195'
Malaga 2-5 Real Sociedad: result and stats, La Liga
Matchday 9
FT
- A. Nino54'
- P. Martinez66'
- 3'T. Kubo
- 26'O. Oskarsson
- 59', 67'M. Oyarzabal
- 73'G. Guedes
MalagaLine ups
6.24corners1yellow cards0red cards
Line ups7.05corners2yellow cards0red cards
Assistant
Alejandro Acejo
Assistant
Ömer Toprak
AssistantAlejandro Acejo
Alejandro AcejoSubstitutions
- 46'J. Salinas
126.1A. Aznou
395.7 - 46'I. Merino
235.8R. Enriquez
65.5 - 64'C. Dotor
86.3D. Lorenzo
226.1 - 68'D. Larrubia
106.3J. Munoz
116.8 - 82'
Unused
- C. LopezG
13 - E. GalileaD
4 - A. PastorD
5 - J. CajusteM
2 - R. RodriguezM
14 - H. AbaidaF
7 - E. JauregiF
17
AssistantÖmer Toprak
Ömer ToprakSubstitutions
- 61'H. Fort
226.7AI. Zubeldia
56.3 - 61'A. Barrenetxea
76.3G. Guedes
117.2 - 71'
- 71'T. Kubo
147.8AJ. Ochieng
126.7 - 79'O. Oskarsson
97.2A. Marchal
296.5
Unused
- U. MarreroG
13 - J. PachecoD
16 - L. SucicM
24 - B. TurrientesM
8 - A. ZakharyanM
23 - A. LebarbierM
28 - G. CarreraF
27
Home
OutJ. CruzMuscle Injury
OutJ. LobeteKnee Injury
OutD. MurilloKnee Injury
OutA. OchoaKnee Injury
Away
OutJ. AramburuLeg Injury
OutL. BeitiaAnkle Injury
OutY. HerreraCalf Injury
OutP. MarinRed Card
OutA. OdriozolaKnee Injury
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Mikel Oyarzabal Ugarte
Attacker · Real Sociedad
8.8
This match
Attacking
Goals2
Assists0
Shots3
Shots on target3
Shot accuracy100%
Dribbles won1
Build-up
Passes60
Key passes1
Pass accuracy88%
Defending
Duels won3 · 38%
Fouls won/made1 / 2
This match · octagon = season skill index
Highest-rated players
Player DNA
Better than 98% of La Liga midfielders for goals.
Per 90 minutes this season, against all 90 midfielders with at least 300 minutes.
Luka Sučić · Real SociedadMidfielder · 864 min
Elite 90+Strong 70+Average 40+Below 40
Skill by skillPer 90Rank
- Goals0.4298%
- xG0.1478%
- Shots2.2984%
- Assists0.0029%
- xA0.1471%
- Shot-creating actions3.8579%
- Chances created1.4671%
- xT0.1284%
- Progressive passes2.8154%
- Progressive carries1.6772%
- Dribbles won1.0471%
- Tackles won0.8336%
- Interceptions0.5226%
- Duels won1.8853%
- VAEP0.3893%
La Liga 2026/27, through 8 Nov. Rank means better than that share of the group, in their most-played position.
Goalkeepers
Every shot on target · tap one
Herrero
Malaga
4
Saves
5
Conceded
44%
Save %
-2.14
Prevented
Best save: Barrenetxea 28' · 0.35 xGOT
Bottom right · 0.3 m high · 15 m out · 38° angle
Remiro
Real Sociedad
4
Saves
2
Conceded
67%
Save %
+0.16
Prevented
Best save: Niño 21' · 0.33 xGOT
Middle left · 1.6 m high · 12 m out · 39° angle
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álex RemiroG | 4 | 2 | 2,16 | +0,16 | 32/48 | 12/28 |
| Alfonso HerreroG | 4 | 5 | 2,86 | -2,14 | 22/35 | 1/14 |
xG race
38 shotsChance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.
Malaga1,06 xG · 2 scoredReal Sociedad2,41 xG · 5 scoredHow those chances were made
Malaga33
Real Sociedad38
Shot map
17 v 21Malaga shoot right, Real Sociedad left. Bigger dot = better chance.
