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Malaga v Villarreal : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 17th Sep, 20:30 BST, La Rosaleda, Málaga

Villarreal, led by manager Iñigo Pérez Soto, visit Juan Francisco Funes Arjona and his Malaga side at the La Rosaleda on Thursday night in the La Liga. Analysing both clubs' last 20 La Liga matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the statistics, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Malaga
49%
--
Draw
24%
--
Villarreal
27%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Malaga 2-1
10%
--
Malaga 1-0
9%
--
Malaga 2-0
8%
--
Villarreal 2-1
7%
--
Villarreal 1-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Malaga 3-1
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Malaga 3-0
4%
--
Villarreal 2-0
4%
--
Malaga 3-2
3%
--
Villarreal 3-1
3%
--
Villarreal 3-2
2%
--
Malaga 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
58%
--
BTTS - No
42%
--
BTTS - Home Win
25%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
66%
--
Away DNB
44%
--
Malaga win to nil
24%
--
Villarreal win to nil
13%
--
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Win / draw / win La Liga table
Won
Draw
Lost
Malaga
Villarreal
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona3300109 
Dec 13
May 23
Feb 14
Nov 22
2
Real Madrid330089 
Jan 17
l
 
4-0A
Mar 7
Oct 11
3
A.Madrid321047 
Feb 28
l
 
2-0A
Apr 21
d
 
2-2A
4
Alaves321047 
Jan 31
Oct 25
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
5
Osasuna321027 
Apr 4
Nov 22
May 23
Dec 20
6
Sevilla320116 
May 30
Dec 6
Jan 3
May 16
7
Real Betis3201-16 
Feb 21
Nov 1
Sep 14
Feb 28
8
Deportivo312025 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 7
Sep 5
Apr 4
9
R.Santander311104 
Nov 8
Apr 21
Jan 31
d
 
2-2A
10
Levante311104 
Sep 6
Feb 14
Sep 20
Apr 18
11
Espanyol310213 
Oct 11
Apr 11
Nov 1
Jan 24
12
A.Bilbao3102-23 
Nov 29
May 9
Apr 11
Jan 10
13
R.Sociedad3102-33 
Oct 18
Jan 24
Dec 6
May 30
14
Getafe3102-33 
May 2
Sep 20
Nov 8
Feb 7
15
Villarreal3021-12 
Sep 17
Mar 21
-
-
16
Valencia3012-31 
Apr 18
Jan 10
Feb 21
Oct 25
17
Celta3012-31 
May 16
Sep 13
May 9
Nov 29
18
R.Vallecano3012-41 
Mar 14
Dec 20
Dec 13
May 2
19
Elche3012-61 
Jan 3
Mar 7
Oct 18
Mar 14
20
Malaga3012-61 
-
-
Mar 21
Sep 17
Win / draw / win form
Malaga 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
Draw
8
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Malaga1 - 1Deportivo
Malaga0 - 0Almeria
Malaga1 - 1Las Palmas
Malaga1 - 1R.Santander
Malaga2 - 1S.Gijon
Malaga2 - 3Castellon
Malaga2 - 0Las Palmas
Malaga0 - 0Leganes
Malaga5 - 3Huesca
Malaga3 - 3Valladolid
Malaga1 - 0Albacete
Malaga2 - 1Cultural Leonesa
Malaga3 - 0Burgos
Malaga2 - 1Ceuta
Malaga2 - 1Almeria
Malaga1 - 1Zaragoza
Malaga3 - 2Mirandes
Malaga2 - 2Cordoba
Malaga4 - 1FC Andorra
Malaga3 - 0Deportivo
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMalaga0 - 4Real Madrid
HMalaga1 - 1Deportivo
AMalaga0 - 2A.Madrid
AMalaga2 - 1Almeria
HMalaga0 - 0Almeria
HMalaga1 - 1Las Palmas
AMalaga1 - 0Las Palmas
AMalaga2 - 0Zaragoza
HMalaga1 - 1R.Santander
AMalaga4 - 1Ceuta
HMalaga2 - 1S.Gijon
AMalaga4 - 2Eibar
HMalaga2 - 3Castellon
AMalaga2 - 3Almeria
HMalaga2 - 0Las Palmas
AMalaga1 - 1Deportivo
AMalaga3 - 3FC Andorra
HMalaga0 - 0Leganes
AMalaga3 - 0Cadiz
HMalaga5 - 3Huesca
Villarreal 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Alaves1 - 0Villarreal
A.Madrid2 - 2Villarreal
R.Santander2 - 2Villarreal
R.Vallecano2 - 0Villarreal
Mallorca1 - 1Villarreal
Real Oviedo1 - 1Villarreal
A.Bilbao1 - 2Villarreal
Girona1 - 0Villarreal
Alaves1 - 1Villarreal
Barcelona4 - 1Villarreal
Levante0 - 1Villarreal
Getafe2 - 1Villarreal
Osasuna2 - 2Villarreal
Real Betis2 - 0Villarreal
Elche1 - 3Villarreal
R.Sociedad2 - 3Villarreal
Espanyol0 - 2Villarreal
Valencia0 - 2Villarreal
Real Madrid3 - 1Villarreal
Sevilla1 - 2Villarreal
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AVillarreal0 - 1Alaves
AVillarreal2 - 2A.Madrid
AVillarreal2 - 2R.Santander
HVillarreal5 - 1A.Madrid
AVillarreal0 - 2R.Vallecano
HVillarreal2 - 3Sevilla
AVillarreal1 - 1Mallorca
HVillarreal5 - 1Levante
HVillarreal2 - 1Celta
AVillarreal1 - 1Real Oviedo
AVillarreal2 - 1A.Bilbao
AVillarreal0 - 1Girona
HVillarreal3 - 1R.Sociedad
AVillarreal1 - 1Alaves
HVillarreal2 - 1Elche
AVillarreal1 - 4Barcelona
HVillarreal2 - 1Valencia
AVillarreal1 - 0Levante
AVillarreal1 - 2Getafe
HVillarreal4 - 1Espanyol
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Malaga since 2015
Malaga
Villarreal
Goals: Scored
2
4
Games: Scored
2 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
2 / 4
MAL
1
D
1
VIL
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Malaga
Malaga1 - 0
0 - 2Villarreal
0 - 1Villarreal
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Villarreal since 2015
Villarreal
Malaga
Goals: Scored
6
2
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
D
1
VIL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Villarreal
Villarreal2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Villarreal1 - 0
Villarreal2 - 1
Goal Statistics

