Real Madrid
Attack—
Defense risk—
Our take
Real Madrid were clear favourites.
Real Madrid were the stronger side on L90 Strength (89 vs 48). Real Madrid had 3.8 days of rest, Malaga 5.8 and had to travel 416 km. Weather to note: heat stress.
Away travel416 kmRest days3.8 · 5.8Matches / 14d2 · 2
Real Madrid77%
Draw14%
Malaga9%
Real Madrid75%
Draw16%
Malaga9%
Real Madrid77%
Draw14%
Malaga9%
Real Madrid71%
Draw17%
Malaga12%
Real Madrid76%
Draw15%
Malaga9%
Over 2.5 69%
Both score 52%
Likeliest score 2–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Madrid)
Heat stress
33°CClear
- Precipitation 0.0 mm
- Wind 14 km/h
- Humidity 19%
Referee · SpainJuan Martinez Munuera
- Cards per match 4.6
- Penalties per match 0.38
- Matches 47
Team strength
Real Madrid
Malaga
89
L90 StrengthIn forecast
48
89
Current StrengthIn forecast
41
89
AttackIn forecast
28
85
DefenceIn forecast
31
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Form indexContext
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In forecastContext
L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.
Match Opportunity
Full analysisMalaga
Attack—
Defense risk—
Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.
Playing style
Real MadridMalaga
3.00
Goals scoredVia Att/Def
0.50
1.00
Goals concededVia Att/Def
1.50
2.93
xGVia Att/Def
1.05
0.81
xG allowedVia Att/Def
1.02
+0.07
Goals minus xGContext
-0.55
100%
Scored inContext
50%
0%
Clean sheetsContext
0%
20.50
ShotsContext
9.00
9.50
Shots on targetVia Att/Def
1.50
46%
On target shareContext
17%
14.00
Shots in the boxContext
5.00
68%
Box shareContext
63%
15%
ConversionContext
6%
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OffsidesContext
1.50
9.00
Shots allowedContext
10.50
3.00
On target allowedVia Att/Def
5.00
2.00
BlocksContext
2.50
2.00
Goalkeeper savesContext
4.00
67%
Save rateContext
80%
57%
PossessionIn forecast
51%
567
PassesContext
498
520
Accurate passesContext
434
92%
Pass accuracyContext
87%
7.25
Team ratingContext
6.80
8.50
FoulsContext
11.50
13.50
Fouls sufferedContext
14.50
2.00
Yellow cardsContext
2.00
0.00
Red cardsContext
0.00
2.10
Goals scoredVia Att/Def
1.40
1.20
Goals concededVia Att/Def
0.80
1.77
xGVia Att/Def
1.66
1.09
xG allowedVia Att/Def
0.92
+0.33
Goals minus xGContext
-0.26
90%
Scored inContext
80%
30%
Clean sheetsContext
30%
15.40
ShotsContext
13.60
6.20
Shots on targetVia Att/Def
4.90
40%
On target shareContext
36%
10.30
Shots in the boxContext
9.70
70%
Box shareContext
71%
14%
ConversionContext
10%
2.67
OffsidesContext
2.44
13.00
Shots allowedContext
11.10
4.00
On target allowedVia Att/Def
4.00
3.50
BlocksContext
2.40
3.22
Goalkeeper savesContext
3.33
76%
Save rateContext
79%
56%
PossessionIn forecast
52%
541
PassesContext
475
483
Accurate passesContext
407
89%
Pass accuracyContext
86%
7.10
Team ratingContext
7.02
9.80
FoulsContext
10.70
14.50
Fouls sufferedContext
12.30
2.00
Yellow cardsContext
1.50
0.00
Red cardsContext
0.10
In forecastVia Att/DefContext
In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.
Recent performance last 5 · schedule
Real Madrid
WW
Rest3.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km995 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 76 · 6 pts vs 2.7 for an average club · +1.7 vs expected
Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.
Full schedule & recovery
| Real Madrid |
Malaga |
|
|---|---|---|
| Schedule loaddescriptive index, context | Low · 0 | Low · 6 |
| High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecast | No | No |
| Rest dayssince last match | 3.8La Liga 2026-2027, 26 Aug | 5.8La Liga 2026-2027, 24 Aug |
| Travel to venuefrom home stadium | 0 km | 416 km |
| Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways | 995 km | 831 km |
| Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days | 1 / 2 / 2 | 1 / 2 / 2 |
| Next matchdays after this one | 5.2 | 7.1 |
All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.
Squad & lineups
Real Madrid
Confirmed XI
1T. Courtois(G)
17Marc Cucurella
4D. Huijsen
22A. Rüdiger
12T. Alexander-Arnold
6E. Camavinga
8F. Valverde
7Vinícius
5J. Bellingham
21Brahim Díaz
10K. Mbappé
Malaga
Confirmed XI
1Alfonso Herrero(G)
31Rafita
4Einar Galilea
15Ángel Recio
3Puga
11Joaquín Muñoz
23Izan Merino
14Rafa Rodríguez
10David Larrubia
8Carlos Dotor
9Chupe
Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.
