MalagaMalaga vs Espanyol — La Liga
1-1
EspanyolLa Rosaleda, Malaga
Going into the match, Malaga had won 1, drawn 5, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 0.6 goals a game; Espanyol had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.5. Malaga are 20th in the La Liga on 4 points; Espanyol are 15th on 8.
Match report
Home form going in: Malaga
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 5, lost 4 (L L D D L). 0.6 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 1-0 at Getafe · 20 Sept 2026
- L 1-3 vs Villarreal · 17 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 at Celta Vigo · 13 Sept 2026
- D 0-0 vs Levante · 6 Sept 2026
- L 4-0 at Real Madrid · 30 Aug 2026
- D 1-1 vs Deportivo La Coruna · 24 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Espanyol
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (L L W D L). 1.5 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 1-3 vs Elche · 18 Sept 2026
- L 2-1 at Rayo Vallecano · 15 Sept 2026
- W 0-2 at Osasuna · 12 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 vs Sevilla · 6 Sept 2026
- L 2-1 at Real Sociedad · 29 Aug 2026
- L 1-2 vs Real Madrid · 22 Aug 2026
How it unfolded
- 13' Normal Goal — Bryan Zaragoza (Espanyol)
- 93' Normal Goal — Adrian Nino (Malaga)
Match statistics
| Malaga | Metric | Espanyol |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 58 | Ball possession | 42 |
| 0.685224 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.37967 |
| 15 | Total shots | 9 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 9 | Attempts inside box | 6 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 484 | Total passes | 353 |
| 426 | Accurate passes | 279 |
| 11 | Key passes | 5 |
| 108 | Duels | 108 |
| 53 | Duels won | 55 |
La Liga table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 27 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Sevilla | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 14 |
| 7 | Alaves | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Deportivo La Coruna | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 11 |
| 11 | Athletic Club | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 9 |
| 14 | Getafe | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -12 | 8 |
| 17 | Levante | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | Elche | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | Valencia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 | Malaga | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -12 | 4 |