Malaga's fans will be hoping for goals on Thursday night, not least because Villarreal have conceded in each of their last 17 La Liga games. A PG of 1.7 for J. Funes Arjona's side suggests that run should continue.

Malaga 20th Villarreal 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Malaga will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Villarreal will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+20
Malaga have scored 20% more goals at home than predicted
+1
Villarreal’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2026/2027 season
Malaga
PG (predicted goals)
Villarreal
1.7
1.2
Attack rating
%
better
MAL
VIL
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
MAL
VIL
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Malaga v Villarreal La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

Malaga La Liga squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3102
A HerreroC. Ruiz RubioR Enríquez
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Herrero GLK3
-
E Galilea DEF3
-
C. Puga Medina DEF3
1
-
R. Garrido Hierro DEF3
-
Ángel Recio DEF3
-
C Dotor MID3
-
R Rodríguez MID3
-
R Enríquez MID3
2
-
I. Merino Rodríguez MID3
-
J Cruz FWD3
1
-
J Muñoz FWD3
-
C. Ruiz Rubio FWD31
1
-
D Larrubia FWD3
1
-
J Salinas DEF2
-
D Lorenzo MID2
-
H Abaida FWD2
-
P Martínez MID1
-
E Jauregi FWD1
-
J Lobete FWD1
-
Villarreal La Liga squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3112
L JúniorP GueyeA MoleiroJ Foyth
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Júnior GLK3
-
J Foyth DEF3
2
-
R Veiga DEF3
1
-
S Mouriño DEF3
2
-
C Romero DEF3
1
-
S Comesaña MID3
-
P Gueye MID31
1
-
A Moleiro FWD31
-
G Moreno FWD31
-
I Akhomach FWD3
-
G Mikautadze FWD311
-
T Buchanan FWD3
-
N Pépé FWD31
1
-
A Pérez FWD3
-
A Freeman DEF2
-
Carlos Macià MID2
-
T Oluwaseyi FWD2
-