Malaga vs. Espanyol highlights from LaLiga 2026/27, Oct 9 at La Rosaleda.
The match between Malaga and Espanyol ended in a 1-1 draw. Espanyol opened the scoring in the 13th minute through Bryan Zaragoza, assisted by Francisco Javier Hernandez Coarasa. Malaga secured a late equalizer in the 90+3 minute, with Adrian Nino finding the net, assisted by Rafael Garrido Hierro.
Espanyol registered higher expected goals (0.99) compared to Malaga's 0.59, indicating they had chances of better quality. Despite this, Malaga managed more shots on target with 7 attempts compared to Espanyol's 4, and a greater overall number of shots with 15 to Espanyol's 9. Malaga also dominated possession, holding 58% of the ball and completing 428 successful passes, significantly more than Espanyol's 279.
Although Malaga had more possession and shots, Espanyol's goalkeeper made 6 saves to Malaga's 2. Neither side received any red cards during the match.
| # | GP | W | D | L | DIFF | Goals | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +24 | 31:7 | 21 | |
| 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 16:7 | 16 | |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 9:7 | 16 | |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 18:8 | 15 | |
| 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 10:9 | 13 | |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 11:6 | 11 | |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +2 | 10:8 | 10 | |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 9:13 | 10 | |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 13:12 | 8 | |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 7:6 | 8 | |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +0 | 11:11 | 8 | |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4:7 | 8 | |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 11:16 | 8 | |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 6:13 | 8 | |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8:6 | 7 | |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -10 | 11:21 | 7 | |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 8:12 | 5 | |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 11:17 | 5 | |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 4:13 | 4 | |
| 20 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -9 | 4:13 | 4 |
