Real Madrid vs Malaga Preview: Score Predictions, Squad News and Betting Odds
- Real Madrid host Malaga at the Santiago Bernabeu in LaLiga on Sunday, 30th of August, kick-off 16:00 BST.
- Malaga are a newly promoted team to LaLiga and have lost and drawn their first two games in the league.
- Real Madrid managed to beat Espanyol in their opening game of LaLiga with a last-minute goal.
- In May of 2013 under current manager Jose Mourinho, Madrid beat Malaga 6-2 at the Bernabeu.
Key Players and H2H Record
Real Madrid have a wealth of attacking talent in the likes of Vinicius Jnr, Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham, so expect goals. For Malaga, the main attacking threat comes from striker Ruiz Rubio, known as Chupe. He scored 24 goals last season to help Malaga get promoted.
The history of this fixture certainly favours Madrid; in their last 29 meetings, Madrid have won 23 times compared to Malaga’s 1 victory. The game has ended in a draw 5 times. During these games, Madrid have scored 69 times, and Malaga have scored 24 goals.
Our Prediction
The fact that Malaga are a newly promoted team and they are playing away from home is massive. Real Madrid have a much stronger squad of players, and their dominance over Malaga plays a big factor too. The only advantage Malaga have going into this game is two days extra rest, as Madrid played on the 26th. With all that in mind, we have Real Madrid the winners in this one.
Our bet is Madrid to be winning at halftime and fulltime, odds of 1/2.
