Valencia vs Málaga prediction and preview

La Liga · Sunday 10 January 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Valencia vs Málaga

La Liga · Sunday 10 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia

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Valencia vs Málaga preview

Valencia welcome Málaga at Estadio de Mestalla in Valencia on Sunday 10 January 2027 (00:00 UTC) in La Liga. Valencia sit 19th on 9 points after 11 matches, while Málaga sit 20th on 5 points after 11 matches.

Valencia have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; Málaga have 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Valencia have scored 1.2 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Málaga average 1.0 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Valencia have 6 wins to Málaga's 2 across 10 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 17 Feb 2018, ended Málaga 1-2 Valencia.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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19Valencia11236817-99LDDLW
20Málaga11056821-135LDLDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Valencia 6, draws 2, Málaga 2.

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Valencia expected line-up (4-4-2)

Stole Dimitrievski, Pepelu, José Gayà, César Tárrega, Guido Rodríguez, Pablo Maffeo, Luis Rioja, Javi Guerra, Arnaut Danjuma

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

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