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

Key match information

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

Current form

Málaga CF: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Real Zaragoza: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Málaga CF scores 1.25 and concedes 1.31 goals per match. Real Zaragoza scores 0.81 and concedes 1.63. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Málaga CF 50%, Real Zaragoza 44%. Over 2.5: Málaga CF 50%, Real Zaragoza 38%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Málaga CF has higher xG: 1.42 vs 1.31. Málaga CF: 12.1 shots per match, Real Zaragoza: 11.9.

Match halves

Málaga CF: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.69. Real Zaragoza: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Málaga CF: 46-60 (5 goals). Real Zaragoza: 76-90+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Segunda División: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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
1.25Goals scored / match0.81
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
1.31Goals conceded / match1.63
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
53%Average possession49%
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
4.38Shots on target / match3.5
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.06Shots per match11.94
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Málaga CF
LDLWD
Season result split
31% W25% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-7
1.19 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWWDW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-5
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLLLW
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Málaga CF is 24% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Málaga CF scoring profile: very strong

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

Real Zaragoza scoring profile: strong

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

20Goals scored (season)13
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
21Goals conceded (season)26
Málaga CFReal Zaragoza
2.56Average goals in match2.44
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 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.

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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

1.38 pts / match - Málaga CF · 1 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 31% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 13% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 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 match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.41.2
Average goals in match0.82.2
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.41.6
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
119%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 2.562.53 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 match
53%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.17
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence 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?

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