Málaga vs Villarreal prediction
Málaga
Thursday, 17 September 2026
1:3Half time 1 : 2La Liga
Villarreal
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Málaga vs Villarreal: preview and prediction
Málaga welcome Villarreal to La Rosaleda in Malaga on Thursday 17 September, with kick-off at 20:30. Málaga go into it 20th in the table after 11 games, with Villarreal 9th, 11 places higher. Last time out Málaga drew 1-1 at Celta, and Villarreal lost 2-1 at home to Real Betis. Villarreal are still waiting for a win on the road, with none in their last four away games.
Málaga: form and key numbers
Málaga have won none, drawn five and lost six of their 11 La Liga games so far, scoring 8 and letting in 21. That has them 20th on 5 points.
Their last six in all competitions read one win, three draws and two defeats, at 0.7 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game. Last time out they drew 1-1 with Celta; before that came a goalless draw at home to Levante and a 4-0 defeat away at Real Madrid.
Málaga haven't won in five. Two clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank three times. At home they've won none of two recently (1 scored, 1 conceded).
- ACelta1-1D
- HLevante0-0D
- AReal Madrid0-4L
- HDeportivo La Coruna1-1D
- AAtletico Madrid0-2L
- AZaragoza2-0W
Málaga: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Villarreal: form and key numbers
So far in the La Liga, Villarreal have won three, drawn three and lost five of 11, with 15 goals scored and 15 conceded, good for 9th place and 12 points.
Over the last six matches it has been no wins, two draws and four defeats, averaging 1.5 goals for and 2.2 against. Last time out they lost 2-1 to Real Betis at home; before that came a 3-2 defeat away at Borussia Dortmund and a 3-2 defeat at home to Deportivo La Coruna.
Villarreal haven't won in six. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. On the road they've won none of four recently (6 scored, 8 conceded).
- HReal Betis1-2L
- ABorussia Dortmund2-3L
- HDeportivo La Coruna2-3L
- AAlaves0-1L
- AAtletico Madrid2-2D
- ASantander2-2D
Villarreal: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Málaga vs Villarreal: match analysis
Home and away form points to Málaga: Málaga have won none of their last two at home, Villarreal none of their last four on the road. Seven points separate the two sides in the table.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Deportivo La Coruna | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | +1 | 14 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Celta | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 19 | Valencia | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 9 |
| 20 | Málaga | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | -13 | 5 |
We make Villarreal clear favourites at 52%, with Málaga on 24% and the draw at 24%.
- 0.71.5
- 1.32.2
- 1.01.5
On goals, it expects around 2.5 in the game: 1.0 for Málaga and 1.5 for Villarreal. Over 2.5 goals is 47% and both teams scoring 50%. When they last met, on 1 Apr 2018, Malaga won 1-0.
- Malaga1-0Villarreal
- Villarreal2-0Malaga
- Villarreal1-1Malaga
- Malaga0-2Villarreal
- Villarreal1-0Malaga
Their recent games have averaged 2.8 goals.
Every market at a glance
- ResultVillarreal win52%
- Double chanceVillarreal or draw76%
- GoalsUnder 2.553%
- Both teams to scoreYes50%
- Clean sheetVillarreal36%
- CornersMálaga 5.2 · Villarreal 5.010.2 expected
- Cards4.2 yellows expectedRed 25%
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