Málaga Club de Fútbol host Levante Unión Deportivo at La Rosaleda stadium for the 27th BBVA League match. The exciting game sees the Malaguistas, sixth on the table with 37 points, take on the Valencia-based team who are fourth with 38.
Málaga have won their previous two home games against Levante in the First Division with same result: 1-0. The Blue and Whites have become a fortress at home, having only lost two out of the last 12 games played – and they were against Real Madrid and Barcelona. This means they’ve notched up eight wins and two draws. For their part, Levante accumulate six defeats in the last seven games played away from Ciutat de Valencia.
Interesting stats:
- The four goals that the Malaguistas have managed against Levante in the Legaue have been scored by foreigners. - Málaga is the team with the least amount of yellow cards (not including doubles) in the League (43). - The match referee, Iglesias Villanueva, led the Málaga-Levante league clash last season which ended 1-0 for MCF, thanks to a goal by Eliseu. - Toulalan has scored triple the amount of goals for Málaga (3) as he has done in the rest of this sporting career. - The last six league goals from the Levantinista, Rubén Súarez, have happened in the last 11 minutes of a match. - Malaguista player, Cazorla, is one of the three footballers from the main five European leagues who has scored the most goals (5) out of the area. The top two are Kembo-Ekoko (Rennes) and Rooney (Manchester United).