Malaga vs Almeria

2 - 1

🕒 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio La Rosaleda 🧑‍⚖️ Manuel Angel Perez Hernandez 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Malaga 4 · Almeria 3

Referee Stats

Manuel Angel Perez Hernandez

20 matches · 5.95 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.95
Reds avg	0.40
Penalties avg	0.65
Over 4.5 cards	70%
Home wins	40%
Draws	15%
Away wins	45%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-14).
Almeria controlled possession (63%).
Malaga had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Malaga (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-7-2

Goals For / Against

42 / 24

Avg: 2.00 / 1.14

Points

Avg: 2.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Almeria (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-8

Goals For / Against

29 / 33

Avg: 1.38 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

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

1.29

2.00

1.38

1.14

1.57

62%

O2.5

57%

67%

BTTS

67%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Malaga rank4th

Almeria rank3rd

Malaga points73

Almeria points74

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.

Almeria: #3 · 74 pts · GD +18

3 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-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.

Almeria last 5 away

L D W L L

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals6-12

Record1-1-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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%

Almeria trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 81% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Malaga score at home90%

Malaga clean sheet at home29%

Almeria score away81%

Almeria clean sheet away19%

First-goal patterns

Malaga score first67%

Malaga win after scoring first57%

Almeria score first43%

Almeria win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Malaga 83% · Almeria 40%

Avg first goal minute: Malaga 31.5' · Almeria 37.0'

Vs league average

Malaga score at home2.00 vs 1.45

Malaga concede at home1.14 vs 1.18

Almeria score away1.38 vs 1.18

Almeria concede away1.57 vs 1.45

Malaga score 38% above league average, while Almeria score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Malaga are 3% below league average at home, and Almeria are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 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

Almeria goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

31-45 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 2

61-75 2

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

294

499

Passes Accurate

225

425

Passes %

77%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

24'

24' Álex Muñoz

27'

27' D. Chirino

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Dani Lorenzo

Normal Goal · Assist: Chupe

36'

36' Izan Merino

41'

41' Diego Murillo

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Aridane

1st substitution · For: Arnau Puigmal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Álex Muñoz

2nd substitution · For: Álex Centelles

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ D. Chirino

3rd substitution · For: Marcos Luna

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Carlos Dotor

1st substitution · For: Rafa Rodríguez

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Sergio Arribas

Penalty

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Izan Merino

2nd substitution · For: A. Ochoa

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Joaquín Muñoz

3rd substitution · For: Adrián Niño Heredia

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Thalys

4th substitution · For: Léo Baptistão

76'

76' Nélson Monte

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Sergio Arribas

5th substitution · For: S. Džodić

81'

81' Chupe

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Chupe

Normal Goal

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ David Larrubia

4th substitution · For: H. Abaida

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Chupe

5th substitution · For: Julen Lobete

90'

90' Puga

90+4'

90+4' D. Lopy

90+5'

90+5' Víctor García

Malaga vs Almeria 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Malaga beat Almeria 2-1 on Sunday, 21 December 2025 in LaLiga 2. The match was refereed by Manuel Angel Perez Hernandez. It was played at Estadio La Rosaleda.

First half: Álex Muñoz received a yellow card for Almeria at 24'. D. Chirino received a yellow card for Almeria at 27'. Malaga took the lead at 33' when Dani Lorenzo scored, with the assist credited to Chupe, making the score 1-0. Izan Merino received a yellow card for Malaga at 36'. Diego Murillo received a yellow card for Malaga at 41'.

Second half: Almeria made their 1st substitution at 46', with Aridane replacing Arnau Puigmal. Almeria made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Álex Muñoz replacing Álex Centelles. Almeria made their 3rd substitution at 64', with D. Chirino replacing Marcos Luna. Malaga made their 1st substitution at 66', with Carlos Dotor replacing Rafa Rodríguez. Almeria leveled the score at 69' when Sergio Arribas scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Malaga made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Izan Merino replacing A. Ochoa. Malaga made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Joaquín Muñoz replacing Adrián Niño Heredia. Almeria made their 4th substitution at 75', with Thalys replacing Léo Baptistão. Nélson Monte received a yellow card for Almeria at 76'. Almeria made their 5th substitution at 79', with Sergio Arribas replacing S. Džodić. Chupe received a yellow card for Malaga at 81'. Malaga took the lead at 81' when Chupe scored, making the score 2-1. Malaga made their 4th substitution at 83', with David Larrubia replacing H. Abaida. Malaga made their 5th substitution at 83', with Chupe replacing Julen Lobete. Puga received a yellow card for Malaga at 90'. D. Lopy received a yellow card for Almeria at 90+4'. Víctor García received a yellow card for Malaga at 90+5'.

Malaga used 5 substitutions while Almeria used 5 substitutions. Malaga got 5 yellow cards, while Almeria got 4 yellow cards.