Málaga 1-1 Deportivo La Coruña result, stats and report

Málaga fought back from a goal down to claim a point through a 34th-minute penalty, but their inability to convert territorial dominance into clean chances raises questions about the structure of their attacking play at home.

Atletico Madrid ground out a professional 2-0 home victory over Málaga, with both goals coming from second-half substitutes in the final twenty minutes to settle a contest that was closer than the scoreline suggests.

Deportivo La Coruña welcome Real Betis to Galicia on Sunday with both sides sitting on two points from their opening La Liga fixtures, but the patterns behind those numbers tell two very different stories.

Getafe take on Málaga at the Coliseum on Sunday knowing that three points would consolidate their early season position, but the visitors arrive carrying form from outside La Liga that suggests they are capable of making life uncomfortable.

Málaga host Villarreal on Wednesday night in a fixture where both teams carry structural problems that make this one of the more tactically interesting games of the La Liga midweek round. The numbers point in one clear direction.

Sevilla arrive in Galicia sitting top of La Liga with a perfect start, but Deportivo La Coruña have made their home ground a genuinely difficult place to visit this season. Something has to give on Wednesday night.

Getafe host a Deportivo La Coruña side that has drawn both of their La Liga games but created precious little in front of goal, while the home side carry questions of their own about a defensive structure that has yet to hold a clean sheet this season.

Celta Vigo host Málaga at Balaídos on Sunday with both sides sitting in the bottom half of La Liga and carrying defensive concerns that could define this early-season fixture. The patterns emerging from the data tell a story worth paying close attention to.