Valencia – Malaga 3–2

	1H	2H	T
VAL	1	2	3
M	0	2	2

Match report

Valencia beat Malaga 3–2 at Valencia Stadium in La Liga. Javi Guerra opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Valencia have 3 wins in their last 5, while Malaga have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

⚽Javi Guerraassist Javi Guerra

40'

51'

⚽Costaassist Moreau

E. Cömert

62'

⚽Lucas Nuñez

63'

⇄Julen Agirrezabala↓ Lucas Nuñez

68'

⇄Bianchi↓ Petrov

74'

⚽Müller

⇄S. Dimitrievski↓ Javi Guerra

77'

⇄Keller↓ Müller

79'

Petrov

⚽Javi Guerraassist Joel Fontanet

86'

Momentum

VAL

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Match info

TournamentLa Liga · Spain · Tier 1

Kick-offMay 18, 2022 · 19:00

VenueValencia Stadium

Attendance27,214 / 34,017 (80%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking VAL

#17·

Where to watch

ESPN+

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Schmidt

7.6

Lineups

VAL 4-3-36.81Formation7.134-3-3 M

7.0Nuñez 17.1Silva 27.5García 36.5Moreau 46.7Romano 57.2Pereira 67.4Nielsen 77.5Costa 87.6Schmidt 96.5Marsh 106.9Müller 117.5Petrov

Valencia

Coach: K. Berg · 4-3-3

Malaga

Coach: A. Moreno · 4-3-3

1Silva7.1 2García7.5 3Moreau6.5 4Romano6.7 5Pereira7.2 6Nielsen7.4 7Costa7.5 8Schmidt7.6 9Marsh6.5 10Müller6.9 11Petrov7.5

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

European qualification Relegation