Málaga vs Real Sociedad – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Málaga
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Real Sociedad defeated Málaga 5–2 on 18 October 2026 at Estadio La Rosaleda in La Liga.
Lineups
Málaga: (4-4-2) Alfonso Herrero, Carlos Dotor, Chupe, David Larrubia, José Salinas, Ángel Recio, Pablo Martínez, Fernando Calero, Adrián Niño Heredia, Izan Merino, Rafita Garrido.
Real Sociedad: (4-4-2) Álex Remiro, Aihen Muñoz, Jon Gorrotxategi, Jon Martín Vicente, Ander Barrenetxea, Orri Óskarsson, Mikel Oyarzabal, Takefusa Kubo, Carlos Soler, Mamadou Sarr, Héctor Fort.
Substitutions
Málaga: Adam Aznou for José Salinas, Ramón Enríquez for Izan Merino, Dani Lorenzo for Carlos Dotor, Joaquín Muñoz for David Larrubia, Carlos Puga for Adrián Niño Heredia.
Real Sociedad: Gonçalo Guedes for Ander Barrenetxea, Igor Zubeldia for Héctor Fort, Sergio Gómez for Aihen Muñoz, Job Ochieng for Takefusa Kubo, Alex Marchal for Orri Óskarsson.
Sidelined players
Málaga: Julen Lobete, Aarón Ochoa, Diego Murillo.
Real Sociedad: Álvaro Odriozola, Jon Aramburu, Pablo Marín, Luken Beitia.
Match statistics
Málaga had 45% of the possession, compared with 55% for Real Sociedad.
Málaga registered 17 shots, with 6 on target. Real Sociedad had 21 shots, with 9 on target.
Málaga won 4 corners, while Real Sociedad won 5.
Top players
Málaga: Adrián Niño Heredia scored 1 goal, Pablo Martínez provided 1 assist, and David Larrubia was the highest-rated player (7.1).
Real Sociedad: Mikel Oyarzabal scored 2 goals, Jon Martín Vicente provided 1 assist, and Takefusa Kubo was the highest-rated player (7.7).