Malaga and Deportivo La Coruna meet in the playoffs for promotion in La Liga. The return match will be played on Saturday at 20:00 on Estadio La Rosaleda.
Although they have led 1-0 and 2-1 in the tour round, the Malaga players have to win to a two-goal difference the return on Estadio La Rosaleda. Central defender Luis Hernandez opened the score for the guests, while the hosts regained equality after a penalty shot by Carlos Fernandez. 8 minutes before the break, Javier Ontiveros Parra returned his team to the advantage, but the hosts took advantage of an exceptional second half, one with no less than 3 goals. It was the first direct duel of the season where 3 or more goals are scored, the previous two being drawn at draw, 0-0 and 1-1.
Until the last three games played on their own home in the regular season, the Malaga players had a series of 7 games in a row without a home win, but since then, Juan Ramon Lopez Muniz’s students got 3 wins in a row with 3 goals scored in each of them.
In the five direct games played on this arena, the balance is three wins for hosts and two draws. All three wins have been won with at least two goals scored by the Malaga, which is not excluded in Saturday’s dispute. The hosts have to go out to play, being forced to score at least twice, and under these conditions, a game with at least two scored goals seems to be a worthy bet to consider.
