Málaga vs Elche – Match preview, form & H2H

La Liga La Liga Round 18
Málaga
Not Started
Elche
Estadio La Rosaleda

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Last 5 matches

Málaga 0 W · 2 D · 3 L
  1. L Málaga – Racing Santander La Liga · 1–2
  2. L Real Betis – Málaga La Liga · 2–1
  3. D Deportivo Alavés – Málaga La Liga · 1–1
  4. L Málaga – Real Sociedad La Liga · 2–5
  5. D Málaga – Espanyol La Liga · 1–1
Elche 1 W · 2 D · 2 L
  1. L Elche – Real Betis La Liga · 0–2
  2. L Elche – Valencia La Liga · 0–1
  3. W Rayo Vallecano – Elche La Liga · 0–3
  4. D Villarreal – Elche La Liga · 0–0
  5. D Elche – Celta Vigo La Liga · 0–0

Last 5 in numbers

In their last 5 matches, all competitions.
Statistic Málaga Elche
Goals scored 6(1.2 per match) 3(0.6 per match)
Goals conceded 11(2.2 per match) 3(0.6 per match)
Matches without conceding 0 of 5 3 of 5
Matches without scoring 0 of 5 4 of 5
Yellow cards 13(2.6 per match) 15(3 per match)
Corners 23(4.6 per match) 28(5.6 per match)
League position La Liga
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
18 Elche 12 2 4 6 14 20 -6 10
20 Málaga 12 0 5 7 9 23 -14 5
UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Relegation

Gap between teams: 5 points

Full La Liga standings

This season compared

La Liga 2026/2027
Málaga Elche
12 Matches played 12
0.8 Goals scored per match 1.2
1.9 Goals conceded per match 1.7
50% Average possession 52%
5 of 12 Matches with 3 or more goals 6 of 12
5.1 Corners per match 4.9
2.5 Yellow cards per match 2.6
1 of 12 Matches without conceding 3 of 12

Top scorers

La Liga 2026/2027
Málaga
Adrián Niño Heredia

Attacker

5 Goals
1 Assists
Minutes per goal 92'
Pass accuracy 78.4%
Matches played 8
Minutes played 459'

Also scoring

  1. Carlos Dotor Midfielder · 404' per goal 2 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Pablo Martínez Midfielder · 486' per goal 1 Goals 2 Assists
Elche
Fer Niño

Attacker

6 Goals
0 Assists
Minutes per goal 131'
Pass accuracy 71%
Matches played 12
Minutes played 786'

Also scoring

  1. Germán Valera Attacker · 490' per goal 2 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Facundo Buonanotte Midfielder · 352' per goal 1 Goals 1 Assists

Minutes per goal: how many minutes, on average, the player needs to score. Lower is better.

Head to head Recent meetings
Málaga 1–2 1 2 Elche
Elche 1–2 1 2 Málaga
Málaga 0–1 0 1 Elche
Elche 0–1 0 1 Málaga

See full Málaga vs Elche history & stats

About the match

Málaga vs Elche will be played on 3 January 2027 at 00:00 UTC at Estadio La Rosaleda in La Liga.

Ahead of kick-off, Málaga are 20th in the La Liga standings, while Elche are 18th.

Head-to-head

Málaga and Elche have met 4 times in the available head-to-head data.

Málaga won 2 times, while Elche won 2 times. None of the meetings ended in a draw.