Málaga - Villarreal. Preview, likely lineups and fantasy tips. Matchday 6 of LaLiga.

We show the likely lineups and statistical data of interest for your preferred fantasy game.

We also put our necks on the line a bit and provide you with a captain, a striker, a wall and a risk for each of the two teams.

Málaga - Villarreal

Match date: 17/09-21:30

Málaga Club de Fútbol

Málaga come into this match after taking a point that feels like glory at Balaídos against Celta de Vigo, in a performance where Alfonso Herrero was the hero for the Boquerón side, with a superb display that was decisive in securing the draw in this tough encounter. In addition, Funes seems to be opening the Pandora's box when it comes to who could make up the starting XI in the coming matchdays, especially in the defensive line, where many were caught off guard by the benching of Puga and the start of Salinas. Therefore, for this matchday the lineup is more tight than ever, since many players who seemed untouchable at the start of the season could now be the kind of rotation more commonly seen, meaning you have to stay alert to the latest news from Martiricos in the next few games in order to try to work out the XI Funes will field in each fixture.

As for Málaga's injury situation, following the return of Adrián Niño and confirmation of the serious injuries to Lobete and Ochoa, Málaga still won't be able to call on Fernando Calero and Diego Murillo for several more weeks. In addition, you will need to keep an eye on whether Carlos Dotor, Adam Aznou and Álex Pastor are available for this game, given that the three players mentioned were affected by a stomach virus that prevented them from being called up for the match against Celta de Vigo.

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Villarreal CF

The Villarreal travel to La Rosaleda on Thursday, already immersed in a small crisis and with the alarms blaring due to the poor results at the start of this season. The yellow submarine fell again at La Cerámica against Betis and still haven't tasted victory in LaLiga, sitting in relegation places with barely two points. Íñigo Pérez's side started well again, taking the lead, but they lost their footing after Betis's response and only Gulacsi's brilliant performance prevented the rout.

This time, the Submarine will face a newly promoted Málaga that still haven't won yet, but who are showing themselves to be more competitive when playing at home.

As for the starting XI, rotations are expected given it's an interweek matchday, so players such as Freeman, Logan Costa, Cardona, Saliba, Moleiro, Ayoze or Oluwaseyi could refresh the squad. Meanwhile, Gulacsi should continue in goal after his last two matches, in which he has shown a level far higher than Luiz Junior.

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