Málaga 1-1 Espanyol: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
5 of 12 right
- Result Espanyol win38% 1-1
- Double chance Málaga or Espanyol (12)72% 1-1
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.550% 2 goals
- More corners Málaga51% Málaga (8-2)
- Yellow cards Around average 9 yellow cards · league 4.1
- Yellow cards 9 yellow cards 3.5 Over64% 4.5 Under56% 5.5 Under73%
- Corners Around average 10 corners · league 9.7
- Corners 10 corners 8.5 Over58% 9.5 Under54% 10.5 Under64%
Match stats
Málaga Espanyol
- 1 Goals 1
- 4 Yellow cards 5
- 0 Red cards 0
- 8 Corners 2
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
LaLiga Matchday 8 brings Málaga vs Espanyol to La Rosaleda on Friday 9 October 2026, where our model favours an Espanyol win; our double chance pick is Málaga or Espanyol to win, with no draw.
Why this pick?
Our model picks Espanyol because its strength rating puts them slightly above Málaga, who sit clearly below the LaLiga average and bottom of the table on three points from seven games. The strongest point on the other side is Málaga's home advantage at La Rosaleda. What offsets that is Espanyol conceding fewer shots than the league average, while Málaga's shots and touches in the box fall below the norm and their big chances created are clearly down on it. Espanyol also lead the head-to-head, with ten wins in eighteen meetings since 2010. Still, the call is narrow.
Form guide
Málaga
- L 0-1 at Getafe (A) LaLiga · 20 Sep
- L 1-3 vs Villarreal (H) LaLiga · 17 Sep
- D 1-1 at Celta Vigo (A) LaLiga · 13 Sep
- D 0-0 vs Levante (H) LaLiga · 6 Sep
- L 0-4 at Real Madrid (A) LaLiga · 30 Aug
Espanyol
- L 1-3 vs Elche (H) LaLiga · 18 Sep
- L 1-2 at Rayo Vallecano (A) LaLiga · 15 Sep
- W 2-0 at Osasuna (A) LaLiga · 12 Sep
- D 1-1 vs Sevilla (H) LaLiga · 6 Sep
- L 1-2 at Real Sociedad (A) LaLiga · 29 Aug
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's LaLiga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
18 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 2 May 2021 · LaLiga2 Espanyol 3-0 Málaga
- 2 Nov 2020 · LaLiga2 Málaga 0-3 Espanyol
- 13 May 2018 · LaLiga Espanyol 4-1 Málaga
- 8 Jan 2018 · LaLiga Málaga 0-1 Espanyol
- 4 Feb 2017 · LaLiga Málaga 0-1 Espanyol
LaLiga so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Espanyol | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10:10 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | Málaga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3:12 | -9 | 3 |
Positions in our table of 20 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- LaLiga, Matchday 8
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
Questions and answers
What was the score of Málaga vs Espanyol?
Málaga 1-1 Espanyol in the LaLiga (Matchday 8) on Friday 9 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Málaga vs Espanyol right?
No: our result pick was Espanyol win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-1. 5 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Málaga vs Espanyol?
9 yellow cards (Málaga 4, Espanyol 5), no red cards and 10 corners (Málaga 8, Espanyol 2).
Times are UTC.