- Malaga standing: Malaga CF are 20th in LaLiga 2026-2027 (5 points from 10 games)
- Racing standing: Racing Santander are 14th in the LaLiga 2026-2027 (11 points from 10 games)
- Head-to-head: Malaga CF have failed to win any of their last 3 home H2H's (1-1 in LaLiga 2 2025/2026)
High-tempo H2H
The contrast in style between these two sides should make for a gripping chess match at Estadio La Rosaleda on Saturday, where Malaga are winless in 5 home games in LaLiga 2026-2027 (D3, L2).
Malaga's approach
Juan Funes has Malaga playing a bold, proactive style of soccer, with the players pressing high up the field in numbers and playing vertically when in possession. This is not a team that sits back and hopes to grind out results, they're looking to win the ball high up the pitch and attack quickly. However, they've only managed to score 5 goals in their 5 home games in the league this season, so Malaga have been pretty blunt in front of their own fans.
Racing's form
Racing, on the other hand, have been in better form of late, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 2 of their last 5. They come into this one on the back of a 2-game winning streak, which has seen them beat RCD Espanyol 2-1 at home and Ribadesella CF 0-2 away, but they also lost 2-0 away to Osasuna in their most recent LaLiga 2026-2027 outing.
An away win is still possible
Jose Lopez has got his players set up in a relationist, high-tempo style, with aggressive pressing and quick transitions. This can be a dangerous side when games open up and we're expecting them to get on the scoreboard on Saturday.
Malaga are a more likely winner based on the odds though (2.4), as Racing are available at 2.66 and the draw at 3.6, so this doesn't look like a one-way game. The visitors are yet to get an away win in LaLiga this season (D0, L5) and are conceding 3.60 goals per game on the road. They're only averaging 0.80 goals scored per away game in the competition, but they could nick one on the counter-attack when this opens up.
Goal markets stand out
Both teams to score at 1.53 and over 2.5 goals at 1.65 look attractive in this game, which should have attacking moments at both ends, with Racing's superior H2H record (unbeaten in 5, W3, D2) keeping them in the game to steal an upset.
- Adrian Nino is Malaga's most advanced player, he has 3 of their 7 goals across the last 5 matches and 1 goal in 3 games in LaLiga this term.
- Yassir Zabiri is Racing's danger man, he's scored 6 goals in 7 matches in this LaLiga campaign and has 2 of their last 6 strikes.
