Málaga 1–3 Villarreal
- Dotor 12'
- Moleiro 40'
- Gueye 45+2'
- Gueye 86' (pen.)
17 September 2026
The match in data
Villarreal got the better of Málaga, 3–1, on 17 September 2026, on matchday 6 of the 2026-27 La Liga.
Villarreal came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 12'.
Player of the match: Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal), rated 68, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 0.60 xG. Moleiro produced 2.0 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Málaga, the highest-rated player was Dani Lorenzo, with 61.
Pape Gueye scored twice.
Alberto Moleiro
Villarreal · 80'
Produced 1.98× and cost 0.50× their position's average
- 1 big chance created 3.9×
- 0.60 xG 2.1×
- 1 goal 2.7×
- 1 shot off target, worth 0.20 1.4×
- 10 misplaced passes 2.1×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dani Lorenzo | Midfielder | 44 | 61 |
| Rafita Garrido | Defender | 44 | 57 |
| Juan Cruz | Forward | 46 | 54 |
| Carlos Dotor | Midfielder | 61 | 53 |
| Ángel Recio | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Chupe | Forward | 90 | 44 |
| Einar Galilea | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| David Larrubia | Midfielder | 90 | 39 |
| Pablo Martínez | Midfielder | 90 | 36 |
| Carlos Puga | Defender | 75 | 33 |
| Alfonso Herrero | Goalkeeper | 90 | 26 |
| José Salinas | Defender | 46 | 25 |
| Izan Merino | Midfielder | 61 | 22 |
| Adrián Niño | Forward | 29 | 22 |
| Joaquín Muñoz | Midfielder | 29 | 21 |
| Ramón Enríquez | Midfielder | 15 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santi Comesaña | Midfielder | 37 | 69 |
| Alberto Moleiro ★ | Forward | 80 | 68 |
| Pape Gueye | Midfielder | 53 | 65 |
| Nathan Saliba | Midfielder | 80 | 50 |
| Ilias Akhomach | Forward | 63 | 49 |
| Pau Navarro | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Tajon Buchanan | Forward | 90 | 43 |
| Alex Freeman | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Ayoze Pérez | Forward | 63 | 42 |
| Renato Veiga | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Péter Gulácsi | Goalkeeper | 90 | 36 |
| Sergi Cardona | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Georges Mikautadze | Forward | 27 | 34 |
| Carlos Romero | Defender | 27 | 32 |
| Carlos Macià | Midfielder | 10 | no rating |
| Santiago Mouriño | Defender | 10 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Málaga player recovered the most balls?
Ángel Recio, with 7 recoveries. Next: David Larrubia 5, Einar Galilea 4.
Although Málaga fell 1–3 against Villarreal, Ángel Recio stood out in defensive duties by tallying 7 recoveries. David Larrubia ranked second for the side with 5.
Which Villarreal player completed the most dribbles?
Alex Freeman, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Ilias Akhomach 2, Pau Navarro 1.
In Villarreal's 1–3 away win, Alex Freeman spearheaded the team's one-on-one play with 3 successful dribbles. Ilias Akhomach added 2, while Pau Navarro completed 1.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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