel Recio Gutiérrez
  10. Real ZaragozaGoalDaniel Gómez Alcón
  11. Real ZaragozaYellow cardEsteban Andrada
  12. Real ZaragozaRed cardSinan Bakış

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Germán Cid CamachoMatches officiated: 18
6.17Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 256%Home wins28%Draws17%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Málaga CF vs Real Zaragoza?

The Segunda División match finished Málaga CF 1:1 Real Zaragoza. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Málaga CF vs Real Zaragoza?

Málaga CF score 1.25 goals per game on average and Real Zaragoza 0.81. The Segunda División average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Málaga CF's matches and 44% of Real Zaragoza's.

What form are Málaga CF and Real Zaragoza in?

Over the last 5 games Málaga CF have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Real Zaragoza 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Málaga CF vs Real Zaragoza?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.