Malaga CF vs CD Castellon, Segunda Division 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Malaga CF vs CD Castellon — Segunda Division at La Rosaleda.
- Malaga CF 42 games · 73 pts (2025/26)
- CD Castellon 42 games · 72 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Carlos Muniz Munoz (Spain)
17 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 4.2 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Real Racing Club de Santander 42 82 2 RC Deportivo La Coruna 42 77 3 UD Almeria 42 74 4 Malaga CF 42 73 5 UD Las Palmas 42 73 6 CD Castellon 42 72 7 Burgos CF 42 72 8 SD Eibar 42 67 9 Cordoba CF 42 61 10 Real Sporting de Gijon 42 61 11 AD Ceuta FC 42 61 12 Albacete Balompie 42 59 13 Andorra CF 42 58 14 Granada CF 42 48 15 Real Sociedad B 42 47 16 CD Leganes 42 46 17 Real Valladolid CF 42 46 18 Cadiz CF 42 43 19 CD Mirandes 42 40 20 SD Huesca 42 38 21 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 42 37 22 Real Zaragoza 42 36 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr CD Castellon H 2–3 L 19 Apr UD Almeria A 2–3 L 11 Apr UD Las Palmas H 2–0 W 04 Apr RC Deportivo La Coruna A 1–1 D 01 Apr Andorra CF A 3–3 D 28 Mar CD Leganes H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Malaga CF A 3–2 W 18 Apr Burgos CF H 3–1 W 12 Apr CD Mirandes A 2–2 D 06 Apr Granada CF H 3–2 W 02 Apr UD Almeria H 2–0 W 28 Mar Albacete Balompie A 1–1 D Season Stats
Malaga CF CD Castellon #4 Position #6 73 Points 72 42 Played 42 21 / 10 / 11 W / D / L 20 / 12 / 10 75 Scored 70 52 Conceded 51 +23 GD +19 1.74 PPG 1.71 50% Win % 48% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Malaga CF this season32% Clean Sheets
CD Castellon this seasonMalaga CF are 4th (73 pts). CD Castellon are 6th (72 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Malaga CF0-155/116-301/231-452/146-602/461-753/476+8/3■ Scored ■ ConcededCD Castellon0-151/116-303/131-453/146-603/261-752/476+5/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Malaga CF and CD Castellon has kicked off!
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jeremy Mellot, as he is very good at scoring at La Rosaleda with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' CD Castellon seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 12' Goal! Chupete scores his 6 goal in 79 matches.
- 17' Malaga CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
- 22' CD Castellon looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Alex Calatrava scoring 3 goals.
- 24' That looks like a foul for a card for Carlos Dotor.
- 27' What an equalizer from Alex Calatrava!
- 32' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with CD Castellon winning 100% of all matches.
- 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Malaga CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 42' Rafa Garrido needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 46' Ronaldo is replacing Ousmane Camara for the CD Castellon side.
- 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Malaga CF that had 79 games and scored 45 goals.
- 56' It’s gonna be a card for Agustin Sienra.
- 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
- 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. made 0 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 67' Awer Mabil is replacing Pablo Santiago for the CD Castellon side.
- 68' CD Castellon is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alex Calatrava on 68.
- 70' Julen Lobete is replacing Adrian for the Malaga CF side.
- 72' Ronaldo was booked on 72.
- 75' It’s gonna be a card for Julen Lobete.
- 76' Goal! Alex Calatrava scores his 9 goal in 507 matches.
- 78' Haitam Abaida has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joaquin Munoz on 78 minute.
- 79' Time for substitution for Malaga CF. Aaron Ochoa is replaced by Eneko Jauregi Escobar.
- 84' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Fabrizio Brignani suffering a number of foals already.
- 85' GOAL! Chupete scores on 85. Assisted by Carlos Dotor
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Martin Conde. He replaces Brian Cipenga on 86 minute.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Martin Conde.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.
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Lineups
Malaga CF Lineups
Starting XI
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- 11
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- 9
- 31
Bench
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- 20
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- 24
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- 14
- 13
- 18
- 7
- 30
- 26
- 36
Coach Juan FunesCD Castellon Lineups
Starting XI
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- 13
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4
Agustin Sienra ↓ Salva Ruiz 86'
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9
Ousmane Camara ↓ Ronaldo 46'
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- 12
- 22
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16
Brian Cipenga ↓ Martin Conde 86'
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19
Adam Jakobsen ↓ Raul Sanchez 79'
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18
Pablo Santiago ↓ Awer Mabil 67'
Bench
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25
Ronaldo ↑ 46'
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17
Salva Ruiz ↑ 86'
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7
Awer Mabil ↑ 67'
- 6
- 11
- 29
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2
Martin Conde ↑ 86'
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14
Raul Sanchez ↑ 79'
- 10
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Alex Calatrava 3 Chupete 3 Thomas van den Belt 1 David Bosilj 1 Head to Head
Malaga CF Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.69 Malaga CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.68 CD Castellon xGI would bet for: Malaga CF or CD Castellon 74% + Both teams to score 66%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: CD Castellon winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.37Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 64% 36% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
Malaga CF or Draw 61%Draw or CD Castellon 64%Malaga CF or CD Castellon 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 2–3 not predicted2 – 3Actual1 – 1 10.7%2 – 1 8%1 – 2 7.9%2 – 2 6.6%1 – 0 5.2%0 – 1 5.1%0 – 0 5%2 – 0 4.9%0 – 2 4.9%3 – 1 4.5%1 – 3 4.4%3 – 2 3.8%Asian Handicap — Malaga CF
Handicap Malaga CF covers Push CD Castellon covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 11% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 18% 62% -0.5 38% — 62% +0.5 63% — 37% +1 63% 18% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 11% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Malaga CF keeps clean sheet 20% ✓CD Castellon keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.