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Malaga
Malaga vs Villarreal
Malaga faced Villarreal in La Liga.
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Villarreal won the match.
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Match Impact
Villarreal did not dominate this match — they protected one decisive moment. a first-half goal was enough for a 3–1 away win over Malaga, with Villarreal backing it up through 16 shots, 7 on target, 63% possession. That is what makes the result bite. Malaga had enough pressure to change the game but not enough finish, while Villarreal turned a lower-volume performance into three valuable away points. With 2 points before kick-off, this was not just a narrow win — it was a direct pressure swing in the table.
Hidden story:
Malaga controlled the pressure, Villarreal controlled the result.
Table swing:
a 2-point gap made this a direct table-pressure result.
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Malaga
Villarreal
12'
Substitution
Malaga
Substitution
Malaga
61'
63'
Substitution
Substitution
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Malaga
68'
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Malaga
70'
Substitution
Malaga
75'
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Malaga
79'
80'
Substitution
Substitution
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Malaga
85'
Match statistics
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Malaga
Villarreal
1
Shots on target
7
4
Shots off target
5
5
Total shots
16
37%
Possession
63%
348
Total passes
598
282
Accurate passes
538
4
Corner kicks
8
1
Offsides
3
17
Fouls
10
5
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
3
Goalkeeper saves
0
0
Blocked shots
4
4
Shots inside the box
12
1
Shots outside the box
4
Player match statistics
Malaga
Pablo Martínez
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 5.90
José Salinas
Min 45
G 0
A 0
Rating 5.54
Juan Berrocal
Min 0
G 0
A 0
Rating 0.00
Villarreal
T. Buchanan
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 7.18
Renato Veiga
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.92
A. Freeman
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.78
Sergi Cardona
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.84
Pau Navarro
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.71
P. Gulácsi
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.37
Alberto Moleiro
Min 80
G 1
A 0
Rating 8.20
N. Saliba
Min 80
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.68
Lineups
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Malaga
Coach
Funes
Starting XI
Player shape on the pitch
#1
Alfonso Herrero
#23
Izan Merino
#9
Chupe
#1
Alfonso Herrero
#3
Puga
#15
Ángel Recio
#4
Einar Galilea
#12
#23
Izan Merino
#19
Juan Cruz
#10
David Larrubia
#8
Carlos Dotor
#18
#9
Chupe
Substitutes
#25
#32
J. Fernandez
#31
Rafita
#17
Eneko Jauregi
#22
Dani Lorenzo
#13
Carlos López
#11
Joaquín Muñoz
#21
Adrián Niño Heredia
#5
Álex Pastor
#14
Rafa Rodríguez
#6
Ramón Enríquez
Villarreal
Coach
Iñigo Pérez
Starting XI
Player shape on the pitch
#25
#22
#10
#25
#3
#6
#12
#23
#11
#24
#14
#17
#10
#22
Substitutes
#13
#18
#15
#21
#19
#1
#20
#5
#2
#16
Head-to-head
Villarreal lead this head-to-head: Malaga 1, draws 2, Villarreal 6.
Malaga
Draws
2
Matches
Villarreal
Meetings
9
Goals 5:13
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Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31:7 | 24 | 21 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16:7 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9:7 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18:8 | 10 | 15 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10:9 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Alaves | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11:6 | 5 | 11 |
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