GolVolt — Málaga vs Elche: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Defence

Málaga concede 1.6 goals per match

Málaga1.6 Elche0.4

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Elche concede 0.4.

Last time

Last meeting, 25 May 2025: Elche – Málaga 2:0

Streak

Elche unbeaten in 5 matches

WDDWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 wins and 2 draws. Last defeat: 15 September, 2:3 against Real Madrid.

Player in form

Fer Niño: 4 goals in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG1.62

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.6).

Streak

Málaga have scored in 4 matches in a row

DLDW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 7 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

La Liga, this season.

Adrián Niño Heredia

Málaga · forward

4goals 0assists 7.05avg rating

Last match, Deportivo Alavés: 1 goal, rating 7.5.

Fer Niño

Elche · forward

6goals 0assists 7.04avg rating

Last match, Rayo Vallecano: 1 goal, rating 7.1.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Málaga at home and Elche away, as in this match.

Málaga

at home · 10

1W6D3L1.1scored per match1.6conceded per match

Elche

away · 10

3W4D3L1.6scored per match1.3conceded per match

Head to head

2 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 25 May 2025 · La Liga 2 Elche 2:0 Málaga Kaba 76' · El Ghezouani 90+3'. Elche: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.

0wins

0 draws2.5 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 2

2wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Málaga (5-4-1, last: Sporting Alcázar) · Elche (3-4-2-1, last: UD Pinatar).

CLLópez JSSalinas FCCalero JBBerrocal ÁPPastor JMMartin JCCajuste RRRodríguez IMMerino CDDotor EJJauregi AIIturbe PBBigas MBBarzic KLLomónaco TMMorente AHHouary MNMartim Neto JOJosan GDDiangana ABBoayar EPPonce

MálagaElche

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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