Real Madrid vs Málaga Prediction
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Real Madrid have had an amazing start to the season. From their preseason games, they looked confident under new management and in goalscoring form.
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Malaga 1–1 Deportivo La Coruña
Atlético Madrid 2–0 Malaga
Malaga 2–2 Fulham
Ceuta 2–1 Malaga
Malaga 4–2 Al Arabi
Malaga does not look a match for Real Madrid. They failed to score in their opening game of the season after a very resilient showing against Atletico.
Head-to-Head
Malaga 1–2 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 3–2 Malaga
Malaga 0–2 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 2–1 Malaga
Malaga 1–1 Real Madrid
Malaga has often proven to be a tough test for Real Madrid but under Jose Mourinho, they look really different.
Key Statistics
Real Madrid have won their opening two league matches, scoring six goals, while Málaga have collected only one point from their first two games.
Madrid's second victory, a 4–1 demolition of Real Sociedad, was particularly convincing.
The difference in attacking quality is substantial. Madrid already have Kylian Mbappé in excellent scoring form, while Málaga have scored only once in their opening two league games.
Madrid have also never lost to Málaga at the Bernabéu in their extensive history
Team News
Real Madrid have several absences: Éder Militão, Rodrygo, Raúl Asencio, Ferland Mendy, Endrick, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Thiago Pitarch are unavailable.
Endrick continues individual training because of a muscle/tendon problem.
Despite those absences, Mourinho has stressed that Madrid have enough depth to compensate.
Mbappé, Vinícius Jr, Bellingham and Bernardo Silva remain available.
Prediction Analysis
The gap in quality is large but then Malaga wouldn't be an easy push over.
I am going with over 1.5 goals.
For alternatives, you could either go with Real Madrid win or BTTS.