Key absences Real Madrid
Absences are shown before kick-off
Malaga
Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
- Real Madrid+0.0 pp
- Draw-0.1 pp
- Malaga+0.1 pp
Home / Away this season
Real Madrid · Home
3.00points per game · 1 home games
- W-D-L
- 1-0-0
- Scored
- 4.00
- Conceded
- 1.00
Malaga · Away
0.00points per game · 1 away games
- W-D-L
- 0-0-1
- Scored
- 0.00
- Conceded
- 2.00
Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.
Head to head
No earlier meetings in our data.
Goals & match trends
| Real Madrid | Malaga | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scored per game | 3.00 | 0.50 | |
| Conceded per game | 1.00 | 1.50 | |
| Match goals | 4.00 | 2.00 | 3.54 |
| Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | |
| Over 2.5 | 100% | 0% | 69% |
| Over 3.5 | 50% | 0% | |
| Both teams scored | 100% | 50% | 52% |
| Clean sheets | 0% | 0% | |
| Failed to score | 0% | 50% | |
| Games | 2 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | Malaga | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scored per game | 1.90 | 0.50 | |
| Conceded per game | 0.90 | 1.50 | |
| Match goals | 2.80 | 2.00 | 3.54 |
| Over 1.5 | 90% | 100% | |
| Over 2.5 | 40% | 0% | 69% |
| Over 3.5 | 20% | 0% | |
| Both teams scored | 60% | 50% | 52% |
| Clean sheets | 30% | 0% | |
| Failed to score | 10% | 50% | |
| Games | 10 | 2 |
Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.
Corners & cards
| Real Madrid | Malaga | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corners | |||
| Corners won | 4.00 | 4.00 | |
| Corners conceded | 7.00 | 5.00 | |
| Match total | 11.00 | 9.00 | 10.30 |
| Over 8.5 | 100% 1/1 | 50% 1/2 | |
| Over 9.5 | 100% 1/1 | 50% 1/2 | |
| Over 10.5 | 100% 1/1 | 50% 1/2 | |
| Cards | |||
| Cards | 2.00 | 2.00 | |
| Opponent cards | 4.00 | 3.00 | |
| Match total | 6.00 | 5.00 | 4.61 |
| Over 3.5 | 100% 2/2 | 100% 2/2 | |
| Over 4.5 | 100% 2/2 | 100% 2/2 | |
| Real Madrid | Malaga | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corners | |||
| Corners won | 5.00 | 4.90 | |
| Corners conceded | 5.22 | 4.10 | |
| Match total | 10.22 | 9.00 | 10.30 |
| Over 8.5 | 78% 7/9 | 60% 6/10 | |
| Over 9.5 | 67% 6/9 | 40% 4/10 | |
| Over 10.5 | 67% 6/9 | 30% 3/10 | |
| Cards | |||
| Cards | 2.10 | 1.70 | |
| Opponent cards | 2.10 | 2.70 | |
| Match total | 4.20 | 4.40 | 4.61 |
| Over 3.5 | 60% 6/10 | 60% 6/10 | |
| Over 4.5 | 50% 5/10 | 60% 6/10 | |
Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.
Referee · Juan Martinez Munuera Spain · 47 matches before this one
Per match, all competitions
Yellow cards4.36league 4.40
Red cards0.19league 0.20
Cards 5+43%league 48%
Fouls26.5league 26.4
Penalties0.38league 0.36
Home wins51%league 48%
Real Madrid7 with this referee
Record5-2-0
Cards · opp.1.7 · 2.3
Pens for · against1 · 0
- W21 Apr 26H · Alaves2–11
- D9 Nov 25A · Rayo Vallecano0–02
- W20 Sep 25H · Espanyol2–02
- W20 Apr 25H · Athletic Club1–01
- W16 Mar 24A · Osasuna4–22
MalagaNo previous matches with this referee.
From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.
Goal timing
Real Madrid2 games · scored 6 · conceded 2
1
0-15
1
16-30
1
1
31-45
1
46-60
1
61-75
2
76-90
Malaga2 games · scored 1 · conceded 3
0-15
1
16-30
1
31-45
46-60
1
61-75
1
76-90
Real Madrid10 games · scored 21 · conceded 12
4
2
0-15
3
2
16-30
4
3
31-45
4
46-60
2
61-75
4
5
76-90
Malaga10 games · scored 14 · conceded 8
3
2
0-15
1
16-30
3
31-45
2
1
46-60
3
2
61-75
3
2
76-90
scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.
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