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Málaga vs Real Betis is a cross-division Spanish matchup whose meaning changes with competition and venue. Betis won 2–0 at La Rosaleda in December 2017 and 2–1 at home in April 2018, while Málaga took a 3–1 friendly victory in August 2025. Those fixed results resist a permanent hierarchy; another meeting would ask which club can translate its setting and competitive purpose into control.
Match center
Starting eleven
Starting XI Malaga
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13
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3
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4
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5
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10
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11
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12
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14
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19
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21
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29
Real Betis Starting XI
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31
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24
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5
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16
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23
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28
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8
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52
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22
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17
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11
Substitutes Malaga
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30
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2
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8
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16
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18
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22
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24
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27
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35
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36
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37
Real Betis Substitutes
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19
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40
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6
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2
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12
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20
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14
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9
Match events
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25'⚽D. Larrubia Normal Goal (Asst: C. Dotor)
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46'D. Murillo V. Garcia
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46'D. Sanchez E. Galilea
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46'J. Lobete J. Munoz
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46'J. Montero A. Nino
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46'Chupe C. Puga
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46'G. Lo Celso Isco
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47'⚽D. Larrubia Normal Goal
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49'⚽Chupe Normal Goal
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56'Cucho Hernandez C. Bakambu
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56'A. Ortiz M. Mensah
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56'C. Avila R. Riquelme
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61'Yellow Card
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66'Juanpe C. Dotor
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66'D. Lorenzo Luismi
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67'Yellow Card
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77'I. Losada P. Fornals
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78'R. Rodriguez A. Ruibal
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78'D. Perez Guerrero J. Firpo
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80'⚽Cucho Hernandez Normal Goal (Asst: A. Ortiz)
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81'J. Gabilondo A. Pastor
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81'A. Ochoa D. Larrubia
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81'R. Rodriguez I. Merino
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90' +2Yellow Card
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90' +5A. Cespedes C. Lopez
Matchup Malaga VS Real Betis
Context matters as much as the badge
Málaga and Real Betis have met in settings that do not carry the same competitive weight. Betis won 2–0 at La Rosaleda on 18 December 2017 and 2–1 at the Benito Villamarín on 30 April 2018, two La Liga results that illustrate the advantage Betis held in that phase. Málaga’s 3–1 success in the XXXV Trofeo Costa del Sol on 9 August 2025 supplies a useful counterpoint, but its friendly status makes the context explicit.
A matchup shaped by changing levels
The appeal of this page is therefore less about fixing one club above the other than about reading the conditions around each meeting. Venue, competition purpose and the teams’ place in the Spanish football pyramid can alter the balance before the first whistle. Betis bring the stronger reference from the cited league fixtures, while Málaga have shown that home energy can overturn expectations in a different setting. Another encounter will ask whether that response can carry into a match with greater competitive stakes.
Past head to head stats
Malaga VS Real Betis
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 13 games
Malaga VS Real Betis
Head-to-Head History
Previous games Malaga
Previous games Real Betis
Upcoming games Malaga
Osasuna
Malaga
Sevilla
Malaga
Rayo Vallecano
Upcoming games Real Betis
Navalcarnero
Sevilla
Slovan Bratislava
Real Betis
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