Málaga vs Athletic Club prediction and preview
La Liga · Sunday 29 November 2026, 00:00 UTC
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Málaga vs Athletic Club
La Liga · Sunday 29 November 2026, 00:00 UTC · Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
Málaga vs Athletic Club preview
The La Liga fixture between Málaga and Athletic Club is scheduled for Sunday 29 November 2026 at 00:00 UTC at Estadio La Rosaleda in Málaga. Málaga are 20th in the table with 5 points from 11, while Athletic Club go into the round 7th, on 15 points from 10 games.
Málaga come into the game with a L-D-L-D-L run in the league (0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Athletic Club's recent sequence reads W-W-L-D-D. Over their last 6, Málaga have scored 1.0 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Athletic Club average 1.3 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Málaga won 2, 3 games were drawn and Athletic Club won 5. Those games averaged 2.3 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 25 Feb 2018, ended Athletic Club 2-1 Málaga.
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Form and table
- MálagaLast five: L D L D L
- Athletic ClubLast five: D D L W W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 15 | DDLWW |
| 20 | Málaga | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 5 | LDLDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Málaga expected line-up (4-1-4-1)
Alfonso Herrero, Rafita Garrido, Ángel Recio, Fernando Calero, Carlos Puga, David Larrubia, Dani Lorenzo, Carlos Dotor, Adam Aznou, Adrián Niño Heredia
Athletic Club expected line-up (4-4-2)
Unai Simón, Yuri Berchiche, Hugo Rincón, Aymeric Laporte, Álex Berenguer, Peio Canales Urtasun, Nico Williams, Iñaki Williams, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria
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