ZARAGOZA. Málaga and Real Zaragoza draw 1-1. A. scored the first goal (26′) for Málaga. E. equalized (64′) with a penalty.

The match was played at the Estadio de la Romareda stadium in Zaragoza on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. In front of 16,052 spectators.​ The referee was Francisco José Hernández Maeso who was helped by Judit Romano García and Álvaro González Narváez. The 4th official was Alfonso Vicente Moral. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Real Zaragoza was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Málaga that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Zaragoza was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Real Zaragoza to win the match​.

Real Zaragoza shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Málaga shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Real Zaragoza received 1 yellow card (R. Petrovic). Regarding the opposition, Málaga received 2 yellow cards (B. E. Cufre and A. Escassi).

Standings

After this contest, Real Zaragoza will have 30 points like Leganés and Mirandés to sit in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Málaga will have 32 points like Sporting Gijón to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Real Zaragoza will play away with Leganés on the 11th of February with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Leganés (3 draws).

Málaga will host Almería on the 12th of February with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Almería (8 draws).

Real Zaragoza – Formation

Real Zaragoza started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Juan Ignacio Martínez Jiménez decided to play with the following team: Cristian Álvarez (6.4), Alejandro Francés (7.7), Lluís López (7.0), Jair Amador (7.3), Josep Chavarría (6.4), Francho Serrano (7.4), Radosav Petrović (6.4), Eugeni Valderrama (8.8), Borja Sainz (6.5), Álvaro Giménez (7.0) and Sabin Merino (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Alberto Zapater, Daniel Lasure, Ivan Azón Monzón (6.4), Juan Narváez (7.4), Álvaro Ratón, Jaume Grau (6.4), Ángel López, Valentín Vada (6.7), Nano Mesa (6.5), Sergio Bermejo Lillo and Carlos Nieto.

Real Zaragoza could not rely on the presence of V. Vada (injured).

Substitutions

Real Zaragoza made 5 changes: B. Sainz for J. Narvaez (46′), Sabin for N. Mesa (73′), A. Gimenez for I. Azon (73′), Eugeni for J. Grau (80′) and F. Serrano for V. Vada (80′).

Best player: Eugeni Valderrama​

The most impressive player for Real Zaragoza was Eugeni Valderrama.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 37 passes (81% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 14 crosses.

Málaga – Formation

Málaga started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

José Ignacio González Sáenz played with: Dani Barrio (8.5), Victor Gómez (6.1), David Lombán (6.8), Mathieu Peybernes (6.7), Brian Cufre (6.8), Paulino De la Fuente (7.2), Alberto Escassi (6.8), Ramón Enríquez (6.8), Antoñin (7.1), Jozabed Sánchez (6.4) and Roberto Fernández (6.8).

They had on the bench: Daniel Lorenzo, Sekou Gassama, Ismael Casas, Kevin Villodres, Aleix Febas (6.5), Dani Martín, Jairo Samperio, Álvaro Vadillo (6.7), Javi Jiménez, Brandon (6.2), Andrés Caro and Ismael Gutiérrez.

Substitutions

Málaga made 3 changes: Antonin for A. Febas (60′), Jozabed for A. Vadillo (60′) and R. Fernandez Jaen for B. Llamas (81′).

Best player: Dani Barrio​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Málaga was the goalkeeper: Dani Barrio. His rating is 8.45. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Girona – Ponferradina – 3-0
• Real Sociedad II – Lugo – 1-1
• Sporting Gijón – SD Eibar – 0-1
• Real Zaragoza – Málaga – 1-1