MALMalagaRSReal Sociedadgoalsavedoff target
Goal mouth
25 on target · 7 scoredWhere each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.
MalagaReal Sociedadgoalsavedoff target
Shot duel
Óskarsson's 38' chance was the biggest of the match: 0,35 xG, missed.
Every shot on its minute, Malaga above and Real Sociedad below. The longer the bar, the bigger the chance. Faces on goals and on chances of 0,3 xG or more.
Malaga17 shots · 1,06 xGReal Sociedad21 shots · 2,41 xGOrri Óskarsson
Real Sociedad
38'0,35 xGMissed
xG analytics
TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Malaga83% open play17% set piece
Real Sociedad92% open play8% set piece
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.
The deserved table
Malaga have 5.9 fewer points than their chances earned.
Every La Liga shot this season turned into expected points (xPTS): how many points each side's chances were worth.
The luck mapAll 20 sides
These two sidesFull table
Malaga
Points below what their chances earned
-5.9
- 20th → 19th
- Table
- 9 / 11.5 xG
- Scored
- 23 / 20.3 xG
- Conceded
Real Sociedad
Points above what their chances earned
+5.9
- 5th → 7th
- Table
- 21 / 17.4 xG
- Scored
- 20 / 19.2 xG
- Conceded
La Liga 2026/27, 119 of 119 finished matches through 8 Nov, league only. A measure of chances, not a verdict.
Momentum
17 swingsWhich side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.
Malaga54% pressureReal Sociedad46% pressureMatch replay
91'2-50%Draw 0%100%
1.06xG2.41
17Shots21
10On target15
Momentum
90' Off target Pablo Martínez 0.01 xG · Regular play · Right footAverage positions
Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.
MalagaDefensive line 40%Real SociedadDefensive line 39%An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.
Passing network
Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.
MalagaUntil 45'Most-connected pairs: Recio and Herrero and 2 others, 11 passes each.
Real SociedadUntil 61'Most-connected pair: Soler and Gorrotxategi, 34 passes between them.
Tactical battle
55control45Pablo Martínez
6 touches in box
In possession
52,0%Field tilt48,0%
12Passes into box8
38Progressive passes26
7Carries into final third13
14Chances created17
Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.
Out of possession
18,50Press intensity (PPDA)13,21
9High turnovers11
9Regains within 5s5
25,6sBall recovery time20,1s
15Interceptions16
↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.
Carrying
109Carries120
1265mCarry distance1327m
15Progressive carries13
791mProgressive carry distance788m
4Carries into the box8
Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.
Beating the press
10Take-ons won2
26Take-ons attempted13
695mProgressive pass distance435m
1Through balls2
3Switches of play6
A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.
Threat created
1,24Expected threat (xT)0,90
2,60Action value (VAEP)5,52
33Shot-creating actions38
4Goal-creating actions9
0,92Expected assisted goals1,76
xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.
Tempo
3,9Passes per attack5,0
12,9sAttack duration16,2s
2,49 m/sAttack directness1,76 m/s
2Build-up attacks5
9Direct attacks15
An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.
The moment that decided it
The goal that swung the win probability the most. Press play to replay the move, touch by touch.
T. KuboLeft foot · assist H. Fort3'- Score
- 0–0→0–1
- Real Sociedad win chance
- 37%→64%
- xG of the shot
- 0.01
- Touches in the move
- 5
- 1A. Muñoz›
- 2J. Gorrotxategi›
- 3H. Fortassist›
- 4T. Kubo›
- 5T. KuboLeft foot
Live statsPossession & Passing
45%Possession55%
478Total passes590
86%Pass accuracy89%
4Corners5
Attack
17Shots21
6On target9
7Off target6
4Blocked shots6
Box & Quality
12Shots in box12
5Shots out box9
1.1xG2.4
0.2Goals prevented0.2
Defense & Discipline
4Goalkeeper saves4
2Offsides2
4Fouls9
1Yellow cards2
Half by half
The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?
