Malaga vs Villarreal

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🕒 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:30 Europe/London 📍 Estadio La Rosaleda 🧑‍⚖️ Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Malaga 20 · Villarreal 12

Referee Stats

Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias

5 matches · 4.20 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.20
Reds avg	0.60
Penalties avg	0.40
Over 4.5 cards	60%
Home wins	60%
Draws	0%
Away wins	40%

How the match was won

Villarreal outshot their opponent (5-16).
Villarreal controlled possession (63%).
Villarreal had the sharper finishing (1-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Malaga (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-3-2

Goals For / Against

5 / 10

Avg: 1.00 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.60

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Villarreal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-2-2

Goals For / Against

7 / 7

Avg: 1.40 / 1.40

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.60

PPG

1.00

1.40

2.00

1.40

40%

O2.5

60%

80%

BTTS

60%

20%

Score 1st

League-position context

Malaga rank20th

Villarreal rank12th

Malaga points4

Villarreal points9

Malaga: #20 · 4 pts · GD -12

18 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.

Villarreal: #12 · 9 pts · GD +0

13 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Malaga last 5 home

L D L D D

Points3/15

Weighted index16

Goals5-10

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Villarreal last 5 away

L W L D D

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-7

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Malaga trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 40%

Villarreal trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 60% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Malaga score at home80%

Malaga clean sheet at home20%

Villarreal score away60%

Villarreal clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Malaga score first20%

Malaga win after scoring first0%

Villarreal score first0%

Villarreal win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Malaga 50% · Villarreal 50%

Avg first goal minute: Malaga 12.0' · Villarreal —

Vs league average

Malaga score at home1.00 vs 1.72

Malaga concede at home2.00 vs 1.35

Villarreal score away1.40 vs 1.35

Villarreal concede away1.40 vs 1.72

Malaga score 42% below league average, while Villarreal score 4% above league average.

Defensive side: Malaga are 48% above league average at home, and Villarreal are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Malaga goal timing (home)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

Villarreal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

37%

63%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

348

598

Passes Accurate

282

538

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Carlos Dotor

Normal Goal · Assist: Juan Cruz

34'

34' José Salinas

37' ↑↓

↑↓

37' ⇄ Santi Comesaña

1st substitution · For: P. Gueye

40' ⚽

⚽

40' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Alberto Moleiro

Normal Goal · Assist: Ilias Akhomach

42'

42' Ilias Akhomach

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ Juan Cruz

1st substitution · For: Dani Lorenzo

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ José Salinas

2nd substitution · For: Rafita

45+2' ⚽

⚽

45+2' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

P. Gueye

Normal Goal · Assist: Ayoze Pérez

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Izan Merino

3rd substitution · For: Joaquín Muñoz

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Carlos Dotor

4th substitution · For: Adrián Niño Heredia

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Ayoze Pérez

2nd substitution · For: G. Mikautadze

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Ilias Akhomach

3rd substitution · For: Carlos Romero

68'

68' David Larrubia

70'

70' Einar Galilea

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Puga

5th substitution · For: Ramón Enríquez

79'

79' Ramón Enríquez

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Alberto Moleiro

4th substitution · For: S. Mouriño

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ N. Saliba

5th substitution · For: C. Macia

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ VAR

Carlos Romero

Goal cancelled

85'

85' Alfonso Herrero

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

P. Gueye

Penalty

Malaga vs Villarreal 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Villarreal beat Malaga 3-1 on Thursday, 17 September 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias. It was played at Estadio La Rosaleda.

First half: Malaga took the lead at 12' when Carlos Dotor scored, with the assist credited to Juan Cruz, making the score 1-0. José Salinas received a yellow card for Malaga at 34'. Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 37', with Santi Comesaña replacing P. Gueye. Villarreal leveled the score at 40' when Alberto Moleiro scored, with the assist credited to Ilias Akhomach, making the score 1-1. Ilias Akhomach received a yellow card for Villarreal at 42'. Malaga made their 1st substitution at 45', with Juan Cruz replacing Dani Lorenzo. Malaga made their 2nd substitution at 45', with José Salinas replacing Rafita. Villarreal took the lead at 45+2' when P. Gueye scored, with the assist credited to Ayoze Pérez, making the score 1-2.

Second half: Malaga made their 3rd substitution at 61', with Izan Merino replacing Joaquín Muñoz. Malaga made their 4th substitution at 61', with Carlos Dotor replacing Adrián Niño Heredia. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Ayoze Pérez replacing G. Mikautadze. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 63', with Ilias Akhomach replacing Carlos Romero. David Larrubia received a yellow card for Malaga at 68'. Einar Galilea received a yellow card for Malaga at 70'. Malaga made their 5th substitution at 75', with Puga replacing Ramón Enríquez. Ramón Enríquez received a yellow card for Malaga at 79'. Villarreal made their 4th substitution at 80', with Alberto Moleiro replacing S. Mouriño. Villarreal made their 5th substitution at 80', with N. Saliba replacing C. Macia. VAR intervened at 82' for Villarreal (Goal cancelled). Alfonso Herrero received a yellow card for Malaga at 85'. Villarreal extended the lead at 86' when P. Gueye scored (Penalty), making the score 1-4.

Malaga used 5 substitutions while Villarreal used 5 substitutions. Malaga got 5 yellow cards, while Villarreal got 1 yellow card.