MáLAGA. Málaga prevails over Lugo 1-0 after G. Rodriguez scored just 1 goal (31′).

The match was played at the Estadio La Rosaleda stadium in Málaga on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Álvaro Moreno Aragón with the assistance of Rodrigo Blázquez Sánchez and Miguel Ortuño Sierra. The 4th official was Francisco Sáez Vital. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Málaga was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Lugo that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Málaga was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Málaga won the match​.

Málaga shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lugo shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Málaga received 1 yellow card (S. Gassama). Regarding the opposition, Lugo received 2 yellow cards (C. Pita and D. Alende).

Standings

After this contest, Málaga will have 17 points like Las Palmas to stay in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Lugo will stay with 15 points like Huesca, Fuenlabrada and UD Ibiza to stay in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Málaga will play away with Real Oviedo on the 31st of October with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Málaga (4 draws).

Lugo will host Sporting Gijón on the 30th of October with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Sporting Gijón (4 draws).

Málaga – Formation

Málaga adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager José Alberto López Menéndez decided to play with the following team: Dani Martín (7.0), Victor Gómez (7.9), Juande Rivas (7.1), David Lombán (7.3), Brian Cufre (6.7), Alberto Escassi (7.0), Genaro (7.1), Jozabed Sánchez (7.7), Paulino De la Fuente (6.6), Sekou Gassama (6.4) and Antoñin (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Dani Barrio, Roberto Fernández, Brandon (6.8), Ismael Gutiérrez, Mathieu Peybernes, Ramón Enríquez, Kevin Villodres (6.7), Javi Jiménez, Ismael Casas, Pablo Chavarría, Jairo Samperio and Haitam Abaida.

Málaga could not rely on the presence of B. Llamas (injured).

Substitutions

Málaga made 3 changes: S. Gassama for B. Llamas (45′), Antonin for K. Villodres (63′) and Jozabed for R. Fernandez Jaen (88′).

Best player: Victor Gómez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Málaga was Victor Gómez even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 41 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.

Lugo – Formation

Also Lugo adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the other side, Rubén Albés Yáñez played with: Francisco Vieites (7.4), Edu Campabadal (7.1), Diego Alende (6.3), Juan Antonio Ros (7.2), Orest Lebedenko (7.7), Fernando Seoane (7.1), Xavi Torres (6.7), Hugo Rama (6.8), Iriome Gonzalez (6.6), Joselu (6.3) and José Ángel Carrillo (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Juanpe (6.1), Carlos Pita (6.8), Jaume Cuellar Mendoza, Gerard Valentín (6.3), Ricard Sánchez, Josep Señé (6.6), Julen Fernández and Chris Ramos (6.6).

Substitutions

Lugo made 5 changes: D. Alende for C. Pita (46′), Carrillo for J. Sene (53′), H. Rama for C. Ramos De la Flor (53′), F. Seoane for Juanpe (54′) and I. Gonzalez for G. Valentin (66′).

Best player: Orest Lebedenko​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lugo was Orest Lebedenko.

His rating is (7.7) with 30 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 16 duels out of 22. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​

• UD Ibiza – Fuenlabrada – 3-1
• Sporting Gijón – Real Valladolid – 1-2
• Málaga – Lugo – 1-0
• Leganés – Tenerife – 1-2