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Ceuta v Malaga : La Liga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 16th May, 15:15 BST, Estadio Municipal Alfonso Murube, Ceuta

José Juan Romero Gil and Sergio Pellicer García meet in the La Liga 2 on Saturday afternoon, as Ceuta face Malaga at the Estadio Municipal Alfonso Murube. Form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and odds are all published below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. We're tipping both teams to score, but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?


Best Tip: Both teams to score

After surveying all relevant stats, including historical head-to-head (H2H) data, we have come to the conclusion that this fixture will deliver both joy and despair to both home and away supporters. We predict both Ceuta and Malaga to find the back of the net during the 90 mins, but the ultimate victor of the match seems less clear. The odds point towards a both teams to score bet, and that's what we'd recommend going with.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 46% chance of Malaga coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Ceuta
31%
-13/5
Draw
23%
-5/2
Malaga
46%
-4/5
Draw 1-1
10%
-6/1
Malaga 2-1
9%
-13/2
Ceuta 2-1
7%
-10/1
Malaga 1-0
7%
-7/1
Draw 2-2
7%
-10/1
Malaga 2-0
6%
-8/1
Ceuta 1-0
6%
-10/1
Malaga 3-1
5%
-10/1
Ceuta 2-0
4%
-16/1
Draw 0-0
4%
-11/1
Malaga 3-2
4%
-16/1
Malaga 3-0
4%
-12/1
Ceuta 3-1
4%
-20/1
Ceuta 3-2
3%
-22/1
Malaga 4-1
2%
-18/1
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
-3/5
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
-11/10
Home 1st Goal
47%
-29/20
Away 1st Goal
51%
-13/20
No 1st Goal
2%
-11/1
BTTS - Yes
64%
-8/13
BTTS - No
36%
-23/20
BTTS - Home Win
18%
-5/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
-17/5
BTTS - Away Win
26%
-23/10
Home/draw
54%
-10/11
Away/draw
69%
-1/4
Home/away
77%
-1/4
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
-2/11
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
-3/1
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
-6/4
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
-4/9
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
-10/3
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
-2/13
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
-7/1
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
-1/25
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
-1/66
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
-9/1
Home DNB
47%
-9/5
Away DNB
62%
-2/5
Ceuta win to nil
13%
--
Malaga win to nil
20%
--
Ceuta / Ceuta
13%
-19/4
Ceuta / Malaga
5%
-16/1
Ceuta / Draw
6%
-11/1
Draw / Ceuta
9%
-15/2
Draw / Malaga
15%
-4/1
Draw / Draw
13%
-19/4
Malaga / Ceuta
3%
-25/1
Malaga / Malaga
28%
-7/4
Malaga / Draw
6%
-11/1
Win / draw / win La Liga 2 table

Ceuta have played 39 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 6 and won 4. Ceuta have conceded 34 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Ceuta have played 19 games at home, winning 10, drawing 5 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 24 goals, conceded 19 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Malaga lay in 4th place on 66 points in the La Liga 2 league table having played 39 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 34 games against teams below them in the table, winning 17, drawing 8 and losing 9 games. They have scored 60 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Malaga have conceded 42 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Malaga have played 19 away games, winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 9 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Ceuta
Malaga
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
R.Santander39236102375 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
4-1A
May 24
l
 
3-0A
2
Almeria39218102071 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
4-2A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2A
3
Deportivo39201181971 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
4
Malaga39199111866 
May 16
l
 
2-1F
-
-
5
Las Palmas39181291566 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
6
Castellon391811101765 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-3F
l
 
2-1F
7
Eibar391810111264 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-4F
8
Burgos391712101163 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1F
9
Cordoba3917913-160 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
10
FC Andorra391610131258 
w
 
2-1F
May 24
w
 
4-1F
d
 
3-3F
11
Ceuta39151014-1255 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
May 16
12
Albacete39141114-153 
May 31
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3A
13
S.Gijon3915717152 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-3F
14
Granada39121215-248 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
15
Valladolid39121017-746 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
3-3F
d
 
1-1A
16
Leganes39101217-642 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
17
R.Sociedad B3811918-842 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
18
Cadiz3910920-2039 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
19
Huesca389920-2036 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
5-3A
l
 
1-0A
20
Mirandes399921-2336 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-1A
21
Zaragoza3981120-2035 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
May 31
22
Cultural Leonesa398922-2833 
w
 
3-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Ceuta have drawn 3 consecutive home league games
5
Ceuta have not lost in 5 consecutive league games
Ceuta 11TH
19 league games
Home
3
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 19
Conceded
13 / 19
Clean sheets
6 / 19
Failed to score
4 / 19
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
4
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Malaga 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
Goal Statistics

Malaga have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 7 consecutive La Liga 2 outings. Their PG of 1.8 against Ceuta on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Ceuta 11th Malaga 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Ceuta will score 1 or more goals
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that Malaga will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
19 home / away league games
-9
Ceuta’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+27
Malaga have scored 27% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga 2 - 2025/2026 season
Ceuta
PG (predicted goals)
Malaga
1.4
1.8
Attack rating
MAL
24%
better
view stats
Games scored27
32
Failed to score11
6
Scored first19
23
Goals scored44
66
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.7
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
MAL
8%
better
view stats
Games conceded28
28
Clean sheets10
10
Conceded first15
14
Goals conceded57
49
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against16%
13%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+8%

Ceuta v Malaga La Liga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Ceuta La Liga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3713411
C HernándezM. Fernández SánchezKukiJamelli
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Hernández DEF3711
6
-
Y Bodiger MID361
4
-
A. Ahmed Ahmed MID362
6
1
Kuki MID3564
4
-
Y. Didi MID3522
9
-
D González DEF33
1
-
J Matos DEF3342
8
-
M. Fernández Sánchez FWD33132
9
1
K. Kone FWD3324
4
-
G Vallejo GLK31
-
K Fuente FWD3031
2
-
Jamelli MID2652
11
-
Anuar  FWD242
7
1
A. Bassinga MID231
5
-
S Sánchez FWD212
3
-
Redru DEF191
1
-
C Rodríguez MID1512
1
-
A. Caparrós Guzmán DEF131
2
-
G. Almenara Hernández DEF12
1
-
Y Cantero DEF9
2
2
P. López Galisteo GLK8
2
-
S Obeng FWD81
4
-
Juanto FWD8
1
-
M. Sánchez García DEF41
-
M Vallejo FWD4
-
Andy MID2
-
Malaga La Liga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3920811
A HerreroC. Ruiz RubioJ MuñozD Murillo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Herrero GLK39
-
C. Ruiz Rubio FWD36204
3
-
D Larrubia FWD3694
4
-
R Rodríguez MID3552
5
-
J Muñoz FWD3548
4
-
D Murillo DEF342
10
1
C Dotor MID3313
6
1
I. Merino Rodríguez MID312
6
-
D Lorenzo MID3041
4
-
C. Puga Medina DEF281
8
-
A. Niño Heredia FWD28111
-
J Lobete FWD2723
3
-
F Montero DEF241
7
1
E Jauregi FWD234
1
-
E Galilea DEF212
6
1
Juanpe MID212
5
-
A. Ochoa Moloney MID2114
4
-
V García DEF193
5
1
J Dorrio FWD152
1
-
D. Rodríguez Sánchez DEF141
-
D Brasanac MID101
1
J Gabilondo DEF9
2
-
H Abaida FWD91
-
R Enríquez MID51
1
Álex Pastor DEF2
1
-
L Sánchez MID1
-