Malaga vs Albacete

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🕒 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio La Rosaleda 🧑‍⚖️ Daniel Palencia Caballero 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
Malaga 4 · Albacete 12
Referee Stats
22 matches · 4.95 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.95
Reds avg 0.36
Penalties avg 0.59
Over 4.5 cards 68%
Home wins 41%
Draws 41%
Away wins 18%
How the match was won
  • Malaga outshot their opponent (15-8).
  • Malaga controlled possession (55%).
  • Malaga had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Malaga (Home stats)

Games / Record

21
W-D-L: 12-7-2

Goals For / Against

42 / 24
Avg: 2.00 / 1.14

Points

43
Avg: 2.05

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
Albacete (Away stats)

Games / Record

21
W-D-L: 7-7-7

Goals For / Against

26 / 23
Avg: 1.24 / 1.10

Points

28
Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga 2 fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.05
PPG
1.33
2.00
GF
1.24
1.14
GA
1.10
62%
O2.5
43%
67%
BTTS
48%
67%
Score 1st
38%

League-position context

Malaga rank4th
Albacete rank12th
Malaga points73
Albacete points59
Malaga: #4 · 73 pts · GD +23
4 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Albacete: #12 · 59 pts · GD +1
18 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Malaga last 5 home

D W L W D
Points8/15
Weighted index53
Goals7-5
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Albacete last 5 away

L W W L D
Points7/15
Weighted index49
Goals5-5
Record2-1-2
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 2.562%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 81% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 19%

Albacete trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.538%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 81% · Over 1.5 52% · Over 3.5 19% · 1H BTTS 10%

Scoring reliability

Malaga score at home90%
Malaga clean sheet at home29%
Albacete score away71%
Albacete clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

Malaga score first67%
Malaga win after scoring first57%
Albacete score first38%
Albacete win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Malaga 83% · Albacete 56%
Avg first goal minute: Malaga 31.5' · Albacete 28.3'

Vs league average

Malaga score at home2.00 vs 1.45
Malaga concede at home1.14 vs 1.18
Albacete score away1.24 vs 1.18
Albacete concede away1.10 vs 1.45
Malaga score 38% above league average, while Albacete score 5% above league average.
Defensive side: Malaga are 3% below league average at home, and Albacete are 25% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Malaga goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
31-45 11
46-60 9
0-15 6
61-75 4
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 4
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
31-45 2

Albacete goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
0-15 6
61-75 6
31-45 3
46-60 3
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
61-75 4
0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
2
Total Shots
15
8
Shots off Goal
5
4
Blocked Shots
2
2
Shots Inside Box
12
6
Shots Outside Box
3
2
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
4
3
Fouls
13
17
Offsides
—
—
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
7
Total Passes
459
366
Passes Accurate
386
297
Passes %
84%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ J. Gómez
1st substitution · For: D. Bernabeu
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ M. Fernández
2nd substitution · For: Víctor Valverde
49'
49' Dani Lorenzo
54' ⚽
⚽
54' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Joaquín Muñoz
Normal Goal · Assist: Rafita
70'
70' Fran Gámez
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ Fran Gámez
3rd substitution · For: Lorenzo Aguado
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ A. Rubio
4th substitution · For: Jefté Betancor
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ Antonio Puertas
5th substitution · For: S. Obeng
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ Joaquín Muñoz
1st substitution · For: Julen Lobete
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ Einar Galilea
2nd substitution · For: Javi Montero
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ Dani Lorenzo
3rd substitution · For: Juanpe
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ Carlos Dotor
4th substitution · For: Josué Dorrio
90+1' ↑↓
↑↓
90+1' ⇄ Chupe
5th substitution · For: Eneko Jauregi
90+4'
90+4' Juanpe

Malaga vs Albacete 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Malaga beat Albacete 1-0 on Sunday, 22 February 2026 in LaLiga 2. The match was refereed by Daniel Palencia Caballero. It was played at Estadio La Rosaleda.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Albacete made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Gómez replacing D. Bernabeu. Albacete made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Fernández replacing Víctor Valverde. Dani Lorenzo received a yellow card for Malaga at 49'. Malaga took the lead at 54' when Joaquín Muñoz scored, with the assist credited to Rafita, making the score 1-0. Fran Gámez received a yellow card for Albacete at 70'. Albacete made their 3rd substitution at 72', with Fran Gámez replacing Lorenzo Aguado. Albacete made their 4th substitution at 72', with A. Rubio replacing Jefté Betancor. Albacete made their 5th substitution at 72', with Antonio Puertas replacing S. Obeng. Malaga made their 1st substitution at 77', with Joaquín Muñoz replacing Julen Lobete. Malaga made their 2nd substitution at 85', with Einar Galilea replacing Javi Montero. Malaga made their 3rd substitution at 85', with Dani Lorenzo replacing Juanpe. Malaga made their 4th substitution at 90', with Carlos Dotor replacing Josué Dorrio. Malaga made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with Chupe replacing Eneko Jauregi. Juanpe received a yellow card for Malaga at 90+4'.

Malaga used 5 substitutions while Albacete used 5 substitutions. Malaga got 2 yellow cards, while Albacete got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Malaga outshot their opponent (15-8).
  • Malaga controlled possession (55%).
  • Malaga had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins6
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals6 (50.0%)
BTTS7 (58.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)

Malaga vs Albacete Head-to-Head History by Season