Malaga vs Espanyol
Malaga
vs
Espanyol
Competition: La Liga. Country: Spain. Round: Regular Season - 8. Kickoff: Oct 9, 2026, 07:00 PM. Venue: La Rosaleda. Model signals: Double chance : draw or Espanyol. Odds markets: 10 bookmakers available.
Oct 9, 2026, 07:00 PM
Match Finished
La Liga
La Rosaleda
Regular Season - 8
Francisco Jose Hernandez Maeso
Malaga Coach
Sergio Pellicer
Espanyol Coach
Manolo González
Venue
Estadio La Rosaleda
Avenida de la Palmilla / Paseo de Martiricos
Key takeaways
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Status: Match Finished.
Round: Regular Season - 8.
Venue: La Rosaleda.
Referee: Francisco Jose Hernandez Maeso.
Model signals: Double chance : draw or Espanyol.
Lineups: 2 side(s) available.
Model signals
Double chance : draw or Espanyol
ATT: home: 25% | away: 75%
DEF: home: 47% | away: 53%
H2H: home: 7% | away: 93%
Form: home: 33% | away: 67%
Goals: home: 7% | away: 93%
Malaga vs Espanyol prediction, preview and odds
Malaga hosts Espanyol at La Rosaleda in a fixture that shapes as a clash between a struggling home side and a slightly steadier visiting outfit. Malaga sit at the bottom of La Liga and have trouble turning possession into goals; their matches have featured low scoring output and few clean sheets. Espanyol arrive with marginally better balance and more reliable attacking output, so the match will likely test Malaga’s ability to break down a compact opponent.
Open predictionStandings
Malaga
Lineups: 4-1-4-1.
Rank 20 | Pts 4 | GD -9
Form: DLLDD
Espanyol
Lineups: 4-2-3-1.
Rank 11 | Pts 8 | GD 0
Form: DLLWD
Team statistics
Malaga
Form: LDLDDLLD. Played: 8. Wins: 0. GF avg: 0.5. GA avg: 1.6. Clean sheets: 1. Failed to score: 4.
Espanyol
Form: WLLDWLLD. Played: 8. Wins: 2. GF avg: 1.4. GA avg: 1.4. Clean sheets: 2. Failed to score: 0.
Lineups
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Malaga
Funes | 4-1-4-1
Starting XI
1. Alfonso Herrero (G)
3. Puga (D)
20. Fernando Calero (D)
15. Ángel Recio (D)
31. Rafita (D)
14. Rafa Rodríguez (M)
10. David Larrubia (M)
22. Dani Lorenzo (M)
18. Pablo Martínez (M)
11. Joaquín Muñoz (M)
9. Chupe (F)
Bench
H. Abaida, Izan Merino, Carlos Dotor, Carlos López, Eneko Jauregi, Einar Galilea, Ramón Enríquez, Adrián Niño Heredia, Álex Pastor, Adam Aznou Ben Cheikh, Juan Berrocal, Andrés Céspedes
Espanyol
Manolo González | 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1. Ángel Fortuño (G)
23. O. El Hilali (D)
5. C. Riedel (D)
6. L. Cabrera (D)
3. Q. Hartman (D)
8. Edu Expósito (M)
10. Pol Lozano (M)
24. T. Dolan (M)
28. Javier Hernandez (M)
15. Bryan Zaragoza (M)
9. Roberto Fernández (F)
Bench
Rafel Bauzà, Álex Calatrava, M. Dmitrović, V. Drkušić, Marcos Fernández, Urko González, Roger Hinojo, Pere Milla, Unai Núñez, Javi Puado, Llorenç Serred, Gabriel Moscardo
Match statistics
0.77
expected_goals
1.14
426
Passes accurate
279
9
Shots insidebox
6
6
Shots outsidebox
3
2
Blocked Shots
3
14
Free Kicks
10
7
Shots on Goal
4
2
Goalkeeper Saves
6
6
Shots off Goal
2
2
Offsides
1
484
Total passes
353
15
Total Shots
9
Player statistics
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Malaga
Adrián Niño Heredia | Rating 8.2 | Min 28 | G 1 | A 0
Rafita | Rating 7.11 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 1
Pablo Martínez | Rating 7.03 | Min 82 | G 0 | A 0
Ángel Recio | Rating 7.02 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
David Larrubia | Rating 6.82 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
