Málaga 2-5 Real Sociedad: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
8 of 12 right
- Result Real Sociedad win41% 2-5
- Double chance Málaga or Real Sociedad (12)73% 2-5
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.553% 7 goals
- More corners Málaga49% Real Sociedad (4-5)
- Yellow cards Around average 2 yellow cards · league 4.3
- Yellow cards 2 yellow cards 3.5 Over65% 4.5 Under55% 5.5 Under71%
- Corners Around average 9 corners · league 9.8
- Corners 9 corners 8.5 Over67% 9.5 Over56% 10.5 Under54%
Match stats
Málaga Real Sociedad
- 2 Goals 5
- 0 Yellow cards 2
- 0 Red cards 0
- 4 Corners 5
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's Matchday 9 takes Málaga vs Real Sociedad to Estadio La Rosaleda on Sunday 18 October 2026, where our model backs a Real Sociedad win and, for the double chance, a Málaga or Real Sociedad victory without the draw.
Why this pick?
Real Sociedad are the pick to take the three points at La Rosaleda, and the main reason sits in our strength rating: the visitors are rated well above a Málaga side that lies clearly below the LaLiga average and has four points from eight games. The strongest argument the other way is Málaga's home advantage, and it carries weight. It does not turn the call around, though. Málaga have created little over their last five matches — shots below the league average, big chances clearly beneath it — and our model's goal expectations lean the same way. The verdict lands on the visitors, and it is a narrow one.
Form guide
Málaga
- D 1-1 vs Espanyol (H) LaLiga · 9 Oct
- 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
Real Sociedad
- D 1-1 vs Union St.Gilloise (N) Europa League · 15 Oct
- W 3-2 vs Deportivo A Coruña (H) LaLiga · 11 Oct
- W 3-2 at Valencia (A) LaLiga · 20 Sep
- L 1-2 vs AFC Bournemouth (H) Europa League · 17 Sep
- L 0-3 vs Atlético Madrid (H) LaLiga · 13 Sep
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
17 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 7 Jan 2024 · Copa del Rey Málaga 0-1 Real Sociedad
- 22 Apr 2018 · LaLiga Málaga 2-0 Real Sociedad
- 10 Dec 2017 · LaLiga Real Sociedad 0-2 Málaga
- 14 May 2017 · LaLiga Real Sociedad 2-2 Málaga
- 16 Jan 2017 · LaLiga Málaga 0-2 Real Sociedad
LaLiga so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12:15 | -3 | 13 |
| 20 | Málaga | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4:13 | -9 | 4 |
Positions in our table of 20 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- LaLiga, Matchday 9
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
Questions and answers
What was the score of Málaga vs Real Sociedad?
Málaga 2-5 Real Sociedad in the LaLiga (Matchday 9) on Sunday 18 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Málaga vs Real Sociedad right?
Yes: our result pick was Real Sociedad win, and the score after 90 minutes was 2-5. 8 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Málaga vs Real Sociedad?
2 yellow cards (Málaga 0, Real Sociedad 2), no red cards and 9 corners (Málaga 4, Real Sociedad 5).
Other LaLiga results that day
All results- FT
Osasuna 2 
Racing Santander 0 Our pick Home - FT
Celta Vigo 2 
Deportivo Alavés 1 Our pick Home - FT
Real Madrid 4 
Sevilla 1 Our pick Home
Times are UTC.