Celta Vigo host Malaga with both sides seeking a first win in five
Celta Vigo welcome Malaga in a fixture that pits two teams struggling for consistency against each other. The match, scheduled for 13 September, arrives with both clubs winless in their last five league outings, making it an opportunity for either side to break their run.
Similar recent form
Celta Vigo's recent sequence reads DDLLD, with three draws and two defeats but no victories. Malaga's form has followed a near-identical pattern, DLDLD, also without a win across the same span. Neither team, then, arrives with any recent momentum to draw upon, and both will view this meeting as a chance to end their respective droughts.
History of tight contests
The two sides have a recent history of closely fought encounters. Their most recent meeting, in March 2018, ended goalless. Before that, Malaga won 2-1 in October 2017 and 3-0 in May 2017, while Celta Vigo took victories in January 2017 and May 2016. Across those five meetings, wins have been shared evenly between the two clubs, suggesting little to separate them historically even as both now search for form in the present campaign.