VS
Villarreal vs Malaga is a La Liga matchup with a historical Villarreal edge and a limited modern league archive. Villarreal won 2–0 in November 2017, yet Malaga answered with a 1–0 home victory in April 2018. That older evidence gives the fixture a clear reference point, while any future renewal would ask how much of the established order still travels across time.
Past matches, Villarreal vs Malaga
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Malaga
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25D
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32F
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31D
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17F
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22M
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13G
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11F
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21F
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5D
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14M
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6M
Villarreal Substitutes
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G
13
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M
18
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F
9
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F
7
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D
15
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F
21
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F
19
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G
1
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D
20
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M
5
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D
2
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M
16
Match events
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12'⚽Carlos Dotor Normal Goal (Asst: Juan Cruz)
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34'José Salinas Yellow Card
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37'Pape Gueye Santi Comesaña
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40'⚽Alberto Moleiro Normal Goal (Asst: Ilias Akhomach Chakkour)
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42'Ilias Akhomach Chakkour Yellow Card
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45' +2⚽Pape Gueye Normal Goal (Asst: Ayoze Pérez)
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45'Dani Lorenzo Juan Cruz
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45'Rafael Garrido Hierro José Salinas
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61'Joaquín Muñoz Izan Merino
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61'Adrian Nino Carlos Dotor
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63'Georges Mikautadze Ayoze Pérez
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63'Carlos Romero Ilias Akhomach Chakkour
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68'David Larrubia Yellow Card
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70'Einar Galilea Yellow Card
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75'Ramón Enríquez Carlos Puga
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79'Ramón Enríquez Yellow Card
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80'Álvaro Santiago Mouriño González Alberto Moleiro
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80'Carlos Macià Nathan-Dylan Saliba
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82'Carlos Romero Goal cancelled
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85'Alfonso Herrero Yellow Card
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86'⚽Pape Gueye Penalty
Stats for this game
Matchup Villarreal VS Malaga
Villarreal hold the historical edge
Villarreal have more often made this La Liga pairing their own, especially when they turned territorial control into a narrow but convincing result. Their 2–0 home win in November 2017 was settled by Nicola Sansone’s second-half double, following a first period in which Malaga kept the game level. Villarreal also won 2–0 away in September 2016, evidence that their advantage was not confined to one venue. These results establish the matchup’s traditional direction without turning every meeting into the same story.
Malaga provide the counterpoint
Malaga’s 1–0 home victory in April 2018 remains the clearest interruption. Chory Castro converted a penalty, and the result showed how a single moment could overturn Villarreal’s broader control. With the modern archive of this fixture limited, that contrast matters more than a long sequence of fresh examples. A future meeting would therefore be a useful test of hierarchy: can Villarreal reproduce the authority suggested by the older record, or can Malaga again reduce the contest to one decisive opening?
Past head to head stats
Villarreal VS Malaga
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 15 games
Villarreal VS Malaga
Head-to-Head History
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