Málaga - Real Sociedad prediction: odds and line-ups
Málaga take on Real Sociedad in La Liga. Kick-off on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 4 :30 pm.
La Rosaleda
Malaga
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Scorers Takefusa Kubo 3' · Orri Óskarsson 26' · Adrián Niño 54' · Mikel Oyarzabal 59' · Pablo Martínez 66' · Mikel Oyarzabal 67' · Gonçalo Guedes 73'
Line-ups
Málaga 4-4-2
- 1 Alfonso Herrero G
- 15 Ángel Recio CD-L
- 20 Fernando Calero CD-R
- 12 José Salinas LB
- 31 Rafa Garrido RB
- 23 Izan Merino CM-L
- 8 Carlos Dotor CM-R
- 18 Pablo Martínez LM
- 10 David Larrubia RM
- 9 Chupete CF-L
- 21 Adrián Niño CF-R
- 7 Haitam Abaida SUB
- 5 Álex Pastor SUB
- 39 Adam Aznou SUB
- 11 Joaquín Muñoz SUB
- 17 Eneko Jauregui SUB
- 13 Carlos López SUB
- 14 Rafa Rodríguez SUB
- 22 Daniel Lorenzo SUB
- 4 Einar Galilea SUB
- 6 Ramón Enríquez SUB
- 2 Jens Cajuste SUB
- 3 Carlos Puga SUB
Real Sociedad 4-4-2
- 1 Álex Remiro G
- 19 Mamadou Sarr CD-L
- 6 Jon Martín CD-R
- 3 Aihen Muñoz LB
- 22 Héctor Fort RB
- 18 Carlos Soler CM-L
- 4 Jon Gorrotxategi CM-R
- 7 Ander Barrenetxea LM
- 14 Takefusa Kubo RM
- 9 Orri Óskarsson CF-L
- 10 Mikel Oyarzabal CF-R
- 16 Jon Pacheco SUB
- 23 Arsen Zakharyan SUB
- 24 Luka Sucic SUB
- 17 Sergio Gómez SUB
- 5 Igor Zubeldia SUB
- 27 Gorka Carrera SUB
- 13 Unai Marrero SUB
- 8 Beñat Turrientes SUB
- 29 Alex Marchal SUB
- 28 Alex Lebarbier SUB
- 11 Gonçalo Guedes SUB
- 12 Job Ochieng SUB
Statistics
| Málaga | Real Sociedad | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 45.3 | Possession | 54.7 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 412 | Accurate Passes | 525 |
| 477 | Passes | 589 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 16 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 22 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 16 | Clearances | 21 |
Match events
- 3' B Takefusa Kubo assist from Héctor Fort Real Sociedad
- 26' B Orri Óskarsson Real Sociedad
- 37' J Jon Martín Real Sociedad
- 45' REM Ramón Enríquez between: Izan Merino Málaga
- 45' REM Adam Aznou between: José Salinas Málaga
- 54' B Adrián Niño assist from Pablo Martínez Málaga
- 59' B Mikel Oyarzabal assist from Takefusa Kubo Real Sociedad
- 61' REM Gonçalo Guedes between: Ander Barrenetxea Real Sociedad
- 61' REM Igor Zubeldia between: Héctor Fort Real Sociedad
- 62' J Mamadou Sarr Real Sociedad
- 64' REM Daniel Lorenzo between: Carlos Dotor Málaga
- 66' B Pablo Martínez Málaga
- 67' B Mikel Oyarzabal assist from Jon Martín Real Sociedad
- 68' REM Joaquín Muñoz between: David Larrubia Málaga
- 71' REM Sergio Gómez between: Aihen Muñoz Real Sociedad
- 71' REM Job Ochieng between: Takefusa Kubo Real Sociedad
- 73' B Gonçalo Guedes Real Sociedad
- 79' REM Alex Marchal between: Orri Óskarsson Real Sociedad
- 82' REM Carlos Puga between: Adrián Niño Málaga
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Match summary
This La Liga match pitted Málaga against Real Sociedad. The fixture was held at La Rosaleda. In the meeting on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 4 :30 pm, Real Sociedad beat Málaga by a score of 2 - 5. The scorers in this match are Takefusa Kubo in the 3 minute, Orri Óskarsson in the 26 minute, Adrián Niño in the 54 minute, Mikel Oyarzabal in the 59 minute, Pablo Martínez in the 66 minute, Mikel Oyarzabal in the 67 minute, Gonçalo Guedes in the 73 minute.
Where Málaga and Real Sociedad stand
Málaga sits in 20 place. Real Sociedad is in 23 position.
Probable line-ups
The announced line-ups for Málaga and Real Sociedad are detailed in the match sheet above.
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