Malaga 1-3 Villarreal — result, stats and report · La Liga
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Villarreal beat Malaga 3-1 by 2 goals in the La Liga (Round 6) at Estadio La Rosaleda. The half-time score was 1-2.
Form guide: Malaga have 3 draws, 2 losses in their last 5 matches, while Villarreal have 1 win, 4 losses in 5.
In the table, Malaga sit 20th on 5 points from 12 games; Villarreal are 11th on 12 points.
Head to head: 1 previous meetings, Malaga won 0, Villarreal won 1 and 0 ended level.
Full statistics, the goal timeline and the league table for this fixture are on this page.
Key moments
12'
C. Dotor
· assist: J. Cruz
Goal · Malaga
34'
Jose Salinas
Yellow cards · Malaga
37'
S. Comesana
· assist: P. Gueye
Substitution · Villarreal
40'
A. Moleiro
· assist: I. Akhomach
Goal · Villarreal
42'
Ilias Akhomach
Yellow cards · Villarreal
45'
P. Gueye
· assist: A. Perez
Goal · Villarreal
46'
J. Salinas
· assist: Rafita
Substitution · Malaga
46'
J. Cruz
· assist: D. Lorenzo
Substitution · Malaga
61'
I. Merino
· assist: J. Munoz
Substitution · Malaga
61'
C. Dotor
· assist: A. Nino
Substitution · Malaga
63'
I. Akhomach
· assist: C. Romero
Substitution · Villarreal
63'
A. Perez
· assist: G. Mikautadze
Substitution · Villarreal
68'
David Larrubia
Yellow cards · Malaga
70'
Einar Galilea
Yellow cards · Malaga
75'
C. Puga
· assist: R. Enriquez
Substitution · Malaga
79'
Ramón Enríquez
Yellow cards · Malaga
80'
A. Moleiro
· assist: S. Mourino
Substitution · Villarreal
80'
N. Saliba
· assist: C. Macia
Substitution · Villarreal
82'
Carlos Romero
VAR review · Goal cancelled · Villarreal
85'
Alfonso Herrero
Yellow cards · Malaga
86'
P. Gueye
Penalty goal · Villarreal
Match statistics
37%
Ball possession
63%
5
Total shots
16
1
Shots on target
7
4
Shots off target
5
4
Corners
8
17
Fouls
10
5
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Saves
0
Line-ups
Malaga · 4-1-4-1
- 1
- 3
- 15
- 4
- 12
- 23
- 19
- 10
- 8
- 18
- 9
Villarreal · 4-4-2
- 25
- 3
- 6
- 12
- 23
- 11
- 24
- 14
- 17
- 10
- 22
Head to head
1 meetings
Malaga 0
Draws 0
Villarreal 1
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Frequently asked questions
What was the score of Malaga vs Villarreal?
Villarreal won 3-1.
When and where is the match played?
Thursday, 17 September 2026, kick-off 19:30 Malaysia time at Estadio La Rosaleda.
How do the two teams compare?
In the last 5 matches, Malaga recorded 3 draws, 2 losses while Villarreal recorded 1 win, 4 losses.