📊 Form Guide

Málaga

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Málaga will be looking for an improved result here following a 3-2 La Liga 2 defeat last time out to UD Almería.

In that match, Málaga had 54% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For Málaga, the scorers were Niño (67') and Haitam Abaida (84'). Almeria got 19 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Embarba (50', 63') and Baptistão (91') scored for UD Almería.

Juan Funes's Málaga have hit the back of the net 11 times over their prior six outings. Conversely, the number of goals that have been scored against them in those games stands at 7.

Going into this encounter, Málaga are unbeaten in their last 14 home league matches. A fantastic home record.

Castellón

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Castellón head into the encounter following on from a 3-1 La Liga 2 win to beat Burgos in their most recent game.

In that match, Castellón had 64% possession and 13 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. For Castellón, the scorers were Ousmane Camara (9'), Cala (79') and Awer Mabil (81'). On the other side, Burgos had 7 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Sánchez (21') scored for Burgos.

Over the course of their last 6 outings, Castellón have bagged a tally of 12 goals. Castellón have also scored in every single one of those games. During those fixtures, they have seen 7 goals go into their own net. We shall soon find out if that trend can be sustained in this game.

A look at their previous results shows us that Castellón:

• are undefeated in their last 2 away league matches.
• are without a win away from home in their last 5 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 17/02/2008 tells us that Málaga have won 4 of them and Castellón 2, with the tally of drawn games standing at 0.

A combined total of 14 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 9 from Los Boquerones and 5 belonging to Castellón. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.

The previous league fixture featuring the two was La Liga 2 match day 12 on 02/11/2025 when it finished Castellón 2-1 Málaga.

On that day, Castellón had 51% possession and 18 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The goals were scored by Ousmane Camara (92') and Marc-Olivier Doué (99').

For their opponents, Málaga had 8 shots at goal with 1 on target. Jauregi (57') was the scorer.

The referee was Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo.

📰 Team News: Málaga

It looks as if Los Boquerones may well kick off with a 4-4-2 formation this time with Alfonso Herrero, Carlos Puga, Diego Murillo, F. Javier Montero, Rafita, Aarón Ochoa, Carlos Dotor, Izan Merino, Joaquín Muñoz, Chupete and Adrián Niño.

📋 Team News: Castellón

We’re of the thinking that Castellón appear most likely to utilise a 4-4-2 system with a starting lineup of Romain Matthys, Jérémy Mellot, Fabrizio Brignani, Agustin Sienra, Lucas Alcázar, Pablo Santiago, Diego Barri, Ronaldo, Adam Jakobsen, Ousmane Camara and Álex Calatrava.

🧠 Prediction

We envisage that Castellón and Málaga should both be able to find the back of the net here although it’s difficult to select a clear winner.

It appears that a draw might be on the cards. Therefore, we predict a very close game with a 1-1 score when the full-time whistle blows.

Renata Leite, 18:04 25/04/2026