Rafa Rodríguez | Rating 6.74 | Min 62 | G 0 | A 0
Dani Lorenzo | Rating 6.68 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
Alfonso Herrero | Rating 6.63 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
Espanyol
Bryan Zaragoza | Rating 8.2 | Min 73 | G 1 | A 0
Ángel Fortuño | Rating 7.5 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
C. Riedel | Rating 6.99 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
Javier Hernandez | Rating 6.9 | Min 57 | G 0 | A 1
L. Cabrera | Rating 6.8 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
Edu Expósito | Rating 6.7 | Min 82 | G 0 | A 0
Q. Hartman | Rating 6.65 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
Pere Milla | Rating 6.6 | Min 8 | G 0 | A 0
Match events
13' | Espanyol | Goal | Normal Goal | Bryan Zaragoza | Assist: Francisco Javier Hernandez Coarasa
24' | Espanyol | Card | Yellow Card | Francisco Javier Hernandez Coarasa
28' | Espanyol | Card | Yellow Card | Bryan Zaragoza
28' | Malaga | Card | Yellow Card | Carlos Puga
41' | Malaga | Card | Yellow Card | Carlos Ruiz Rubio
57' | Espanyol | subst | Substitution 1 | Francisco Javier Hernandez Coarasa | Assist: Urko Gonzalez
60' | Espanyol | Card | Yellow Card | Omar El Hilali
62' | Malaga | subst | Substitution 1 | Carlos Puga | Assist: Adam Aznou
62' | Malaga | subst | Substitution 2 | Rafael Rodríguez Ruiz | Assist: Adrian Nino
62' | Malaga | subst | Substitution 3 | Joaquín Muñoz | Assist: Carlos Dotor
66' | Malaga | Card | Yellow Card | Carlos Dotor
73' | Espanyol | subst | Substitution 2 | Bryan Zaragoza | Assist: Álex Calatrava Torrado
74' | Malaga | subst | Substitution 4 | Fernando Calero | Assist: Izan Merino
82' | Espanyol | subst | Substitution 3 | Roberto Fernández Jaén | Assist: Roger Hinojo
82' | Espanyol | subst | Substitution 4 | Eduardo Expósito Jaén | Assist: Pere Milla
82' | Espanyol | subst | Substitution 5 | Tyrhys Dolan | Assist: Marcos Fernández
82' | Malaga | subst | Substitution 5 | Pablo Martínez Andrés | Assist: Haitam Abaida
84' | Espanyol | Card | Yellow Card | Clemens Riedel
87' | Espanyol | Card | Yellow Card | Roger Hinojo
89' | Malaga | Card | Yellow Card | Adam Aznou
90+3' | Malaga | Goal | Normal Goal | Adrian Nino | Assist: Rafael Garrido Hierro
Injuries
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J. Cajuste
Malaga | Missing Fixture | Injury
J. Cruz
Malaga | Missing Fixture | Injury
M. Diarra
Malaga | Missing Fixture | Calf Injury
J. Lobete
Malaga | Missing Fixture | Knee Injury
D. Murillo
Malaga | Missing Fixture | Knee Injury
A. Ochoa
Malaga | Missing Fixture | Knee Injury
J. Salinas
Malaga | Missing Fixture | Loan agreement
K. Garcia
Espanyol | Missing Fixture | Hamstring Injury
Odds markets
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William Hill
Match Winner
Home: 2.80 | Draw: 3.10 | Away: 2.50
Home/Away
Home: 1.95 | Away: 1.80
Second Half Winner
Home: 3.00 | Draw: 2.30 | Away: 2.90
Bet365
Match Winner
Home: 2.88 | Draw: 3.20 | Away: 2.60
Home/Away
Home: 2.00 | Away: 1.73
Second Half Winner
Home: 3.00 | Draw: 2.40 | Away: 2.75
Marathonbet
Match Winner
Home: 2.91 | Draw: 3.26 | Away: 2.62
Second Half Winner
Home: 3.12 | Draw: 2.43 | Away: 2.82
Asian Handicap
Home -1.25: 5.40 | Away -1.25: 1.12 | Home -1: 4.95 | Away -1: 1.15
Betfair
Match Winner
Home: 2.80 | Draw: 3.10 | Away: 2.60
Home/Away
Home: 1.95 | Away: 1.75
Asian Handicap
Home -1.5: 6.00 | Away -1.5: 1.10 | Home +1.5: 1.13 | Away +1.5: 5.50
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