LaLiga 2026-27 | Matchday 6 | 2026-09-18 04:30 JST
Match summary
Malaga took on Villarreal in the LaLiga 2026-27 Matchday 6 on September 18. Villarreal beat Malaga 3-1. Villarreal led 2-1 at half-time. They added 1 more after the break to pull clear.
Scorers: Malaga – Carlos Dotor; Villarreal – Alberto Moleiro and P. Gueye (2 goals). Assists: Malaga – Juan Cruz; Villarreal – Ilias Akhomach and Ayoze Pérez.
Villarreal controlled the game with 63% possession and 16 shots (5 for their opponents). Villarreal scored 3 from 7 shots on target. Yellow cards: Malaga 5, Villarreal 1.
Team stats
4-1-4-1
4-4-2
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| Malaga | Stat | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|
| 4-1-4-1 | Formation | 4-4-2 |
| 37% | Possession | 63% |
| 0.63 | Expected goals (xG) | 3.33 |
| 5 | Shots | 16 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 4 | Shots inside the box | 12 |
| 1 | Shots outside the box | 4 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 347 | Passes | 598 |
| 281 | Accurate passes | 538 |
| 81% | Pass accuracy | 90% |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 0 |
| -0.08 | Goals prevented (xG) | -0.08 |
| 5 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias, Spain
Player stats
Malaga
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Alfonso Herrero | 0 | 24(63%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 90 | 1(None) | ||||||||
| DF | Puga | 0 | 1(50%) | 6 | 2 | 16(70%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.9 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 16(10) | ||
| DF | Ángel Recio | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33(97%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 90 | 4(3) | |||||||
| DF | Einar Galilea | 0 | 3 | 44(88%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 | 90 | 2 | 7(4) | |||||
| DF | José Salinas | 0 | 1(100%) | 4 | 7(88%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 11(5) | ||||||
| MF | Izan Merino | 0 | 18(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 61 | 2(None) | ||||||||
| MF | Juan Cruz | 0 | 2 | 6(60%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 45 | 1 | 3(3) | ||||||
| MF | David Larrubia | 0 | 3(43%) | 3 | 17(74%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 14(7) | |||
| MF | Carlos Dotor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 | 61 | 1 | 5(1) | ||||
| MF | Pablo Martínez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 90 | 4(2) | ||||||
| FW | Chupe | 1 | 0 | 2(100%) | 1 | 9(64%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 11(6) | |||||
| DF | Rafita | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 2 | 6(4) | ||||
| MF | Dani Lorenzo | 0 | 1 | 25(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 45 | 1 | 1(1) | |||||||
| FW | Joaquín Muñoz | 1 | 0 | 1(33%) | 5(62%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 29 | 4(1) | |||||||
| FW | Adrián Niño Heredia | 1 | 0 | 3(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 29 | 5(None) | ||||||||
| MF | Ramón Enríquez | 0 | 12(80%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 15 | 1 | 1(None) | |||||||
| GK | Carlos López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Álex Pastor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Juan Berrocal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Ruben Rodrigues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | J. Fernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Eneko Jauregi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Villarreal
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | P. Gulácsi | 0 | 20(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | A. Freeman | 0 | 3(100%) | 1 | 62(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 12(8) | |||
| DF | Pau Navarro | 0 | 1(33%) | 1 | 45(98%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 | 90 | 7(2) | ||||||
| DF | Renato Veiga | 1 | 0 | 82(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4(2) | ||||||
| DF | Sergi Cardona | 0 | 3 | 72(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 90 | 3 | 8(4) | |||||
| MF | Ilias Akhomach | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2(40%) | 1 | 24(86%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 | 63 | 2 | 12(4) | ||
| MF | N. Saliba | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 39(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 80 | 7(5) | |||||
| MF | Santi Comesaña | 0 | 41(98%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7.3 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 5(3) | |||||
| MF | T. Buchanan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1(20%) | 3 | 26(96%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7.2 | 90 | 3 | 16(8) | ||