First half
0,21xG1,34
5Shots10
1On target5
1Big chances2
9Touches in box13
43%Possession57%
3Corners3
Second half
0,85xG1,07
12Shots11
5On target4
3Big chances2
22Touches in box11
47%Possession53%
1Corners2
More match stats
Attack
31Touches in box24
63Final third entries47
4Big chances4
2,16xG on target2,86
3Big chances missed2
Passing
5/16 (31%)Crosses4/9 (44%)
18/47 (38%)Long balls23/44 (52%)
19Throw-ins22
9Free kicks4
5Goal kicks14
Duels
62Total38
40/64 (63%)Ground24/63 (38%)
8/14 (57%)Aerial6/14 (43%)
10/24 (42%)Dribbles2/13 (15%)
4Dispossessed10
Defending
47Recoveries50
7Interceptions13
22Tackles18
55%Tackles won50%
16Clearances21
1Big chances scored2
1Big saves0
1Errors led to goal0
1Errors led to shot1
6,93Average rating7,67
Big game or flat track?
Too few matches against stronger or weaker sides to call it yet.
Points per game against stronger and weaker opponents, over each side's last 10 matches in all competitions.
Points per gameLast 10 matches
Malaga is not on the chart: none of its last 10 opponents counted as weaker.
These two sidesStrongerWeaker
Malaga0.4 (9)- (0)Newest firstLLWDLDLLDD
Real Sociedad1.0 (2)2.6 (7)Newest firstWDLWWWDWLW
Points per game (matches). An equal side counts as neither.
Small samples, so read this as a trend. Which opponent counts as stronger is the data provider's call.
Match summary
Real Sociedad beat Malaga 5-2 at La Rosaleda in La Liga. Real Sociedad led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: A. Nino (54'), P. Martinez (66') for Malaga; T. Kubo (3'), O. Oskarsson (26'), M. Oyarzabal (59', 67'), G. Guedes (73') for Real Sociedad. In their last 18 meetings, Malaga have won 5, Real Sociedad 8, with 5 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.
AI prediction
Confidence 44%MAL19%
X37%
RS44%
→ Double chance: Real Sociedad or draw
Why this prediction
The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.
Share per factor17%Form83%
20%Attack80%
47%Defence53%
33%Goal model (Poisson)67%
50%Head-to-head50%
55%Goals45%
37%Overall63%
Last 5 matches
Scored 2, conceded 9
Last 5 matches
Scored 8, conceded 8
Who will win?
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Goal profile
This seasonHow often each side reaches a scoreline, across 12 matches each.
Share of their matchesThey score
67%1+ goal75%
8%2+ goals50%
They concede
92%1+ goal83%
50%2+ goals58%
25%3+ goals17%
17%4+ goals8%
Heaviest results
worst 0-4 (A)
best 5-2 (A)·worst 0-3 (H)
Venue spotlight
La Rosaleda
Málaga, Spain
30,389
Capacity
Head-to-headLast 18 meetings
5MalagaWins5 wins
5Draws
Draws5
8Real Sociedad
Wins8 wins
- 18 Oct 2026Malaga2 - 5Real SociedadLa Liga
- 7 Jan 2024Malaga0 - 1Real SociedadCopa del Rey
- 22 Apr 2018Malaga2 - 0Real SociedadLa Liga
- 10 Dec 2017Real Sociedad0 - 2MalagaLa Liga
- 14 May 2017Real Sociedad2 - 2MalagaLa Liga
- 16 Jan 2017Malaga0 - 2Real SociedadLa Liga
Show 12 earlier meetingsHide earlier meetings
- 27 Feb 2016Real Sociedad1 - 1MalagaLa Liga
- 3 Oct 2015Malaga3 - 1Real SociedadLa Liga
- 4 Apr 2015Malaga1 - 1Real SociedadLa Liga
- 1 Nov 2014Real Sociedad0 - 1MalagaLa Liga
- 17 Feb 2014Malaga0 - 1Real SociedadLa Liga
- 21 Sept 2013Real Sociedad0 - 0MalagaLa Liga
- 6 Apr 2013Real Sociedad4 - 2MalagaLa Liga
- 10 Nov 2012Malaga1 - 2Real SociedadLa Liga
- 15 Apr 2012Malaga1 - 1Real SociedadLa Liga
- 4 Dec 2011Real Sociedad3 - 2MalagaLa Liga
- 13 Mar 2011Real Sociedad0 - 2MalagaLa Liga
- 31 Oct 2010Malaga1 - 2Real SociedadLa Liga
