Match summary
Villarreal beat Málaga 3-1 in the La Liga, Regular Season.
Málaga vs Villarreal in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Villarreal moved from 19th to 14th in the La Liga table with this result.Out of the relegation places (bottom 3 per the official standings rules). Table rebuilt from 58 results before kickoff and 59 after it; 20 teams; 5 points after 6 matches.
- Villarreal won 3-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 12th minute; timeline of 4 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Málaga0W 3D 2L
MálagaVillarreal
3Pointsof 151
2Goals scored7
8Goals conceded11
1Clean sheets0
1Scored in a row3
2Unbeaten in a row0
7Without a win6
1Conceded in a row7
Head to head16 meetings · Oct 2009 – Apr 2018
- Málaga wins
- 4
- Draws
- 4
- Villarreal wins
- 8
2.25goals per meeting
56%both teams scored
31%3+ goals
56%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsMálaga 1W 1D 3L · 1.6 goals per game
Meetings
- La LigaMálaga1-0Villarreal
- La LigaVillarreal2-0Málaga
- La LigaVillarreal1-1Málaga
- La LigaMálaga0-2Villarreal
- La LigaVillarreal1-0Málaga
Show all 16 meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 58 earlier results
MálagaVillarreal
#18Position#19
3Points5 v 5 games2
-6Goal difference-3
0.4Scored per gameleague avg 1.521.4
1.6Conceded per game2
#16Form table position#19
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
MálagaVillarreal
- 86'Penalty · Villarreal · Pape Gueye1-3 · Penalty
- Yellow Card · Málaga · Alfonso Herrero85'
- 80'Substitution · Villarreal · Carlos Macià · InOut: Nathan Saliba
- 80'Substitution · Villarreal · Santiago Mouriño · InOut: Alberto Moleiro
- Yellow Card · Málaga · Ramón Enríquez79'
- Substitution · Málaga · Ramón Enríquez · InOut: Carlos Puga75'
- Yellow Card · Málaga · Einar Galilea70'
- Yellow Card · Málaga · David Larrubia68'
- 63'Substitution · Villarreal · Georges Mikautadze · InOut: Ayoze Pérez
- 63'Substitution · Villarreal · Carlos Romero · InOut: Ilias Akhomach
- Substitution · Málaga · Joaquín Muñoz · InOut: Izan Merino61'
- Substitution · Málaga · Adrián Niño · InOut: Carlos Dotor61'
- Substitution · Málaga · Dani Lorenzo · InOut: José Salinas46'
- Substitution · Málaga · Rafita Garrido · InOut: Juan Cruz46'
- 45+2'Goal · Villarreal · Pape Gueye1-2
- 42'Yellow Card · Villarreal · Ilias Akhomach
- 40'Goal · Villarreal · Alberto Moleiro1-1
- 37'Substitution · Villarreal · Pape Gueye · InOut: Santi Comesaña
- Yellow Card · Málaga · José Salinas34'
- Goal · Málaga · Carlos Dotor1-012'
Match Statistics
Match stats
MálagaVillarreal
37%Ball Possession63%
5Shots Total16
1Shots On Target7
4Corners8
17Fouls10
5Yellow Cards1
1Offsides3
3Saves0
350Passes600
4Shots Off Target5
73Attacks124
23Dangerous Attacks81
4Shots Inside Box12
1Shots Outside Box4
1Goals3
10Free Kicks16
0Shots Blocked4
5Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork1
26Tackles11
1Assists2
283Accurate Passes539
12Total Crosses18
1Accurate Crosses5
8Interceptions7
47Duels Won48
0Big Chances Created7
0Big Chances Missed4
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-1-4-1 · 4-4-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 75' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(70%) | 6 | 10/16 | |
Ángel Recio DF | 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 33(97%) | 3 | 3/4 |
| 7.0 | 61' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 31(87%) | 1 | 1/5 | |
| 7.0 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(89%) | 2 | 5/7 | |
| 6.9 | 46' | 0 | 1 | - | 9(60%) | 2 | 3/3 | |
| 6.7 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(89%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
Chupe FW | 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 14(64%) | 1 | 5/11 |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 23(78%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 6.4 | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 16(80%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 51(88%) | 3 | 4/7 | |
| 6.4 | 29' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 4(100%) | - | 0/4 | |
| 6.3 | 29' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 8(63%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.3 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(88%) | 4 | 5/11 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(74%) | 3 | 7/14 | |
| 6.2 | 61' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(90%) | - | 0/2 | |
| 6.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 38(63%) | - | 0/1 |
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