Spain - Segunda DivisiónStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Villarreal B and Málaga, taking place on Friday, 07 April 2023, at Ciudad Deportiva in Villarreal.
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Villarreal B, Recent FormVillarreal B were forced to settle for a share of the points in their last league match, which wound up a 1-1 draw against Tenerife. During that encounter they had 36% possession and had 7 attempts on goal with 4 on target, while their opponents hit 7 of their 17 shots on goal.
It's fair to say that manager Miguel Álvarez will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 7 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 5 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. The defensive quality of his current squad will be troubling him of late, his defence having only notched up 2 clean sheets from their last 6 home games.
Villarreal B will take some comfort from having only lost 1 of their last 6 games, but having managed just 2 wins shows there's room for improvement.
Málaga, Recent FormThe Málaga squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 1-0 away defeat against FC Andorra, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. They came away from that fixture with a 28% share of the possession and clocked up 5 attempts on goal with 0 on target, in comparison to FC Andorra, who managed 14 attempts on goal, 3 of which were on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 4 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 5 and seen valuable points lost. There are concerning signs for them, having failed to score in 4 of their last 6 league games. They will need to tighten up at the back, having failed to keep a clean sheet in all but 1 of their last 6 away games.
An away win for Málaga is just a distant memory, having not won on the road in 15 games.
With 2 goals scored in his last 6 away games for Málaga, Fran Sol will be looking to add more goals against Villarreal B in this match.
In the previous encounter between these sides, both teams grabbed goals, with the match finishing in a 1-1 draw.
With no real injury worries, Villarreal B manager Miguel Álvarez will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
There is only really one injury concern for the Malaga manager Sergio Pellicer ahead of this clash, with Lago Júnior (COVID-19) missing out, which gives Pellicer a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Villarreal B Playing at home | Málaga Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | Goals scored | 0.7 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 44' | Time first goal scored | 48' |
| 35' | Time first goal conceded | 54' |
| 2.4 | Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.1 | Subs used | 4.9 |
| 5-2 | Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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