Elche vs Malaga

25 May 2025 · Segunda División · 2024/25

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sory Kaba 77’
  • Mourad El Ghezouani 90+3’

Match summary

Elche beat Malaga 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Sory Kaba put Elche ahead with a header in the 77th minute and Mourad El Ghezouani made it 2-0 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Elche created 1.91 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Malaga's 0.29 from 7.

Match stats

Elche Malaga
17 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 2
9 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.91 xG 0.29
1.91 Non-penalty xG 0.29

Key events

Elche Malaga
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Sory Kaba1-0 (Elche)
77’
Mourad El Ghezouani2-0 (Elche)
90+3’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Elche
  • Aleix Febas
  • Sory Kaba
Malaga
  • Diego Murillo

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.91 0.29 77’ Sory Kaba (Elche), 1-0 77’ 90+3’ Mourad El Ghezouani (Elche), 2-0 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.91 0.29 77’ Sory Kaba (Elche), 1-0 Kaba 77’ 90+3’ Mourad El Ghezouani (Elche), 2-0 El Ghezouani 90+3’
Elche 1.91 xGMalaga 0.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Malaga attacking Elche attacking 
82’ Mourad El Ghezouani (Elche), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 87’ Sory Kaba (Elche), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 37’ Agustín Álvarez (Elche), from a corner, 0.23 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mourad El Ghezouani (Elche), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 90+10’ Sory Kaba (Elche), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 20’ Óscar Plano (Elche), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 77’ Sory Kaba (Elche), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 7’ Nicolás Castro (Elche), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Julen Lobete (Malaga), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 54’ Óscar Plano (Elche), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 3’ Pejiño (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ John Donald (Elche), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 9’ Antonio Cordero (Malaga), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 26’ Óscar Plano (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Antonio Cordero (Malaga), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Nicolás Fernández (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Antonio Cordero (Malaga), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Nicolás Fernández (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Antonio Cordero (Malaga), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Nicolás Fernández (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Pedro Bigas (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Kevin Medina (Malaga), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Nicolás Castro (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Dani Lorenzo (Malaga), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ David Affengruber (Elche), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 82’ Mourad El Ghezouani (Elche), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 87’ Sory Kaba (Elche), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 37’ Agustín Álvarez (Elche), from a corner, 0.23 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mourad El Ghezouani (Elche), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 90+10’ Sory Kaba (Elche), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 20’ Óscar Plano (Elche), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 77’ Sory Kaba (Elche), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 7’ Nicolás Castro (Elche), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Julen Lobete (Malaga), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 54’ Óscar Plano (Elche), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ John Donald (Elche), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Pejiño (Elche), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Óscar Plano (Elche), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Antonio Cordero (Malaga), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Antonio Cordero (Malaga), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Nicolás Fernández (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Antonio Cordero (Malaga), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Antonio Cordero (Malaga), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Nicolás Fernández (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Nicolás Fernández (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Pedro Bigas (Elche), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Kevin Medina (Malaga), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Nicolás Castro (Elche), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Dani Lorenzo (Malaga), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ David Affengruber (Elche), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
87′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
75′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.09 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Nicolás Castro
90′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Pejiño
65′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Óscar Plano
90′ – – 3 0.28 – – –
Agustín Álvarez
65′ – – 1 0.23 – – –
Josan Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Mourad El Ghezouani Came on as a substitute
25′ 1 – 2 0.51 – – –
Jairo Izquierdo Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Sory Kaba Came on as a substitute
15′ 1 – 3 0.53 – –
Álvaro Núñez Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Elche win 71% Avg odds 1.32
Draw 19% Avg odds 4.77
Malaga win 10% Avg odds 9.34

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.