Villarreal – Malaga 2–1

	1H	2H	T
VIL	2	0	2
M	1	0	1

Match report

Villarreal beat Malaga 2–1 at Villarreal Stadium in La Liga. A. Diatta opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Villarreal have 3 wins in their last 5, while Malaga have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽A. Diattaassist Logan Costa

17'

J. Foyth

25'

28'

⚽Hansenassist Novak

⚽Santi Comesaña

40'

2H

Santi Comesaña

57'

⇄Luíz Júnior↓ A. Diatta

73'

⇄Pereira↓ Ferrari

74'

Lopez

⇄Arnau Tenas↓ Santi Comesaña

82'

⇄Nielsen↓ Hansen

Momentum

VIL

⚽⚽⚽

M

Match info

TournamentLa Liga · Spain · Tier 1

Kick-offApr 27, 2026 · 20:00

VenueVillarreal Stadium

Attendance40,911 / 41,746 (98%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking VIL

#12·

#1

Where to watch

ESPN+

Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.1Expected goals (xG)1.1

12Total shots11

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks6

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Daniel Budesca

7.8

Lineups

VIL 4-3-36.95Formation6.954-3-3 M

6.8Diatta 16.3Weber 26.8Dubois 37.1Vidić 46.7Kovač 57.7Andersen 66.7Lopez 76.7Lindqvist 87.8Rossi 96.6Novak 106.4Hansen 117.6Ferrari

Villarreal

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

Malaga

Coach: P. Rossi · 4-3-3

1Weber6.3 2Dubois6.8 3Vidić7.1 4Kovač6.7 5Andersen7.7 6Lopez6.7 7Lindqvist6.7 8Rossi7.8 9Novak6.6 10Hansen6.4 11Ferrari7.6

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