Malaga (Home)
- Malaga CF are unbeaten in 6 at home in all current competitions (Won 1, Drawn 5).
- Malaga have conceded 10 goals in 6 home games in all competitions this season, so they can be beaten if Dépor get through their press.
- Both sides come into this game in mixed form - Dépor 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5, Malaga 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5.
Dépor (Away)
- Dépor are unbeaten in 6 away trips in all current competitions (Won 3, Drawn 3).
- Dépor are a real team, not just a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang vehicle, and Antonio Hidalgo's men can really make things difficult for Malaga at Estadio La Rosaleda on Monday.
- Dépor's 0-1 home loss to Real Madrid was no disgrace and they followed that up with a 1-1 draw at home to Elche.
- Hidalgo's Dépor are more of a 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 hybrid, where the focus is on compactness, control and clean transitions.
Head-to-Head
In terms of LaLiga 2 2025/2026, Dépor played Malaga at the other end of the H2H scale, drawing 1-1 at Estadio Abanca-Riazor, but they are winless in their last 2 away trips to Malaga (Drawn 1, Lost 1).
Key Players
- Lorenzo Amatucci is the playmaker, as he has already demonstrated with 1 assist in 1 LaLiga 2026/2027 appearance, and Aubameyang the finisher with 1 goal in 1.
- Dépor are a real team, not just a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang vehicle, and Antonio Hidalgo's men can really make things difficult for Malaga at Estadio La Rosaleda on Monday.
Betting Insights
- Dépor are favourites to take the three points at 2.9 and that is a little surprising considering Malaga CF are 2.52 and the draw 3.05.
- Our belief is that the game will be tight and tense, with the draw or a narrow Dépor edge the sharpest way to play the odds.
Prediction
Our belief is that the game will be tight and tense, with the draw or a narrow Dépor edge the sharpest way to play the odds.
