Malaga – Real Sociedad 2–1

	1H	2H	T
M	2	0	2
RSO	1	0	1

Match report

Malaga beat Real Sociedad 2–1 at Malaga Stadium in La Liga. Pereira opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Malaga have 3 wins in their last 5, while Real Sociedad have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Pereiraassist Pereira

20'

Nielsen

24'

31'

⚽Jon Gorrotxategiassist Jon Gorrotxategi

41'

T. Folgado

⚽Moreau

43'

2H

Novak

58'

⇄Walsh↓ Costa

76'

⇄Aitor Fraga↓ Y. Herrera

⇄Haas↓ Nielsen

85'

⇄Unai Marrero↓ Jon Gorrotxategi

Momentum

M

⚽⚽⚽

RSO

Match info

TournamentLa Liga · Spain · Tier 1

Kick-offMay 6, 2026 · 19:00

VenueMalaga Stadium

Attendance27,435 / 36,099 (76%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

ESPN+

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2Expected goals (xG)1

14Total shots9

6Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Hansen

7.9

Lineups

M 4-3-37.05Formation7.394-3-3 RSO

17.6Rossi 26.4Novak 37.9Hansen 47.3Ferrari 56.4Silva 66.8García 77.5Moreau 87.7Romano 96.4Pereira 106.7Nielsen 116.8Costa

Malaga

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

1Rossi7.6 2Novak6.4 3Hansen7.9 4Ferrari7.3 5Silva6.4 6García6.8 7Moreau7.5 8Romano7.7 9Pereira6.4 10Nielsen6.7 11Costa6.8

Real Sociedad

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Barcelona	38	31	1	6	95:36	+59	94	LWWWW
2	Real Madrid	38	27	5	6	77:35	+42	86	WWWDL
3	Villarreal	38	22	6	10	72:46	+26	72	WDLWW
4	Atletico Madrid	38	21	6	11	62:44	+18	69	LLWWW
5	Real Betis	38	15	15	8	59:48	+11	60	WWDDL
6	Celta Vigo	38	14	12	12	53:48	+5	54	LWWDL
7	Getafe	38	15	6	17	32:38	-6	51	LLWWD
8	Rayo Vallecano	38	12	14	12	41:44	-3	50	DDLLW
9	Valencia	38	13	10	15	46:55	-9	49	WDLLW
10	Real Sociedad	38	11	13	14	59:61	-2	46	DDLLW
11	Espanyol	38	12	10	16	43:55	-12	46	WDDLL
12	Athletic Club	38	13	6	19	43:58	-15	45	LLWDL
13	Sevilla	38	12	7	19	46:60	-14	43	DLLWW
14	Alaves	38	11	10	17	44:56	-12	43	LLWDD
15	Elche	38	10	13	15	49:57	-8	43	DLLWW
16	Levante	38	11	9	18	47:61	-14	42	LWDDL
17	Osasuna	38	11	9	18	44:50	-6	42	DLLWW
18	Mallorca	38	11	9	18	47:57	-10	42	LWWDL
19	Girona	38	9	14	15	39:55	-16	41	LWWDD
20	Oviedo	38	6	11	21	26:60	-34	29	WDLLL