Athletic Club vs Málaga prediction and preview

La Liga · Sunday 9 May 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Athletic Club vs Málaga

La Liga · Sunday 9 May 2027, 00:00 UTC · San Mamés Barria, Bilbao

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Athletic Club vs Málaga preview

Athletic Club host Málaga in La Liga on Sunday 9 May 2027, kick-off 00:00 UTC at San Mamés Barria in Bilbao. Athletic Club go into the round 7th, on 15 points from 10 games, while Málaga go into the round 20th, on 5 points from 11 games.

Athletic Club have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5 league games; Málaga have 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Athletic Club have scored 1.3 and conceded 0.8 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, Athletic Club have 5 wins to Málaga's 2 across 10 meetings, with 3 draws. Those games averaged 2.3 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 25 Feb 2018, ended Athletic Club 2-1 Málaga.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
7Athletic Club104331410+415DDLWW
20Málaga11056821-135LDLDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Athletic Club 5, draws 3, Málaga 2.

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Athletic Club expected line-up (4-4-2)

Unai Simón, Yuri Berchiche, Hugo Rincón, Aymeric Laporte, Álex Berenguer, Peio Canales Urtasun, Nico Williams, Iñaki Williams, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria

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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