Málaga - Espanyol prediction: odds and line-ups
Málaga take on Espanyol in La Liga. Kick-off on Friday, October 9, 2026 at 7 :00 pm.
La Rosaleda
Malaga
- Attendance28,167
- On airESPN Deportes, ESPN+
Scorers Bryan Zaragoza 13' · Adrián Niño 90'+3'
Line-ups
Málaga 4-1-4-1
- 1 Alfonso Herrero G
- 15 Ángel Recio CD-L
- 20 Fernando Calero CD-R
- 14 Rafa Rodríguez DM
- 31 Rafa Garrido LB
- 3 Carlos Puga RB
- 18 Pablo Martínez CM-L
- 22 Daniel Lorenzo CM-R
- 11 Joaquín Muñoz LM
- 10 David Larrubia RM
- 9 Chupete F
- 25 Juan Berrocal SUB
- 23 Izan Merino SUB
- 5 Álex Pastor SUB
- 21 Adrián Niño SUB
- 13 Carlos López SUB
- 8 Carlos Dotor SUB
- 39 Adam Aznou SUB
- 30 Andres Cespedes SUB
- 7 Haitam Abaida SUB
- 6 Ramón Enríquez SUB
- 17 Eneko Jauregui SUB
- 4 Einar Galilea SUB
Espanyol 4-2-3-1
- 1 Ángel Fortuño G
- 6 Leandro Cabrera CD-L
- 5 Clemens Riedel CD-R
- 3 Quilindschy Hartman LB
- 23 Omar El Hilali RB
- 28 Javi Hernandez AM
- 8 Edu Expósito LM
- 10 Pol Lozano RM
- 9 Roberto Fernández F
- 15 Bryan Zaragoza AM-L
- 24 Tyrhys Dolan AM-R
- 22 Cala SUB
- 21 Roger Hinojo SUB
- 31 Llorenç Serred SUB
- 20 Gabriel Moscardo SUB
- 13 Marko Dmitrovic SUB
- 16 Vanja Drkusic SUB
- 26 Rafael Bauza SUB
- 4 Urko Gonzalez SUB
- 14 Unai Núñez SUB
- 7 Javier Puado SUB
- 18 Marcos Fernández SUB
- 11 Pere Milla SUB
Statistics
| Málaga | Espanyol | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 58.4 | Possession | 41.6 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 428 | Accurate Passes | 279 |
| 486 | Passes | 353 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 29 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 15 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 23 | Clearances | 27 |
Match events
- 13' B Bryan Zaragoza assist from Javi Hernandez Espanyol
- 24' J Javi Hernandez Espanyol
- 28' J Bryan Zaragoza Espanyol
- 28' J Carlos Puga Málaga
- 41' J Chupete Málaga
- 57' REM Urko Gonzalez between: Javi Hernandez Espanyol
- 60' J Omar El Hilali Espanyol
- 62' REM Adam Aznou between: Carlos Puga Málaga
- 62' REM Adrián Niño between: Rafa Rodríguez Málaga
- 62' REM Carlos Dotor between: Joaquín Muñoz Málaga
- 66' J Carlos Dotor Málaga
- 73' REM Cala between: Bryan Zaragoza Espanyol
- 74' REM Izan Merino between: Fernando Calero Málaga
- 82' REM Roger Hinojo between: Roberto Fernández Espanyol
- 82' REM Pere Milla between: Edu Expósito Espanyol
- 82' REM Marcos Fernández between: Tyrhys Dolan Espanyol
- 82' REM Haitam Abaida between: Pablo Martínez Málaga
- 84' J Clemens Riedel Espanyol
- 87' J Roger Hinojo Espanyol
- 89' J Adam Aznou Málaga
- 90'+3' B Adrián Niño assist from Rafa Garrido Málaga
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Match summary
This La Liga match pitted Málaga against Espanyol. The fixture was held at La Rosaleda. In the meeting on Friday, October 9, 2026 at 7 :00 pm, the two teams parted on a score of 1 - 1. The scorers in this match are Bryan Zaragoza in the 13 minute, Adrián Niño in the 90 minute.
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Málaga sits in 20 place. Espanyol is in 13 position.
Probable line-ups
The announced line-ups for Málaga and Espanyol are detailed in the match sheet above.
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