Five goals in four games. Or, a goal every 72 minutes. This is the average, in LaLiga 1|2|3, that Juan Ramón López Muñiz’s team sees the goal. An average that has allowed the team to win all four matches up to now in the domestic competition, against CD Lugo, AD Alcorcón, UD Almería and CD Tenerife. 12 out of a possible 12 points.

However, it’s not just scoring goals. Maintaining a clean sheet, as the Malaguista coach said in a press conference, could become more important than scoring. Whenever you don’t concede you’ll score points. In this aspect, Málaga CF only has one LaLiga 1|2|3 rival, RCD Mallorca, although their average is +2 where the Malaguista side’s average is +4.

The Blue and Whites can boast of conceding just one goal in the four league games held to date. It was in the first game, against CD Lugo, at Estadio Anxo Carro. The local goal arrived in minute 6, and Muñiz’s men were able to turn the result around in the closing stages (1-2). Since the first league match, the Málaga squad has accumulated 354 minutes keeping a clean sheet. The art of making the most of the goal… and putting a lock on it for the rival.