VS
Malaga vs Espanyol is a Spanish matchup shaped by changing divisional context and contrasting scorelines. Espanyol won 3–0 in November 2020 and May 2021, as well as 1–0 in January 2018, while Malaga won 4–1 in May 2018. Draws in April and August 2016 add balance. A future meeting will ask which side can make its preferred game state decisive on the day.
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Espanyol
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8M
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33M
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7F
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26M
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14M
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22M
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19M
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15D
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34G
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31D
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30G
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17D
Malaga Substitutes
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M
30
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M
11
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F
14
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M
46
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D
28
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D
35
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M
39
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M
50
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G
1
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F
45
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D
18
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F
9
Match events
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15'⚽Raúl de Tomás Normal Goal (Asst: Javi Puado)
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40'⚽Javi Puado Normal Goal (Asst: Adri Embarba)
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44'Adrián Embarba Yellow Card
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45'Alexander González Yellow Card
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62'Fran Mérida Darder
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62'Ramón Enríquez Jairo Samperio
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62'Joaquín Muñoz Cristian Rodríguez
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66'Keidi Bare Yellow Card
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70'S. Šćepović Caye Quintana
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71'Nico Melamed Adri Embarba
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71'Wu Lei L. Dimata
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77'⚽Raúl de Tomás Normal Goal (Asst: Javi Puado)
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81'H. Abaida Ismael Casas
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82'Pol Lozano K. Bare
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82'Melendo Javi Puado
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85'Pol Lozano Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Malaga VS Espanyol
The context shifts across the meetings
Malaga and Espanyol have met in more than one competitive setting, so the pairing resists a single status reading. Espanyol’s 3–0 away win in November 2020 and 3–0 result at Malaga in May 2021 show a period in which their control became a wide margin. Espanyol’s 1–0 win at Malaga in January 2018 points to a tighter route, while Malaga’s 4–1 home victory in May 2018 supplies the strongest counterexample.
Margins create the interest
The draws in April and August 2016 keep the profile from being reduced to those larger results. A 1–1 at Espanyol in April and a 2–2 at Malaga in August showed both teams able to hold their ground when neither established separation. That range gives a future meeting a clear focus: can Espanyol reproduce the control seen in their 3–0 wins, or can Malaga use home advantage to make the contest narrow or turn it in their favor?