La Liga Gameweek 9 Sun, Oct 18 2026 · 17:30 Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
Malaga
2–5 Full time · HT 0–2 xG 1.10 – 2.41
Real Sociedad
  • Adrián Niño 54’
  • Pablo Martínez 66’
  • 3’ T. Kubo
  • 26’ O. Óskarsson
  • 59’, 67’ Mikel Oyarzabal
  • 73’ Gonçalo Guedes
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Real Sociedad cruise past Malaga

Malaga entered as narrow favourites, but Real Sociedad won 5–2 through goals from Kubo, Óskarsson, Oyarzabal and Guedes. Malaga replied through goals from Niño and Martínez. Real Sociedad finished with the higher xG (2.41 vs 1.10).

Malaga39%
Draw26%
Real Sociedad ✓34%

Model vs reality

Malaga goals
2
Model 1.49 · xG 1.10
Real Sociedad goals
5
Model 1.38 · xG 2.41
Total goals
7
Model 2.86 · xG 3.51
Score 2–5
<1%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 55%
Both scored
Yes
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchMikel OyarzabalReal Sociedad · 2 goals
9.2
  • RefereeLuis Bestard Servera
  • CoachesFunes · P. Matarazzo
  • VenueEstadio La Rosaleda
  • Table before kick-offMalaga 20th · Real Sociedad 6th
  • Weather at kick-off22°C · Partly cloudy · wind 7 km/h · 0.2 mm rain

Timeline

  1. T. Kubo 0–1Assist Héctor Fort
    3’
  2. O. Óskarsson 0–2
    26’
  3. Jon MartínYellow card · Foul
    37’
  4. ⇄ Ramón EnríquezFor Izan Merino
    45’
  5. ⇄ A. AznouFor José Salinas
    45’
  6. Half time · 0–2
  7. Adrián Niño 1–2Assist Pablo Martínez
    54’
  8. Mikel Oyarzabal 1–3Assist T. Kubo
    59’
  9. ⇄ Gonçalo GuedesFor Barrenetxea
    61’
  10. ⇄ ZubeldiaFor Héctor Fort
    61’
  11. M. SarrYellow card · Foul
    62’
  12. ⇄ Dani LorenzoFor Carlos Dotor
    64’
  13. Pablo Martínez 2–3
    66’
  14. Mikel Oyarzabal 2–4Assist Jon Martín
    67’
  15. ⇄ Joaquín MuñozFor David Larrubia
    68’
  16. ⇄ Sergio GómezFor Aihen Muñoz
    71’
  17. ⇄ Job OchiengFor T. Kubo
    71’
  18. Gonçalo Guedes 2–5
    73’
  19. ⇄ Alex GarciaFor O. Óskarsson
    79’
  20. ⇄ PugaFor Adrián Niño
    82’
  21. Full time · 2–5

Team stats

Malaga17 shots · 12 in box, 5 outside
Real Sociedad21 shots · 12 in box, 9 outside
MalagaReal Sociedad
45% Possession 55%
1.10 Expected goals (xG) 2.41
0.65 Expected points (xPts) 2.17
17 Shots 21
6 Shots on target 9
7 Shots off target 6
4 Blocked shots 6
12 Shots inside the box 12
5 Shots outside the box 9
478 Passes 587
86% Pass accuracy 89%
4 Corners 5
4 Goalkeeper saves 4
4 Fouls 9
2 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.50 Team rating 7.10

Line-ups

Malaga 4-4-2

15.8 Alfonso Herrero(G)
125.7 José Salinas ↓45’ 156.0 Ángel Recio 206.1 F. Calero Villa 316.0 Rafita
188.5 Pablo Martínez A 86.4 Carlos Dotor ↓64’ 236.2 Izan Merino ↓45’ 106.8 David Larrubia ↓68’
96.3 Chupe 217.7 Adrián Niño ↓82’
  • 1Alfonso Herrero (G)5.8
  • 12José Salinas↓45’5.7
  • 15Ángel Recio6.0
  • 20F. Calero Villa6.1
  • 31Rafita6.0
  • 18Pablo MartínezA8.5
  • 8Carlos Dotor↓64’6.4
  • 23Izan Merino↓45’6.2
  • 10David Larrubia↓68’6.8
  • 9Chupe6.3
  • 21Adrián Niño↓82’7.7

Substitutes used

  • 6Ramón Enríquez↑45’6.6
  • 22Dani Lorenzo↑64’6.2
  • 11Joaquín Muñoz↑68’6.8
  • 3Puga↑82’5.4
  • 39A. Aznou↑45’5.8

