Málaga CF 0 - 0 Levante UD — Highlights & Result
Primera Division
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(1 month ago)
· MD 4
Highlights
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A stalemate leaves Málaga sitting eighteen points behind the summit and Levante seven points off the pace, with Barça currently leading the twenty-team table. Despite dominating possession at sixty-three percent and generating an expected goals figure of 1.46, Málaga failed to capitalise when Chupete missed a penalty in the ninth minute. Goalkeeper Alfonso Herrero delivered a stellar performance to earn an 8.2 rating, helping his side edge one place higher in the standings.
Málaga entered the contest sitting nineteenth after a difficult start that included a four-goal defeat against Real Madrid. Meanwhile, Levante occupied a mid-table position following a recent five-goal victory over Real Betis. Both goalkeepers stood firm throughout the ninety minutes, as Levante's Mathew Ryan matched his opposite number with an 8 rating to preserve the clean sheet.
Levante finished eighteenth in the division last season with forty-two points.
Looking ahead to the upcoming fixtures on September thirteenth, Málaga will travel to face Celta while Levante prepare for a home match against Barça.
Málaga entered the contest sitting nineteenth after a difficult start that included a four-goal defeat against Real Madrid. Meanwhile, Levante occupied a mid-table position following a recent five-goal victory over Real Betis. Both goalkeepers stood firm throughout the ninety minutes, as Levante's Mathew Ryan matched his opposite number with an 8 rating to preserve the clean sheet.
Levante finished eighteenth in the division last season with forty-two points.
Looking ahead to the upcoming fixtures on September thirteenth, Málaga will travel to face Celta while Levante prepare for a home match against Barça.
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Match stats
Málaga v Levante
63%
Possession
37%
1.46
Expected goals (xG)
0.81
10
Shots
11
3
Shots on target
3
7
Shots inside the box
5
6
Corners
4
578
Passes
335
88%
Pass accuracy
79%
3
Saves
3
15
Fouls
11
3
Offsides
0
4
Yellow cards
2
Lineups & player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Alfonso Herrero · Málaga
90'
· 3 saves
Key moments
- 9' ✖ Chupete (missed pen) · Málaga
- 25' 🟨 Dani Lorenzo · Málaga
- 34' 🟨 Rafa Garrido · Málaga
- 45+1' 🟨 Pablo Martínez · Málaga
- 70' 🟨 Adrián de la Fuente · Levante
- 90+2' 🟨 Carlos Puga · Málaga
- 90+5' 🟨 Aïssa Mandi · Levante
Málaga
4-3-3- 1 Alfonso Herrero (c) 90' 8.2
- 15 Ángel Recio 90' 7.2
- 4 Einar Galilea 90' 7.2
- 12 Jose Salinas 90' 7.0
- 10 David Larrubia 90' 6.3
- 9 Chupete 90' 5.6
- 8 Carlos Dotor 86' 6.5
- 31 Rafa Garrido 🟨 67' 6.6
- 22 Dani Lorenzo 🟨 67' 7.0
- 18 Pablo Martínez 🟨 59' 6.6
- 19 Juan Cruz 59' 6.6
- 23 Izan Merino · sub 31' 6.9
- 11 Joaquín Muñoz · sub 31' 6.9
- 3 Carlos Puga · sub 🟨 23' 7.0
- 6 Ramón Enríquez · sub 23' 6.6
- 2 Jens-Lys Cajuste · sub 9' 6.6
Levante
4-1-4-1- 13 Mathew Ryan 90' 8.0
- 4 Adrián de la Fuente 🟨 90' 7.2
- 2 Aïssa Mandi 🟨 90' 6.9
- 23 Manuel Sánchez 90' 8.0
- 20 Oriol Rey 90' 6.9
- 7 Roger Brugué (c) 90' 6.2
- 8 Jon Ander Olasagasti 86' 7.5
- 29 Nacho Pérez 77' 6.9
- 18 Enzo Bardeli 77' 6.2
- 24 Thiago Fernández 77' 7.0
- 9 Iván Romero 60' 6.6
- 11 Yanis Musuayi · sub 30' 6.5
- 22 Jeremy Toljan · sub 13' 6.6
- 5 Hugo Sotelo · sub 13' 6.7
- 27 Paco Cortés · sub 13' 6.3
- 6 Daniel Requena · sub 9' 6.7
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Málaga
19th
in the table · 1 pts from 3
· GD -6
Levante
10th
in the table · 4 pts from 3
· GD 0