Málaga 1-0 Athletic Club: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 16 February 2013
Result
Málaga 1-0 Athletic Club
La Liga · Saturday 16 February 2013, 17:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Málaga 1-0 Athletic Club: match report
Málaga defeated Athletic Club 1-0 in La Liga on Saturday 16 February 2013. The half-time score was 1-0.
The only goal came from Javier Saviola of Málaga in the 18th minute.
Discipline: Málaga received 2 yellow cards; Athletic Club received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Málaga were 4th on 39 points from 23 and Athletic Club 14th on 26 points from 23. Málaga went on to finish that season 6th with 55 points, and Athletic Club 13th with 43.
Málaga lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Athletic Club in a 4-1-2-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Málaga wins, 6 draws and 2 for Athletic Club.
Going into the match Málaga's last five read W-D-W-D-L and Athletic Club's L-D-W-D-L.
Key events
- 18'Goal · Javier Saviola
- 42'Yellow card · Andoni Iraola
- 61'Yellow card · Aymeric Laporte
- 87'Yellow card · Ignacio Camacho
- 89'Yellow card · Diego Lugano
Head-to-head
Team news
Málaga expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Willy Caballero, Sergio Sánchez, Weligton, Martín Demichelis, Nacho Monreal, Isco, Jérémy Toulalan, Manuel Iturra, Joaquín
Athletic Club expected line-up (4-1-2-3)
Gorka Iraizoz Moreno, Óscar de Marcos, Andoni Iraola, Aymeric Laporte, Jon Aurtenetxe, Ekiza, Susaeta, Muniain, Ander Herrera, Mikel San José, Aritz Aduriz