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LA LIGA Matchweek 9

Málaga vs Real Sociedad

Match data · La Rosaleda Referee Luis Bestard Servera, Spain Updated

Full time

Málaga2–5Real Sociedad

GoalsMálaga Adrián Niño 54' · Pablo Martínez 66'Real Sociedad Takefusa Kubo 3' · O. Óskarsson 26' · Mikel Oyarzabal 59' · Mikel Oyarzabal 67' · Gonçalo Guedes 73'

Kicked off 2026.10.18. The data below is as it stood before kick-off and has not been edited to match the result. See the full head-to-head record

Málaga host Real Sociedad in La Liga matchweek 9: Sun 18 Oct, 18:30 CEST (19 Oct 01:30 KST) at La Rosaleda. Referee Luis Bestard Servera.

The last 2 league meetings: Málaga 2 wins, 0 draws, Real Sociedad 0 wins; the most recent was Málaga 2–0 Real Sociedad in 2018/04. Last five games in all competitions: Málaga W0 D3 L2, Real Sociedad W2 D1 L2. Málaga have won 36.4% (4W 2D 5L) of 11 games under the condition "After a match 8–14 days earlier", above their 10.9% over the same window. Real Sociedad have won 35.9% (23W 17D 24L) of 64 games under the condition "After last result", below their 40.6% over the same window.

Last 2 meetings2 · 0 · 0Málaga W · D · Real Sociedad WLast meeting Málaga 2–0 Real Sociedad (2018.04)
H2H 2 games, average2.00 goals3+ goals 0.0% · red cards 0x · league average 2.59 goals
Win rate this season0.0% / 50.0%Málaga / Real Sociedad0W 4D 4L / 4W 1D 3Llast season 50.0% (2nd tier) / 28.9%

Key numbers

Key numbers, both teams
Metric / unitMálagaReal Sociedad
Positionpoints20th · 46th · 13
W–D–L8 games0–4–44–1–3
Goals for / againstper game0.50 / 1.621.50 / 1.88
xG / xGAper game0.90 / 1.411.01 / 1.75
Possession%51.648
Shots / on targetper game10.6 / 2.613.2 / 5
2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record50.0% Segunda 23–12–1128.9% 11–13–14
Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-182–0–00–0–2

xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Málaga +0.21, Real Sociedad +0.13 (per game)

  • ManagersJuan Funes — league 8 games · 0W 4D 4L · win rate 0.0% · Pellegrino Matarazzo — league 28 games · 11W 8D 9L · win rate 39.3% · first league meeting between the two managers
  • Last matchMálaga 9 days ago LaLiga home Espanyol 1–1 · Real Sociedad 3 days ago UEL away Union St. Gilloise 1–1

Last five games

Málaga

0W 3D 2L
Scored 3Conceded 6Clean sheets 1
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
Espanyolhome1–1D0.69
Getafeaway0–1L—
Villarrealhome1–3L—
Celtaaway1–1D0.43
Levantehome0–0D1.46

Real Sociedad

2W 1D 2L
Scored 8Conceded 10Clean sheets 0
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
Union St. GilloiseUELaway1–1D0.76
Deportivohome3–2W1.44
Valenciaaway3–2W—
BournemouthUELhome1–2L—
Atléticohome0–3L0.27

Málaga 8 without a win · all competitions · no xG for cup and European games

Head-to-head

  1. Málaga2–0Real Sociedad
  2. Real Sociedad0–2Málaga

La Rosaleda H2H 1 games Málaga 1W 0D 0L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win

Conditional data

Beneath the surface

Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.

  1. 36.4%After a match 8–14 days earlier Málaga win rate11 games · 4W 2D 5L · usual 10.9%
  2. 35.9%After last result Real Sociedad win rate64 games · 23W 17D 24L · usual 40.6% · since 2022-23
  3. 35.3%Mikel Oyarzabal not scoring: Real Sociedad win rate102 games · 36W 29D 37L · scored in 31 games: 58.1% (18W 8D 5L) · since 2022-23

The other side. win rate after conceding first: Málaga 0.0%, Real Sociedad 5.9%.

A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points

Timing and context
ConditionMálagaReal Sociedad
After a match Málaga 9 days · Real Sociedad 3 days earlierwin rate · rest counts all competitions · 8–14 and 15+ days grouped +25.5p11 games · 4W 2D 5L · usual 10.9% +0.4p105 games · 43W 23D 39L · usual 40.6%
League game right after a cup or European matchwin rate · within 7 days · this match qualifies— -2.7p95 games · 36W 28D 31L · usual 40.6%
Sunday 18:30 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18sample too small5 games · 1W 2D 2L · usual 10.9% +5.8p56 games · 26W 13D 17L · usual 40.6%
After last resultMálaga D / Real Sociedad W · since 2022-23sample too small3 games · 0W 1D 2L · usual 0.0% -4.7p64 games · 23W 17D 24L · usual 40.6%

B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Málaga 0.0% (0W 4D 4L) / Real Sociedad 40.6% (65W 41D 54L)

Game management
itemsMálagaReal Sociedad
After scoring firstWin rate0.0%1 games · 0W 0D 1L77.2%79 games · 61W 13D 5L
After conceding firstWin rate0.0%sample too small6 games · 0W 3D 3L · usual 0.0%5.9% -34.7p68 games · 4W 15D 49L · usual 40.6%
Leading at 75 minutesWin rate—0 games85.5%69 games · 59W 8D 2L
Led but failed to win / won from behindgames1 / 023 / 6
Goals by substitutes% of team goals50.0 2/418.7 37/198

C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 8 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals

Shots and defensive shape
itemsMálagaReal Sociedad
Shots inside / outside the boxper game6 / 4.67.8 / 5.5
Shots blockedper game2.94.4
Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game14.1 / 5.5 / 8.516.5 / 6.2 / 10.4
Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented3.8 / 0.244.6 / 0.58

Order is always home team (Málaga) then away team (Real Sociedad) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown faded and marked sample too small · the small W D L figures are the raw record behind each win rate (draws do not count as wins)

D. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started—
Off the bench—
Did not play—

vs Real Sociedad · when playing —

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started—
Off the bench—
Did not play—

vs Málaga · when playing —

05How the numbers are compiled

Source
API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
Sample
La Liga 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (faded and marked below that)
Match scope
Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
Updated
2026.10.19 07:24 UK

This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.

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