| Referee | Abraham Pérez Dapía |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Estadio La Rosaleda |
| Capacity | 30,044 |
| Kick-off | Friday, 9 October 2026 at 22:00 |
| First half | 0-1 |
| Full-time score | 1-1 |
Last 22 meetings summary
In La Liga, Málaga and Espanyol finished 1-1. Key stats: Accurate crosses: 5 – 0. Assists: 0 – 1. Attacks: 129 – 69. ball safe: 67 – 77. Big chances created: 0 – 1. Big chances missed: 0 – 1. Blocked shots: 2 – 3. Corners: 8 – 2. Crosses: 28 – 8. Dangerous attacks: 64 – 30. Dribble attempts: 22 – 17. Successful dribbles: 11 – 10. Duels won: 46 – 47. Fouls: 9 – 13. Free kicks: 13 – 9. Goal attempts: 8 – 5. Goal kicks: 2 – 6. Goals: 0 – 1. Hit woodwork: 1 – 0. Interceptions: 7 – 6. Key passes: 10 – 5. Long balls: 34 – 51. Offsides: 2 – 1. Pass accuracy (%): 88 – 80. Passes: 462 – 339. Possession (%): 58 – 42. Saves: 2 – 6. Total shots: 14 – 8. Shots inside box: 8 – 6. Shots off target: 6 – 1. Shots on target: 6 – 4. Shots outside box: 6 – 2. Substitutions: 5 – 5. Successful dribbles (%): 50 – 59. successful headers: 9 – 7. Successful long passes: 22 – 15. Successful long passes (%): 65 – 29. Successful passes: 408 – 272. Tackles: 13 – 22. tackles won: 10 – 16. Throw-ins: 24 – 19. Yellow cards: 3 – 5.