Elche – Malaga 0–2

	1H	2H	T
ELC	0	0	0
M	1	1	2

Match report

Malaga beat Elche 2–0 at Elche Stadium in La Liga. Nielsen opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Elche have 3 wins in their last 5, while Malaga have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

Buba Sangaré

28'

43'

⚽Nielsenassist Hansen

Marc Aguado

60'

66'

⚽Marsh

⇄Iñaki Peña↓ G. Diangana

69'

⇄Almeida↓ Schmidt

77'

Costa

⇄Alejandro Iturbe↓ Aleix Febas

88'

⇄Martin↓ Marsh

Momentum

ELC

⚽⚽

Match info

TournamentLa Liga · Spain · Tier 1

Kick-offMay 8, 2023 · 19:00

VenueElche Stadium

Attendance39,460 / 44,841 (88%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking ELC

#9·

#16

Where to watch

ESPN+

Statistics

41Ball possession %59

0.5Expected goals (xG)2.1

13Total shots10

5Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

6Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

495Passes513

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Romano

7.8

Lineups

ELC 4-3-36.99Formation7.064-3-3 M

6.4Febas 16.4Hansen 27.5Ferrari 36.6Silva 46.9García 57.6Moreau 67.8Romano 76.6Pereira 86.8Nielsen 96.9Costa 107.0Schmidt 117.6Marsh

Elche

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

Malaga

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

1Hansen6.4 2Ferrari7.5 3Silva6.6 4García6.9 5Moreau7.6 6Romano7.8 7Pereira6.6 8Nielsen6.8 9Costa6.9 10Schmidt7.0 11Marsh7.6

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Barcelona	38	31	1	6	95:36	+59	94	LWWWW
2	Real Madrid	38	27	5	6	77:35	+42	86	WWWDL
3	Villarreal	38	22	6	10	72:46	+26	72	WDLWW
4	Atletico Madrid	38	21	6	11	62:44	+18	69	LLWWW
5	Real Betis	38	15	15	8	59:48	+11	60	WWDDL
6	Celta Vigo	38	14	12	12	53:48	+5	54	LWWDL
7	Getafe	38	15	6	17	32:38	-6	51	LLWWD
8	Rayo Vallecano	38	12	14	12	41:44	-3	50	DDLLW
9	Valencia	38	13	10	15	46:55	-9	49	WDLLW
10	Real Sociedad	38	11	13	14	59:61	-2	46	DDLLW
11	Espanyol	38	12	10	16	43:55	-12	46	WDDLL
12	Athletic Club	38	13	6	19	43:58	-15	45	LLWDL
13	Sevilla	38	12	7	19	46:60	-14	43	DLLWW
14	Alaves	38	11	10	17	44:56	-12	43	LLWDD
15	Elche	38	10	13	15	49:57	-8	43	DLLWW
16	Levante	38	11	9	18	47:61	-14	42	LWDDL
17	Osasuna	38	11	9	18	44:50	-6	42	DLLWW
18	Mallorca	38	11	9	18	47:57	-10	42	LWWDL
19	Girona	38	9	14	15	39:55	-16	41	LWWDD
20	Oviedo	38	6	11	21	26:60	-34	29	WDLLL

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