Malaga vs Sporting Gijon

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 09 May 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio La Rosaleda 🧑‍⚖️ Rafael Sanchez Lopez 🔁 Regular Season - 39 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 39
Regular Season Table
Malaga 4 · Sporting Gijon 9
Referee Stats
22 matches · 4.27 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.27
Reds avg 0.27
Penalties avg 0.23
Over 4.5 cards 41%
Home wins 45%
Draws 23%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Malaga outshot their opponent (24-5).
  • Malaga controlled possession (66%).
  • Malaga had the sharper finishing (7-2 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
Sporting Gijon (Away stats)

Games / Record

21
W-D-L: 7-1-13

Goals For / Against

25 / 32
Avg: 1.19 / 1.52

Points

22
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

3

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
1.05
2.00
GF
1.19
1.14
GA
1.52
62%
O2.5
52%
67%
BTTS
57%
67%
Score 1st
43%

League-position context

Malaga rank4th
Sporting Gijon rank9th
Malaga points73
Sporting Gijon points61
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.
Sporting Gijon: #9 · 61 pts · GD +6
16 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-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.

Sporting Gijon last 5 away

W W L L L
Points6/15
Weighted index60
Goals8-8
Record2-0-3
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%

Sporting Gijon trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 62% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Malaga score at home90%
Malaga clean sheet at home29%
Sporting Gijon score away71%
Sporting Gijon clean sheet away14%

First-goal patterns

Malaga score first67%
Malaga win after scoring first57%
Sporting Gijon score first43%
Sporting Gijon win after scoring first44%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Malaga 83% · Sporting Gijon 36%
Avg first goal minute: Malaga 31.5' · Sporting Gijon 36.4'

Vs league average

Malaga score at home2.00 vs 1.45
Malaga concede at home1.14 vs 1.18
Sporting Gijon score away1.19 vs 1.18
Sporting Gijon concede away1.52 vs 1.45
Malaga score 38% above league average, while Sporting Gijon score 1% above league average.
Defensive side: Malaga are 3% below league average at home, and Sporting Gijon are 5% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.60 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

Sporting Gijon goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
0-15 6
16-30 5
31-45 3
46-60 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 7
0-15 5
31-45 5
16-30 3
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
2
Total Shots
24
5
Shots off Goal
8
2
Blocked Shots
9
1
Shots Inside Box
19
4
Shots Outside Box
5
1
Ball Possession
66%
34%
Corner Kicks
9
1
Fouls
4
11
Offsides
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
5
Red Cards
1
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
622
332
Passes Accurate
561
264
Passes %
90%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
5
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
11' ⚽
⚽
11' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
Jonathan Dubasin
Normal Goal · Assist: Guille Rosas
13' ⚽
⚽
13' ⚽ VAR
Jonathan Dubasin
Goal confirmed
24'
24' 📺 VAR
Jonathan Dubasin
Card upgrade
25'
25' Jonathan Dubasin
35' ↑↓
↑↓
35' ⇄ D. Brašanac
1st substitution · For: Chupe
45'
45' Carlos Dotor
45+8'
45+8' Andrés Cuenca
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Einar Galilea
2nd substitution · For: Ramón Enríquez
54' ⚽
⚽
54' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
Chupe
Normal Goal · Assist: Ramón Enríquez
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ Gaspar Campos
1st substitution · For: J. Otero
61'
61' Rubén Yáñez
61'
61' J. Smith
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ Adrián Niño Heredia
3rd substitution · For: A. Ochoa
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ Diego Sánchez
2nd substitution · For: Kevin Vázquez
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ Andrés Cuenca
3rd substitution · For: M. Rodriguez
81'
81' Diego Murillo
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ Izan Merino
4th substitution · For: Rafa Rodríguez
86'
86' César Gelabert
86' ⚽
⚽
86' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
Joaquín Muñoz
Normal Goal · Assist: Rafa Rodríguez
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ Álex Corredera
4th substitution · For: Pablo García
90+2'
90+2' J. Otero

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

Malaga beat Sporting Gijon 2-1 on Saturday, 09 May 2026 in LaLiga 2. The match was refereed by Rafael Sanchez Lopez. It was played at Estadio La Rosaleda.

First half: Sporting Gijon took the lead at 11' when Jonathan Dubasin scored, with the assist credited to Guille Rosas, making the score 0-1. VAR intervened at 13' for Sporting Gijon (Goal confirmed). VAR intervened at 24' for Sporting Gijon (Card upgrade). Jonathan Dubasin received a red card for Sporting Gijon at 25'. Malaga made their 1st substitution at 35', with D. Brašanac replacing Chupe. Carlos Dotor received a red card for Malaga at 45'. Andrés Cuenca received a yellow card for Sporting Gijon at 45+8'.

Second half: Malaga made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Einar Galilea replacing Ramón Enríquez. Malaga reduced the deficit at 54' when Chupe scored, with the assist credited to Ramón Enríquez, making the score 1-2. Sporting Gijon made their 1st substitution at 59', with Gaspar Campos replacing J. Otero. Rubén Yáñez received a yellow card for Sporting Gijon at 61'. J. Smith received a yellow card for Sporting Gijon at 61'. Malaga made their 3rd substitution at 69', with Adrián Niño Heredia replacing A. Ochoa. Sporting Gijon made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Diego Sánchez replacing Kevin Vázquez. Sporting Gijon made their 3rd substitution at 76', with Andrés Cuenca replacing M. Rodriguez. Diego Murillo received a yellow card for Malaga at 81'. Malaga made their 4th substitution at 83', with Izan Merino replacing Rafa Rodríguez. César Gelabert received a yellow card for Sporting Gijon at 86'. Malaga leveled the score at 86' when Joaquín Muñoz scored, with the assist credited to Rafa Rodríguez, making the score 2-2. Sporting Gijon made their 4th substitution at 90', with Álex Corredera replacing Pablo García. J. Otero received a yellow card for Sporting Gijon at 90+2'.

Malaga used 4 substitutions while Sporting Gijon used 4 substitutions. Malaga got 1 yellow card and 1 red card, while Sporting Gijon got 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Malaga outshot their opponent (24-5).
  • Malaga controlled possession (66%).
  • Malaga had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins5
Draws6
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals8 (57.1%)
BTTS10 (71.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins3
Draws4
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (42.9%)
BTTS5 (71.4%)

Malaga vs Sporting Gijon Head-to-Head History by Season