Malaga 1-3 Villarreal — LaLiga, 17 Sep 2026
Villarreal beat Malaga 3-1 in the LaLiga on 17 September 2026 at Estadio La Rosaleda, Malaga. Carlos Dotor, Alberto Moleiro, Pape Gueye got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Malaga have won 1 and Villarreal 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-012'assist: Juan Cruz
- 34'Foul
- 37'
- 1-140'
- 42'
- 45'
- 45'
- 1-245+2'assist: Ayoze Pérez
- Half-time1-2
- 61'
- 61'
- 63'
- 63'
- 68'Dissent
- 70'Foul
- 75'
- 79'Foul
- 80'
- 80'
- 82'VARGoal cancelled
- 85'Foul
- 1-386'Penalty
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Malaga
- 7.3Carlos DotorM
- 6.6ChupeF
- 6.4Juan CruzM
- 6.4Ángel RecioD
- 6.3Joaquín MuñozF
- 6.3Izan MerinoM
- 6.2Dani LorenzoM
- 6.2Adrián Niño HerediaF
- 6.1RafitaD
- 6.0Einar GalileaD
- 5.9Pablo MartínezM
- 5.7PugaD
- 5.7Ramón EnríquezM
- 5.6David LarrubiaM
- 5.5José SalinasD
- 5.5Alfonso HerreroG
- 6.6Álex PastorD
- 6.6Carlos LópezG
- 6.6Juan BerrocalD
- 6.6Eneko JauregiF
- 6.6J. FernandezF
- 6.6Rafa RodríguezM
Villarreal
- 8.2Alberto MoleiroF
- 8.2Pape GueyeM
- 7.5Ilias AkhomachM
- 7.3Ayoze PérezF
- 7.2Tajon BuchananM
- 7.2Santi ComesañaM
- 6.9Renato VeigaD
- 6.8Sergi CardonaD
- 6.8Alexander FreemanD
- 6.7Pau NavarroD
- 6.7Nathan-Dylan SalibaM
- 6.5Georges MikautadzeF
- 6.4Péter GulácsiG
- 6.4S. MouriñoD
- 6.3C. MaciaM
- 6.2Carlos RomeroD
- 6.6Rubén GómezG
- 6.6Tanitoluwa OluwaseyiF
- 6.6Nicolas PépéF
- 6.6Gerard MorenoF
- 6.6A. DiattaM
- 6.6Luíz JúniorG
- 6.6Logan CostaD
Line-ups
Villarreal4-4-2
Malaga4-1-4-1
Substitutes
MalagaFunes
Substitutes
- 11Joaquín Muñoz61'F6.3
- 25Juan BerrocalD6.6
- 5Álex PastorD6.6
- 17Eneko JauregiF6.6
- 6Ramón Enríquez79'75'M5.7
- 14Rafa RodríguezM6.6
- 22Dani Lorenzo45'M6.2
- 13Carlos LópezG6.6
- 21Adrián Niño HerediaF6.2
- 31RafitaD6.1
- 32J. FernandezF6.6
VillarrealIñigo Pérez
Substitutes
- 7Gerard MorenoF6.6
- 19Nicolas PépéF6.6
- 18Pape Gueye45+2'86'37'M8.2
- 2Logan CostaD6.6
- 9Georges Mikautadze63'F6.5
- 20Carlos Romero63'D6.2
- 1Luíz JúniorG6.6
- 13Rubén GómezG6.6
- 15S. MouriñoD6.4
- 21Tanitoluwa OluwaseyiF6.6
- 5A. DiattaM6.6
- 16C. MaciaM6.3
Team statistics
37%Possession63%
5Total shots16
1Shots on target7
4Shots off target5
0Blocked shots4
4Corners8
1Offsides3
17Fouls10
5Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves0
347Total passes600
281Accurate passes540
Malaga
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Dotor | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Chupe | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Juan Cruz | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Ángel Recio | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Joaquín Muñoz | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Izan Merino | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Dani Lorenzo | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Adrián Niño Heredia | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Rafita | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Einar Galilea | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Pablo Martínez | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Puga | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Ramón Enríquez | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| David Larrubia | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5.6 |
| José Salinas | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Alfonso Herrero | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Álex Pastor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Carlos López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Juan Berrocal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Eneko Jauregi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Fernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Rafa Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Villarreal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Moleiro | 80 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Pape Gueye | 53 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Ilias Akhomach | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Ayoze Pérez | 63 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Tajon Buchanan | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Santi Comesaña | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Renato Veiga | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Sergi Cardona | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Alexander Freeman | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.8 |
| Pau Navarro | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Nathan-Dylan Saliba | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Georges Mikautadze | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Péter Gulácsi | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| S. Mouriño | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| C. Macia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Carlos Romero | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Rubén Gómez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Nicolas Pépé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Gerard Moreno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| A. Diatta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Luíz Júnior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Logan Costa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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