Malaga vs Villarreal — La Liga
1-3
Estadio La Rosaleda, Malaga
Going into the match, Malaga had won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 0.8 goals a game; Villarreal had won 1, drawn 3, lost 6 in 10, scoring 1.7. Malaga are 20th in the La Liga on 4 points; Villarreal are 12th on 9.
Match report
Home form going in: Malaga
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 (D D L D L). 0.8 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 20% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- 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
- L 2-0 at Atletico Madrid · 19 Aug 2026
- W 1-2 at Almeria · 20 Jun 2026
Away form going in: Villarreal
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 3, lost 6 (L L L L D). 1.7 scored per game, 2.0 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- L 1-2 vs Real Betis · 14 Sept 2026
- L 3-2 at Borussia Dortmund · 8 Sept 2026
- L 2-3 vs Deportivo La Coruna · 5 Sept 2026
- L 1-0 at Alaves · 28 Aug 2026
- D 2-2 at Atletico Madrid · 23 Aug 2026
- D 2-2 at Racing Santander · 16 Aug 2026
How it unfolded
- 12' Normal Goal — Carlos Dotor (Malaga)
- 40' Normal Goal — Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal)
- 47' Normal Goal — Pape Gueye (Villarreal)
- 86' Penalty — Pape Gueye (Villarreal)
Match statistics
| Malaga | Metric | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 3 |
| 37 | Ball possession | 63 |
| 0.361392 | Expected goals (xG) | 4.2474 |
| 5 | Total shots | 16 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 4 | Attempts inside box | 12 |
| 1 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 350 | Total passes | 600 |
| 283 | Accurate passes | 539 |
| 4 | Key passes | 12 |
| 95 | Duels | 95 |
| 47 | Duels won | 48 |
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 |