Malaga vs Villarreal: result 1-3 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 17, 2026 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
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What was the result of Malaga vs Villarreal?
Villarreal won 1-3 on September 17, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 12′Carlos DotorMalaga
- 40′Alberto MoleiroVillarreal
- 45′P. GueyeVillarreal
- 86′P. GueyeVillarreal (pen.)
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Villarreal win at 49%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 1-3.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Malaga vs Villarreal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Malaga
4-1-4-1- 9Chupe
- 18Pablo Martínez
- 8Carlos Dotor
- 10David Larrubia
- 19Juan Cruz
- 23Izan Merino
- 12José Salinas
- 4Einar Galilea
- 15Ángel Recio
- 3Puga
- 1Alfonso Herrero
Villarreal
4-4-2- 22Ayoze Pérez
- 10Alberto Moleiro
- 17T. Buchanan
- 14Santi Comesaña
- 24N. Saliba
- 11Ilias Akhomach
- 23Sergi Cardona
- 12Renato Veiga
- 6Pau Navarro
- 3A. Freeman
- 25P. Gulácsi
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Malaga have 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats; Villarreal have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026 | Celta Vigo(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Levante(home) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Aug 30, 2026 | Real Madrid(away) | 0-4 | La Liga |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Deportivo La Coruna(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | Real Betis(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Borussia Dortmund(away) | 2-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Deportivo La Coruna(home) | 2-3 | La Liga |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Alaves(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Aug 23, 2026 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Malaga win, 1 draw, 4 Villarreal wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2018 | Malaga 1-0 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Nov 5, 2017 | Villarreal 2-0 Malaga | La Liga |
| Feb 12, 2017 | Villarreal 1-1 Malaga | La Liga |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Malaga 0-2 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Feb 13, 2016 | Villarreal 1-0 Malaga | La Liga |
| Sep 23, 2015 | Malaga 0-1 Villarreal | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Malaga score 1.3 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Villarreal score 1.7 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaga | 1.3 | 1.4 | 4 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
| Villarreal | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Malaga sit 20th in La Liga (4 points from 9 matches) and Villarreal sit 12th (9 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Villarreal | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 20 | Malaga | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 4 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy