Malaga 1–3 Villarreal: Result & How It Finished

La Liga Thu 17 Sep 2026, 20:30 Estadio La Rosaleda Referee: M. Ortiz Full time

The Result

Malaga 1–3 Villarreal
Half time1–2
Total goals4
Both scoredYes

The Story of the Game

Form After This Game

ClubLast 6PtsScoredConcededBTTSOver 2.5
Malaga DLDDLL3/180.431.7143%29%
Villarreal DLLLWW7/181.881.3570%65%

Form over the last six completed matches, all competitions. Rates withheld below a six-match sample.

Where They Stand

PosClubPlWDLGDPts
20 Malaga7034-93
9 Villarreal7223+18

See the full La Liga table →

Head-to-Head

Malaga wins
0
Draws
0
Villarreal wins
1
Meetings
1

Full Malaga v Villarreal record →

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Season Stats Compared

MalagaStatVillarreal
7Played 40
0Won 21
3Drawn 7
4Lost 12
0%Win rate 53%
0.43Goals per game 1.88
1.71Conceded per game 1.35
14%Clean sheets 15%
57%Failed to score 15%
43%Both teams scored 70%
29%Over 2.5 goals 65%

Season to date, all competitions. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted.

Home Form v Away Form

The split that matters most for this fixture: how Malaga perform at home against how Villarreal travel.

RecordPlWDLWin rateScoredConceded
Malaga at home30210%0.671.33
Villarreal away2186738%1.431.43

Key Players 2026/27

Malaga

PlayerAppsStartsGAYR
Chupe761010
Carlos Dotor661000
Adrián Niño Heredia301000

Villarreal

PlayerAppsStartsGAYR
P. Gueye653010
N. Pépé552010
Gerard Moreno532000
G. Mikautadze641100
Alberto Moleiro641100

Top scorers, league appearances only. Starts are full line-ups; appearances include substitute outings.

Last Season 2025/26

The same players a season earlier — useful for judging who has kicked on.

Malaga

  • 24 Chupe — 42 apps, 5 assists
  • 11 David Larrubia — 42 apps, 3 assists
  • 11 Adrián Niño Heredia — 34 apps, 1 assists
  • 6 Joaquín Muñoz — 41 apps, 6 assists
  • 5 Rafa Rodríguez — 42 apps, 4 assists

Villarreal

  • 13 G. Mikautadze — 32 apps, 6 assists
  • 10 Alberto Moleiro — 37 apps, 5 assists
  • 10 Gerard Moreno — 22 apps, 0 assists
  • 8 N. Pépé — 36 apps, 8 assists
  • 7 T. Buchanan — 34 apps, 1 assists

Recent Results

Malaga

  • 20 Sep Getafe 1–0 Malaga
  • 17 Sep Malaga 1–3 Villarreal
  • 13 Sep Celta Vigo 1–1 Malaga
  • 6 Sep Malaga 0–0 Levante
  • 30 Aug Real Madrid 4–0 Malaga

Villarreal

  • 20 Sep Villarreal 3–1 Levante
  • 17 Sep Malaga 1–3 Villarreal
  • 14 Sep Villarreal 1–2 Real Betis
  • 5 Sep Villarreal 2–3 Deportivo La Coruna
  • 28 Aug Alaves 1–0 Villarreal

Malaga v Villarreal FAQs

When is Malaga v Villarreal?
Kick-off is 8:30pm on Thursday 17 September 2026 at Estadio La Rosaleda.
What is the head-to-head record?
These clubs have met 1 time in our records: 0 for Malaga, 1 for Villarreal, and 0 draws.
Where are both clubs in the table?
Malaga are 20th on 3 points; Villarreal are 9th on 8.
Are these sides likely to produce goals?
Both teams have scored in 43% of Malaga games and 70% of Villarreal games. Over 2.5 goals has landed in 29% and 65% respectively.

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