Malaga (Home)
- A Malaga CF side that has been playing some proactive, high-intensity football since Juan Funes was appointed head coach in November 2025 are likely to be too hot for Cultural Leonesa on Sunday.
- With 6th in the LaLiga 2 2025-2026 table on 38 points from 24 matches, it could prove a disappointing season for the Whites.
- Funes has instilled a real energy, intensity and belief in the youthful Malaga squad, who are pressing high up the field, moving the ball quickly and being very proactive in wide areas.
- Academy graduate Chupe has been their main outlet, scoring some vital goals in their run of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the last 5 LaLiga 2 games.
Cultural Leonesa (Away)
- Manu Justo is the club’s top scorer in LaLiga 2 with five goals in 22 games and Cultural have lacked a reliable goalscorer, but Ivan Calero has been a bright spark of late, netting 3 of the club’s 7 goals in their last 5.
- Cultural’s away record is poor with just 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 2 trips and while they will be fired up for the rematch after beating Malaga 1-0 at home in LaLiga 2 two months ago, Malaga’s home record in the second tier is much superior with 7 wins, 4 draws and just 1 defeat from 12 matches at La Rosaleda.
Head-to-Head
- Malaga CF are unbeaten in their last 3 home LaLiga 2 matches (Won 2, drawn 1).
- Cultural Leonesa have failed to win any of their last 5 LaLiga 2 fixtures and have lost 4 on the spin.
Key Players
- Chupe
- Academy graduate Chupe has been their main outlet, scoring some vital goals in their run of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the last 5 LaLiga 2 games.
- Manu Justo / Ivan Calero
- Manu Justo is the club’s top scorer in LaLiga 2 with five goals in 22 games and Cultural have lacked a reliable goalscorer, but Ivan Calero has been a bright spark of late, netting 3 of the club’s 7 goals in their last 5.
Betting Insights
But Malaga are clear favorites at 1.73 and the visitors are quite long shots at 4.8 .
Prediction
The hosts should take all the points on Sunday with their home advantage and superior recent form, but the heat of the last meeting means we’re expecting a feisty encounter that Cultural can’t control.
