| Referee | Alejandro Estévez Iglesias |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Estadio La Rosaleda |
| Capacity | 30,044 |
| Kick-off | Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 22:30 |
| First half | 1-2 |
| Full-time score | 1-3 |
Last 20 meetings summary
In La Liga, Villarreal beat Málaga 3-1 at full time. Key stats: Accurate crosses: 1 – 6. Assists: 1 – 2. Attacks: 70 – 123. ball safe: 65 – 62. Big chances created: 0 – 7. Big chances missed: 0 – 4. Blocked shots: 0 – 4. Corners: 4 – 8. Crosses: 12 – 18. Dangerous attacks: 23 – 80. Dribble attempts: 16 – 26. Successful dribbles: 8 – 11. Duels won: 45 – 46. Fouls: 16 – 9. Free kicks: 9 – 15. Goal attempts: 4 – 10. Goal kicks: 6 – 5. Goals: 1 – 3. Hit woodwork: 0 – 1. Interceptions: 6 – 8. Key passes: 4 – 13. Long balls: 43 – 51. Offsides: 1 – 2. Pass accuracy (%): 80 – 90. Passes: 331 – 582. penalties: 0 – 1. Possession (%): 37 – 63. Saves: 3 – 0. Total shots: 5 – 16. Shots inside box: 4 – 13. Shots off target: 4 – 5. Shots on target: 1 – 7. Shots outside box: 1 – 4. Substitutions: 5 – 5. Successful dribbles (%): 50 – 42. Successful long passes: 18 – 34. Successful long passes (%): 42 – 67. Successful passes: 266 – 524. Tackles: 25 – 11. tackles won: 20 – 6. Throw-ins: 21 – 12. Yellow cards: 5 – 1.