Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Málaga
Form comparisonAthletic Bilbao
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Málaga mixed, Athletic Bilbao strongThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 25 Feb 2018Athletic Club2-1Malaga
- 23 Sept 2017Malaga3-3Athletic Club
- 05 Mar 2017Athletic Club1-0Malaga
- 02 Oct 2016Malaga2-1Athletic Club
- 17 Apr 2016Malaga0-1Athletic Club
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- 13 Sept 2026vsCelta Vigo1-1D
- 06 Sept 2026vsLevante0-0D
- 30 Aug 2026vsReal Madrid4-0L
- 19 Sept 2026vsAlaves0-0D
- 12 Sept 2026vsElche1-1D
- 05 Sept 2026vsAtletico Madrid3-0W
- 30 Aug 2026vsCelta Vigo0-2W
- 27 Aug 2026vsBarcelona2-0L
Málaga vs Athletic Bilbao: form and season numbers
Málaga take a form score of 2.8 out of 10 into this La Liga fixture, against 4.9 for Athletic Bilbao. Málaga have 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5, while Athletic Bilbao have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season Málaga average 1.0 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game, Athletic Bilbao 1.2 and 1.3. Málaga have kept a clean sheet in 10% of their matches this season, Athletic Bilbao in 40%. In their last 10 meetings Málaga have won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5. Málaga sit 20th on 3 points, Athletic Bilbao 10th on 8.
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