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

Key match information

Málaga CF play Real Zaragoza in Segunda División (Spain). The match date is 8 December 2025 at 20:30. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Málaga CF: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Real Zaragoza: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Málaga CF scores 1.72 and concedes 1.17 goals per match. Real Zaragoza scores 0.83 and concedes 1.40. League average: 2.63 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Málaga CF 61%, Real Zaragoza 50%. Over 2.5: Málaga CF 57%, Real Zaragoza 33%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Málaga CF has higher xG: 1.60 vs 1.33. Málaga CF: 13.9 shots per match, Real Zaragoza: 12.1.

Match halves

Málaga CF: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 1.00. Real Zaragoza: half-time lead 12%, second-half goals 0.52.

Goals by minute

Málaga CF: 76-90+ (22 goals). Real Zaragoza: 76-90+ (14 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Segunda División: 2.63 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

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-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
1.72Goals scored / match0.83
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
1.17Goals conceded / match1.4
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
52%Average possession49%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
5.41Shots on target / match3.55
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.91Shots per match12.07
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
5.41Shots on target3.55
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
12.3%Shot conversion6.9%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
52%Possession49%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
1.6xG for1.33
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
1.45xG against1.44
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

Shooting quality

Málaga CF: BalancedReal Zaragoza: Balanced
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
Accuracy (shots on target)39%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.23

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Málaga CF is 1000% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Málaga CF · 0.2 pts / match - Real Zaragoza

Málaga CF
WWDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W26% R24% P
Season (W-D-L)
23-12-11
1.76 pts / match · goal difference +25
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-9-2
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
LWDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.14BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Real Zaragoza
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
19% W29% R52% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-12-22
0.86 pts / match · goal difference -24
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-6-11
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

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 107% better for: goals scored per match.

1.72 goals / match - Málaga CF · 0.83 goals / match - Real Zaragoza

Málaga CF is 20% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.17 goals / match - Málaga CF · 1.4 goals / match - Real Zaragoza

Málaga CF scoring profile: very strong

Málaga CF scores in 85% of matches (39 of 46 matches), while Real Zaragoza keeps a clean sheet in 19% (8 of 42 matches).

Real Zaragoza scoring profile: strong

Real Zaragoza scores in 62% of matches (26 of 42 matches), while Málaga CF keeps a clean sheet in 28% (13 of 46 matches).

79Goals scored (season)35
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
54Goals conceded (season)59
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
2.89Average goals in match2.24
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
6Goals scored (last 5)2
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
2Goals conceded (last 5)9
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal62%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
50%2 goals17%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
26%3 goals5%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
9%4 goals0%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

How often they concede at least...

72%1 goal81%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
33%2 goals40%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
13%3 goals12%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
0%4 goals5%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time17%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
7%BTTS in both halves2%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
30%Scored in both halves7%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

BTTS and goal count

48%Min. 3 goals and BTTS31%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS2%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
40%BTTS - last 540%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time2%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
48%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
30%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

Match 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 74% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.57 pts / match - Málaga CF · 0.9 pts / match - Real Zaragoza

Málaga CF - half-time state
39% leading39% draw22% trailing
Real Zaragoza - half-time state
12% leading55% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.57Points per match (1st half)0.9
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
0.72Goals scored (1st half)0.31
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
0.39Goals conceded (1st half)0.55
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
1.11Average goals (1st half)0.86
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
63%Clean sheet before half-time52%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
52%No goal before half-time71%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

After half-time (2nd half)

1.52Points per match (2nd half)0.95
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.52
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
0.78Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
1.78Average goals (2nd half)1.38
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
48%Clean sheet after half-time38%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
33%No goal after half-time60%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

Málaga CF - second-half results

41% W28% R30% P
72
Half-time points
33
Half-time goals
+15
Goal difference (1st half)
70
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.57
PPG before half-time
Lead holding128%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Real Zaragoza - second-half results

21% W31% R48% P
38
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.90
PPG before half-time
Lead holding158%

Leads at half-time in 12% of matches and wins 19%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Málaga CF - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.60
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match0.41.2
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference0+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Real Zaragoza - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.200.60
Goals scored / match0.20.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.21.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-4-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Málaga CF
ScoredConceded
11
5
0-15
6
8
16-30
16
5
31-45
16
7
46-60
8
11
61-75
22
18
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (22 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (18). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Real Zaragoza
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
6
9
16-30
3
10
31-45
5
9
46-60
3
13
61-75
14
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.56
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-22%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Málaga CF

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
119%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Real Zaragoza

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.46
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.2 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 2.892.63 2.24
Both teams scored 61%56% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%50% 33%
Clean sheets 28%26% 19%
Goal before half-time 67%68% 60%
Goal after half-time 85%75% 79%

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

2.63
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / match
1.18
Away goals / match
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Málaga CF 1 - 0 - 0 Real Zaragoza. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

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 1.72 goals per game on average and Real Zaragoza 0.83. The Segunda División average is 2.63 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 61% of Málaga CF's matches and 50% of Real Zaragoza's.

What form are Málaga CF and Real Zaragoza in?

Over the last 5 games Málaga CF have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Real Zaragoza 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

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

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