MáLAGA. UD Ibiza was capable to snatch a draw against Málaga with a late goal from J. Ibiza scored in the (90′) after Málaga got a lead with a goal from A. Appiah (61′). Málaga was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)

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 help of Rodrigo Blázquez Sánchez and Miguel Ortuño Sierra. The 4th official was Antonio Sánchez Sánchez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.4 degrees Celsius or 72.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Málaga had a superior ball possession 58% while UD Ibiza was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Málaga was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Málaga to win the match​.

Málaga shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, UD Ibiza shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Málaga received 5 yellow cards (Alejandro Calvo, Alberto Escassi, B. Ouacharaf, Rafael Rodríguez and Rafael Rodríguez). On the opposite side, UD Ibiza received 2 yellow cards (Javi Vázquez and Suleiman Camara).

Standings

After playing this match, Málaga will have 44 points to hold in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, UD Ibiza will have 34 points to sit in the 21st place.

Next matches

Málaga – Formation

Málaga started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Sergio Pellicer García decided to play with the following team: Rubén Yáñez (6.8), Jonas Ramalho (7.2), Alberto Escassi (6.6), Juande Rivas (7.3), Alex Calvo (6.7), Aleix Febas (6.2), Luis Muñoz (6.9), Cristian Gutiérrez (7.0), Francisco Villalba (7.4), Rubén Castro (6.3) and Pablo Chavarría (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Bilal Ouacharaf (6.7), Unai Bustinza, Jesús Martín, Fran Sol, Esteban Burgos, Arvin Appiah (7.1), Genaro, Rafa Rodriguez (6.4), Carlos Lopez, Javi Jiménez, Manolo Reina and Loren Zúñiga (6.2).

Substitutions

Málaga made 5 changes: Aleix Febas for Arvin Appiah (46′), Alberto Escassi for Bilal Ouacharaf (58′), Nolito for Suleiman Camara Sanneh (62′), Rubén Castro for Rafael Rodríguez Ruiz (77′) and Alejandro Calvo for Lorenzo Zúñiga Owono (77′).

Best player: Francisco Villalba​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Málaga was Francisco Villalba.

His rating is (7.4) with 57 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.

UD Ibiza – Formation

UD Ibiza started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Luis Lucas Alcaraz González played with: German Parreño Boix (6.2), Francisco Grima (6.0), Martín Pascual (6.8), Marcos Mauro (6.9), Juan Fernández (6.4), Javi Vázquez (6.5), Coke (6.8), Williams Alarcón (6.8), Isma Ruiz (6.8), Nolito (5.9) and Cristian Herrera (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Andres Palacios, Xairo Soto (6.1), Gonzalo Escobar, Lukáš Juliš (6.4), Kevin Appin (6.3), Suleiman Camara (6.6), Daniel Fuzato, Ekain Zenitagoia, Jorge Chanza, Fausto Grillo and Alejandro Sanchez (6.6).

Substitutions

UD Ibiza made 4 changes: Isma Ruiz for Kevin Appin (70′), Coke for Lukáš Juliš (71′), W. Alarcón for Kevin Appin (85′) and Fran Grima for Suleiman Camara Sanneh (85′).

Best player: Cristian Herrera​

The player that probably impressed the most for UD Ibiza was Cristian Herrera.

His rating is (7.0) with 38 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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

• FC Andorra – Villarreal II – 4-3
• Burgos – Lugo – 0-1
• Málaga – UD Ibiza – 1-1
• Huesca – SD Eibar – 0-1
• Albacete – Mirandés – 2-1
• Levante – Real Oviedo – 2-1
• Granada – Leganés – 2-0
• Las Palmas – Deportivo Alavés – 0-0