

Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Málaga mixed, Athletic Bilbao weakThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.




The rows around these two clubs. Dots mark the clubs in between.
Málaga take a form score of 3.7 out of 10 into this La Liga fixture, against 7.5 for Athletic Bilbao. Málaga have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 competitive matches, while Athletic Bilbao have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season Málaga average 1.1 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Athletic Bilbao 1.6 and 0.7. Málaga have kept a clean sheet in 20% of their matches this season, Athletic Bilbao in 50%. In their last 10 meetings Málaga have won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5. Málaga sit 20th on 5 points, Athletic Bilbao 7th on 16.
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