Malaga – Elche 2–1

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

Match report

Malaga beat Elche 2–1 at Malaga Stadium in La Liga. Nielsen opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Malaga have 3 wins in their last 5, while Elche have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

Pereira

32'

⚽Nielsenassist Romano

34'

45'

⚽G. Dianganaassist M. Dituro

49'

Bigas

⚽Marsh

57'

⇄Martin↓ Marsh

62'

⇄Alejandro Iturbe↓ Aleix Febas

⇄Almeida↓ Schmidt

71'

⇄Iñaki Peña↓ G. Diangana

Momentum

⚽⚽⚽

ELC

Match info

TournamentLa Liga · Spain · Tier 1

Kick-offMar 12, 2025 · 17:00

VenueMalaga Stadium

Attendance31,767 / 36,099 (88%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#17·

Where to watch

ESPN+

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Schmidt

7.8

Lineups

M 4-3-37.25Formation6.944-3-3 ELC

17.2Hansen 26.6Ferrari 37.4Silva 47.7García 56.7Moreau 67.0Romano 77.4Pereira 87.6Nielsen 97.7Costa 107.8Schmidt 116.7Marsh

Malaga

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

1Hansen7.2 2Ferrari6.6 3Silva7.4 4García7.7 5Moreau6.7 6Romano7.0 7Pereira7.4 8Nielsen7.6 9Costa7.7 10Schmidt7.8 11Marsh6.7

Elche

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

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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