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Malaga vs Villarreal

Thursday, 17 September 2026

Played. Source reports: FINISHED.
Final score
Malaga1-3Villarreal
1ST HALF
1-2
2ND HALF
0-1

Prediction and result

Before kickoff, the model made Malaga favourites at 44% (Villarreal 35%, draw 21%). Villarreal lead the head-to-head 5-3, which keeps it from being more one-sided. It put over 2.5 goals at 52% and both teams scoring at 59%. Villarreal won 3-1, against the model's 44% for Malaga.

Key facts before the match

  • Malaga have gone 7 matches without a win.
  • Villarreal have lost 4 matches in a row.
  • They last met on 1 Apr 2018, when Malaga won 1-0.
  • Only 1 of the last 10 meetings had three or more goals.
Spain•LaLiga
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D61d
L68d
D74d
L79d
D86d
L91d
W92d
D99d
D104d
1W · 6D · 3L
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L53d
L59d
L62d
L70d
D75d
D82d
W90d
W93d
L97d
D100d
2W · 3D · 5L
Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 22:30
Played. Source reports: FINISHED.
Final score
Malaga1-3Villarreal
1ST HALF
1-2
2ND HALF
0-1
H2H: 3-2-5
Home & away form · from last 10 matches
Malaga at homeVillarreal away
66
1/61/6
5/62/6
0/63/6
2.001.50
1.672.00
5/65/6
4/64/6
2/60/6
5/66/6
4/64/6
1/60/6
1/61/6
4/65/6
5/65/6
Model Prediction
Expected Goals
Malaga: 1.79
Expected Goals
Villarreal: 1.55
Malaga
44%
Draw
21%
Villarreal
35%
Over 2.5: 52%
BTTS: 59%
Quality: high
Team 1 Form
Malaga · # = league position now
13 Sept2026
Celta Vigo#10 vs Malaga#20
1-1D
06 Sept2026
Malaga#20 vs Levante#18
0-0D
30 Aug2026
Real Madrid#3 vs Malaga#20
4-0L
24 Aug2026
Malaga#20 vs Dep. a Coruna#8
1-1D
19 Aug2026
Atl. Madrid#2 vs Malaga#20
2-0L
12 Aug2026
Malaga#20 vs Fulham#15
2-2D
07 Aug2026
Ceuta#22 vs Malaga#20
2-1L
06 Aug2026
Malaga#20 vs al Arabi
4-2W
30 Jul2026
Malaga#20 vs al Ittihad
2-2D
25 Jul2026
Malaga#20 vs Leicester#2
3-3D
Team 2 Form
Villarreal · # = league position now
14 Sept2026
Villarreal#9 vs Betis#4
1-2L
08 Sept2026
Dortmund#2 vs Villarreal#9
3-2L
05 Sept2026
Villarreal#9 vs Dep. a Coruna#8
2-3L
28 Aug2026
Alaves#11 vs Villarreal#9
1-0L
23 Aug2026
Atl. Madrid#2 vs Villarreal#9
2-2D
16 Aug2026
Racing Santander#16 vs Villarreal#9
2-2D
08 Aug2026
Galatasaray#1 vs Villarreal#9
1-2W
05 Aug2026
Villarreal#9 vs Levante#18
1-0W
01 Aug2026
Lens#9 vs Villarreal#9
3-1L
29 Jul2026
Villarreal#9 vs Como#4
1-1D
Head-to-Head
Last 10 · # = league position now
01 Apr2018
Malaga#20 vs Villarreal#9
1-0•
05 Nov2017
Villarreal#9 vs Malaga#20
2-0•
11 Aug2017
Malaga#20 vs Villarreal#9
1-0•
12 Feb2017
Villarreal#9 vs Malaga#20
1-1•
10 Sept2016
Malaga#20 vs Villarreal#9
0-2•
13 Feb2016
Villarreal#9 vs Malaga#20
1-0•
23 Sept2015
Malaga#20 vs Villarreal#9
0-1•
17 May2015
Villarreal#9 vs Malaga#20
2-1•
10 Jan2015
Malaga#20 vs Villarreal#9
1-1•
21 Apr2014
Malaga#20 vs Villarreal#9
2-0•

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