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Atletico Madrid 2-0 Malaga: result and stats, La Liga

Matchday 1
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  • Lee Kang-In70'
  • A. Baena85'
    Riyadh Air MetropolitanoAdrian Cordero VegaCapacity 70,460Wed, 19 Aug 202621:00
    Nelson Vivas portrait
    Assistant
    Nelson Vivas
    Alejandro Acejo portrait
    Assistant
    Alejandro Acejo

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    • J. Alvarez portraitAtletico Madrid crest
      J. Alvarez
      Lacking Match Fitness
      Out
    • T. Lemar portraitAtletico Madrid crest
      T. Lemar
      Injury
      Out
    • C. Romero portraitAtletico Madrid crest
      C. Romero
      Injury
      Out
    • A. Sorloth portraitAtletico Madrid crest
      A. Sorloth
      Muscle Injury
      Out
    • O. Vargas portraitAtletico Madrid crest
      O. Vargas
      Coach's decision
      Out

    Away

    • F. Calero portraitMalaga crest
      F. Calero
      Ribs Injury
      Out
    • M. Diarra portraitMalaga crest
      M. Diarra
      Calf Injury
      Out
    • Juanpe portraitMalaga crest
      Juanpe
      Muscle Injury
      Out
    • D. Murillo portraitMalaga crest
      D. Murillo
      Injury
      Out
    • A. Nino portraitMalaga crest
      A. Nino
      Injury
      Out
    • A. Ochoa portraitMalaga crest
      A. Ochoa
      Red Card
      Out
    Player of the match
    David Hancko headshot
    David Hancko
    Defender · Atletico Madrid
    8.6
    This match
    Shooting0.9Finishing0.0Creativity3.4Passing9.2Involvement8.8Defending10.0Physical7.5Dribbling10.0
    Attacking
    Goals0
    Assists1
    Shots2
    Build-up
    Passes95
    Key passes1
    Pass accuracy96%
    Defending
    Tackles3
    Interceptions2
    Duels won7 · 88%
    Fouls won/made2 / 1
    This match · octagon = season skill index

    Highest-rated players

    Hancko8.6Lee8.2Barrios7.6Lorenzo7.0Dotor7.3Herrero7.9
    Player
    Alfonso HerreroAlfonso HerreroG4232/47
    Jan OblakJan OblakG1022/28
    Atletico Madrid crestLive statsMalaga crest

    Possession & Passing

    53%Possession47%
    520Total passes467
    88%Pass accuracy85%
    6Corners1

    Attack

    15Shots5
    6On target1
    5Off target2
    4Blocked shots2

    Box & Quality

    8Shots in box4
    7Shots out box1
    0.8xG0.2
    0.6Goals prevented0.6

    Defense & Discipline

    1Goalkeeper saves4
    2Offsides2
    17Fouls11
    2Yellow cards3

    xG analytics

    TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
    Atletico Madrid crestAtletico Madrid
    0.8215653%
    Malaga crestMalaga
    0.155147%

    Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

    xG race

    20 shots

    Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

    0,00,30,60,81,10'15'30'45'60'75'90'Kang-in Lee 70'Alex Baena 85'Atletico Ma…0,82 xGMalaga0,15 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
    Atletico Madrid crestAtletico Madrid0,82 xG · 2 scoredMalaga crestMalaga0,15 xG · 0 scored

    Momentum

    17 swings

    Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

    Alex Baena 85'Kang-in Lee 70'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'Atletico Ma…Malaga
    Atletico Madrid crestAtletico Madrid86% pressureMalaga crestMalaga14% pressure

    Match replay

    91'
    2-0
    100%Draw 0%0%
    0.82xG0.15
    15Shots5
    6On target1
    Momentum
    Carlos Martín portrait7' Off target Carlos Martín 0.02 xG

    Shot map

    15 v 5

    Atletico Madrid shoot right, Malaga left. Bigger dot = better chance.

    AMMALgoalsavedoff target

    Goal mouth

    7 on target · 2 scored

    Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

    Atletico MadridMalagagoalsavedoff target

    Average positions

    Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right.

    Atletico Madrid
    43Lookman59Normand18Ortiz34Domínguez40Mendoza40Oblak44Martín121Hancko87Koke101Martinez86Barrios
    Malaga
    42Chupete45Muñoz57Puga69Galilea56Larrubia81Garrido65Herrero73Lorenzo73Recio43Dotor58Merino

    An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

    Atletico Madrid crest

    More match stats

    Malaga crest
    Atletico Madrid crest

    Attack

    Malaga crest
    30Touches in box19
    72Final third entries46
    3Big chances0
    2,64xG on target0,02
    3Big chances missed0
    Atletico Madrid crest

    Passing

    Malaga crest
    5/15 (33%)Crosses0/2 (0%)
    28/50 (56%)Long balls23/59 (39%)
    17Throw-ins22
    11Free kicks17
    5Goal kicks6
    Atletico Madrid crest

    Duels

    Malaga crest
    49Total51
    39/87 (45%)Ground48/87 (55%)
    12/18 (67%)Aerial6/18 (33%)
    8/22 (36%)Dribbles10/22 (45%)
    7Dispossessed8
    Atletico Madrid crest

    Defending

    Malaga crest
    50Recoveries44
    9Interceptions13
    20Tackles21
    55%Tackles won52%
    13Clearances23
    1Errors led to shot0
    4Fouled in final third3
    7,84Average rating6,77

    Goal profile

    This season

    How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

    Atletico Madrid crestShare of their matchesMalaga crest

    They score

    88%1+ goal50%

    They concede

    63%1+ goal88%
    25%2+ goals38%
    13%3+ goals25%

    Heaviest results

    Atletico Madrid crestbest 4-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

    Malaga crestworst 0-4 (A)

    Match summary

    Atletico Madrid beat Malaga 2-0 at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in La Liga. It was goalless at half-time. Scorers: Lee Kang-In (70'), A. Baena (85') for Atletico Madrid. In their last 17 meetings, Atletico Madrid have won 11, Malaga 2, with 4 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

    AI prediction
    Confidence 50%
    AM50%
    X50%
    MAL0%

    → Double chance: Atletico Madrid or draw

    Why this prediction

    The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

    Atletico Madrid crestShare per factorMalaga crest
    100%Head-to-head0%
    82%Goals18%
    82%Overall18%

    Who will win?

    Cast your vote!

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    Atletico Madrid crestAtletico Madrid
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    19
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    Malaga crestMalaga
    DLLDD
    4
    Prematch standings

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    Atletico Madrid crest11
    Wins
    4
    Draws
    2Malaga crest
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    Riyadh Air Metropolitano
    Madrid, Spain
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    Capacity