Unused: H. Abaida, Einar Galilea, Eneko Jauregi, Carlos López, Álex Pastor, Rafa Rodríguez, J. Cajuste

Coach: Funes

Real Sociedad 4-4-2

16.6 Álex Remiro(G)
36.5 Aihen Muñoz ↓71’ 196.4 M. Sarr 66.9 Jon Martín A 226.8 Héctor Fort A↓61’
76.2 Barrenetxea ↓61’ 187.0 Carlos Soler 46.7 Jon Gorrotxategi 148.5 T. Kubo A↓71’
97.5 O. Óskarsson ↓79’ 109.2★ Mikel Oyarzabal
  • 1Álex Remiro (G)6.6
  • 3Aihen Muñoz↓71’6.5
  • 19M. Sarr6.4
  • 6Jon MartínA6.9
  • 22Héctor FortA↓61’6.8
  • 7Barrenetxea↓61’6.2
  • 18Carlos Soler7.0
  • 4Jon Gorrotxategi6.7
  • 14T. KuboA↓71’8.5
  • 9O. Óskarsson↓79’7.5
  • 10Mikel Oyarzabal ★9.2

Substitutes used

  • 11Gonçalo Guedes↑61’7.6
  • 17Sergio Gómez↑71’6.9
  • 29Alex Garcia↑79’6.5
  • 12Job Ochieng↑71’6.6
  • 5Zubeldia↑61’6.3

Unused: A. Lebarbier, Unai Marrero, Jon Pacheco, L. Sučić, Beñat Turrientes, A. Zakharyan, Gorka Carrera Zarranz

Coach: P. Matarazzo

Player stats

Top rated
Mikel OyarzabalReal Sociedad9.2
2nd
T. KuboReal Sociedad8.5
3rd
Pablo MartínezMalaga8.5

Malaga

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Alfonso Herrero G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 63% 35 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.8
José Salinas D 45 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 15 2 0 0/0 0/2 5.7
Ángel Recio D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 96% 57 2 0 1/1 0/0 6.0
F. Calero Villa D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 48 2 1 0/0 0/1 6.1
Rafita D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 61 1 2 0/2 0/2 6.0
Pablo Martínez M 90 1 1 3 (1) 4 79% 33 1 0 4/4 0/0 8.5
Carlos Dotor M 64 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 46 5 2 0/1 1/1 6.4
Izan Merino D 45 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 31 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
David Larrubia M 68 0 0 1 (0) 2 91% 23 5 0 3/6 0/0 6.8
Chupe F 90 0 0 5 (2) 1 70% 20 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
Adrián Niño F 82 1 0 3 (2) 1 67% 6 0 0 1/2 1/0 7.7
Ramón Enríquez M 45 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 48 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.6
Dani Lorenzo M 26 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 26 0 1 0/1 1/0 6.2
Joaquín Muñoz F 22 0 0 2 (1) 2 63% 8 0 0 1/2 0/0 6.8
Puga D 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/1 0/0 5.4
A. Aznou D 45 0 0 1 (0) 1 76% 17 2 1 0/3 0/0 5.8

Real Sociedad

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Álex Remiro G 90 0 0 4 sv 1 67% 48 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Aihen Muñoz D 71 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 34 3 2 0/1 0/0 6.5
M. Sarr D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 62 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.4
Jon Martín D 90 0 1 1 (0) 1 94% 54 3 4 0/0 1/0 6.9
Héctor Fort D 61 0 1 0 (0) 1 100% 36 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.8
Barrenetxea F 61 0 0 2 (1) 4 91% 23 2 0 0/5 1/0 6.2
Carlos Soler M 90 0 0 2 (2) 3 92% 97 1 1 0/0 0/0 7.0
Jon Gorrotxategi M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 73 1 3 0/0 1/1 6.7
T. Kubo F 71 1 1 1 (1) 1 90% 20 2 1 1/2 0/0 8.5
O. Óskarsson F 79 1 0 4 (1) 0 69% 13 0 0 0/0 2/0 7.5
Mikel Oyarzabal F 90 2 0 5 (3) 1 88% 59 0 0 1/2 2/1 9.2
Gonçalo Guedes F 29 1 0 3 (1) 1 91% 11 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.6
Sergio Gómez D 19 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 18 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
Alex Garcia F 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 8 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Job Ochieng D 19 0 0 1 (0) 1 67% 9 2 0 0/2 0/0 6.6
Zubeldia D 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 14 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.