On December 8th, Malaga will face Real Zaragoza in the Segunda. The odds for the main outcomes are as follows: a win for Malaga is priced at 2.21, a draw at 3.08, and a win for Real Zaragoza at 3.76. The probability percentages for 1X2 are: Malaga - 43.38%, draw - 31.13%, Real Zaragoza - 25.50%. Malaga is slightly favored, but the gap is not significant, promising a competitive match. The odds for over 2.5 goals are 2.30, while under is at 1.65, indicating a slight tendency towards a high-scoring game. Both teams to score: yes is at 1.92, no at 1.79, further suggesting expectations of goals from both sides.
In their last five matches, Malaga averages 57.8% possession, commits 15.2 fouls, receives 2.2 yellow cards, and records 1.8 offsides per game. Real Zaragoza lags in possession (47.6%) but commits slightly more fouls (14.2), receives 3 yellow cards, and records 2 offsides. In the last three matches, Malaga played as follows: 29.11.2025 Real Valladolid - Malaga 1-1, 23.11.2025 Malaga - Mirandes 3-2, 17.11.2025 Cultural Leonesa - Malaga 1-0. Real Zaragoza's last three encounters: 30.11.2025 Real Zaragoza - Leganes 3-2, 22.11.2025 Eibar - Real Zaragoza 1-2, 16.11.2025 Real Zaragoza - Huesca 1-0. The last head-to-head match was on 26.01.2025: Malaga - Real Zaragoza 1-2.
Both teams have shown similar scoring patterns over 5 games: the average total goals per match is 3, with Malaga and Real Zaragoza scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.6 per game. For over 2.5 goals, both teams have seen 3 out of 5 matches end with three or more goals. In the first half, Malaga had only 1 out of 5 games over 1.5 goals, while Real Zaragoza had 3 out of 5. In the second half, both teams played 3 out of 5 over 1.5. Goal intervals: Malaga tends to score late (76-90 minutes, 44%) and concedes early in the second half (46-60 minutes, 50%). Real Zaragoza's goals are more evenly distributed: 22% in intervals 16-30, 31-45, 61-75, and 76-90, with most goals conceded in the late game (76-90 minutes, 29%). These numbers indicate a consistent trend towards high-scoring matches, especially in the second half, supporting a bet on over 2.5 goals.
Over the last 5 matches, Malaga averages 3.8 corners, and Real Zaragoza 3.4, totaling 7.2. In the last 5 matches, both teams have seen the corners total over 9.5 occur 2 out of 5 times. Among the available corner totals, 7.5 is closest to the average sum: over 7.5 is priced at 1.28, under 7.5 at 3.08. Malaga is favored in corners with odds of 1.68. Based on the statistics, it makes sense to consider a bet on over 7.5 corners, as both teams regularly deliver 3-4 corners per game, and in some matches, this number exceeded 8.
Sportwars.net Prediction for Malaga vs Real Zaragoza, 2025-12-08 - Total over 2.5, odds 2.30. Exact score: 2-1, odds 7.50.