| FW | Alberto Moleiro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1(100%) | 44(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 | 80 | 2 | 3(3) | ||||
| FW | Ayoze Pérez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1(50%) | 1 | 6(67%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 63 | 2 | 8(4) | |||
| MF | P. Gueye | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1(50%) | 41(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 53 | 1 | 4(2) | ||||
| DF | Cristian Romero | 0 | 19(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 27 | 4(1) | ||||||||
| FW | G. Mikautadze | 1 | 0 | 9(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 27 | 1 | 3(None) | |||||||
| DF | S. Mouriño | 0 | 6(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 10 | 1(1) | |||||||||
| MF | C. Macia | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 10 | 1(1) | ||||||||
| GK | Rodrigo Gomes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| GK | Luíz Júnior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Logan Costa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | A. Diatta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | N. Pépé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Gerard Moreno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | T. Oluwaseyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Malaga
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | Alfonso Herrero |
| Starter | DF | 3 | Puga |
| Starter | DF | 15 | Ángel Recio |
| Starter | DF | 4 | Einar Galilea |
| Starter | DF | 12 | José Salinas |
| Starter | MF | 23 | Izan Merino |
| Starter | MF | 19 | Juan Cruz |
| Starter | MF | 10 | David Larrubia |
| Starter | MF | 8 | Carlos Dotor |
| Starter | MF | 18 | Pablo Martínez |
| Starter | FW | 9 | Chupe |
| Bench | DF | 31 | Rafita |
| Bench | MF | 22 | Dani Lorenzo |
| Bench | MF | 6 | Ramón Enríquez |
| Bench | FW | 11 | Joaquín Muñoz |
| Bench | FW | 21 | Adrián Niño Heredia |
Show unused substitutes (6)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 13 | Carlos López |
| Bench | DF | 5 | Álex Pastor |
| Bench | DF | 25 | Juan Berrocal |
| Bench | MF | 14 | Ruben Rodrigues |
| Bench | FW | 17 | Eneko Jauregi |
| Bench | FW | 32 | J. Fernandez |
Villarreal
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 25 | P. Gulácsi |
| Starter | DF | 3 | A. Freeman |
| Starter | DF | 6 | Pau Navarro |
| Starter | DF | 12 | Renato Veiga |
| Starter | DF | 23 | Sergi Cardona |
| Starter | MF | 11 | Ilias Akhomach |
| Starter | MF | 24 | N. Saliba |
| Starter | MF | 14 | Santi Comesaña |
| Starter | MF | 17 | T. Buchanan |
| Starter | FW | 10 | Alberto Moleiro |
| Starter | FW | 22 | Ayoze Pérez |
| Bench | DF | 20 | Cristian Romero |
| Bench | DF | 15 | S. Mouriño |
| Bench | MF | 18 | P. Gueye |
| Bench | MF | 16 | C. Macia |
| Bench | FW | 9 | G. Mikautadze |
Show unused substitutes (7)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | Luíz Júnior |
| Bench | GK | 13 | Rodrigo Gomes |
| Bench | DF | 2 | Logan Costa |
| Bench | MF | 5 | A. Diatta |
| Bench | FW | 7 | Gerard Moreno |
| Bench | FW | 19 | N. Pépé |
| Bench | FW | 21 | T. Oluwaseyi |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 12' | Malaga | ⚽ Goal | Carlos Dotor | 1-0 |
| 1H 34' | Malaga | 🟨 Yellow card | José Salinas | |
| 1H 37' | Villarreal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Santi Comesaña → IN P. Gueye | |
| 1H 40' | Villarreal | ⚽ Goal | Alberto Moleiro | 1-1 |
| 1H 42' | Villarreal | 🟨 Yellow card | Ilias Akhomach | |
| 1H 45' | Villarreal | ⚽ Goal | P. Gueye | 1-2 |
| 2H 1' | Malaga | 🔄 Substitution | OUT José Salinas → IN Rafita | |
| 2H 1' | Malaga | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Juan Cruz → IN Dani Lorenzo | |
| 2H 16' | Malaga | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Izan Merino → IN Joaquín Muñoz | |
| 2H 16' | Malaga | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Carlos Dotor → IN Adrián Niño Heredia | |
| 2H 18' | Villarreal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Ilias Akhomach → IN Cristian Romero | |
| 2H 18' | Villarreal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Ayoze Pérez → IN G. Mikautadze | |
| 2H 23' | Malaga | 🟨 Yellow card | David Larrubia | |
| 2H 25' | Malaga | 🟨 Yellow card | Einar Galilea | |
| 2H 30' | Malaga | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Puga → IN Ramón Enríquez | |
| 2H 34' | Malaga | 🟨 Yellow card | Ramón Enríquez | |
| 2H 35' | Villarreal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Alberto Moleiro → IN S. Mouriño | |
| 2H 35' | Villarreal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT N. Saliba → IN C. Macia | |
| 2H 37' | Villarreal | 📺 VAR | Cristian Romero | |
| 2H 40' | Malaga | 🟨 Yellow card | Alfonso Herrero | |
| 2H 41' | Villarreal | ⚽ Goal | P. Gueye | 1-3 |
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