Real Betis vs Málaga – Result & match summary

2 – 1
Finished
Marc Bartra 38'
Pablo Fornals 45+2'
Adrián Niño Heredia 68'

Events

Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.

1st Half 2–0
20'
David Larrubia (Foul)
38'
Marc Bartra (Isco )
38'
Rafita Garrido (Foul)
45'+2
Pablo Fornals
2nd Half 0–1
60'
Chupe
David Larrubia
61'
Antony
Rodrigo Riquelme
61'
Rafa Rodríguez
Ramón Enríquez
62'
Dani Ceballos
Isco 
68'
Adrián Niño Heredia
75'
Aitor Ruibal
Troy Parrott
79'
Juan Francisco Fernández Martin
Fernando Calero
80'
Jens Cajuste
Carlos Dotor
83'
Ángel Ortiz
Héctor Bellerín
84'
Nelson Deossa
Pablo Fornals
86'
Eneko Jauregi
Adrián Niño Heredia
90'+1
Nelson Deossa (Foul)
90'+2
Aitor Ruibal (Argument)

Momentum

Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.

Real Betis
Málaga

Match statistics

Real Betis Málaga
1.67 Expected Goals (xG) 1.16
59% Overall possession 41%
23 Shots Total 10
6 Shots On Target 4
10 Corners 3

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Top performers

Real Betis
Chances Created
3
Successful Dribbles
5/7 71%
Duels Won
10/11 91%
Tackles Won
3/7 43%
Ball Recoveries
9
Accurate Passes
77/79 97%
Shots on Target
2
Málaga
Chances Created
3
Successful Dribbles
3/6 50%
Duels Won
9/16 56%
Tackles Won
3/3 100%
Ball Recoveries
11
Accurate Passes
63/65 97%
Shots on Target
3

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About the match

Real Betis defeated Málaga 2–1 on 31 October 2026 at Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla in La Liga.

Lineups

Real Betis: (4-2-3-1) Álvaro Valles, Héctor Bellerín, Natan, Marc Bartra, Pablo Fornals, Abde Ezzalzouli, Fran García, Rodrigo Riquelme, Troy Parrott, Marc Roca, Isco.

Málaga: (4-1-4-1) Alfonso Herrero, Carlos Puga, Einar Galilea, Ramón Enríquez, Carlos Dotor, David Larrubia, Fernando Calero, Adrián Niño Heredia, Dani Lorenzo, Rafita Garrido, Adam Aznou.

Substitutions

Real Betis: Antony for Rodrigo Riquelme, Dani Ceballos for Isco, Aitor Ruibal for Troy Parrott, Ángel Ortiz for Héctor Bellerín, Nelson Deossa for Pablo Fornals.

Málaga: Chupe for David Larrubia, Rafa Rodríguez for Ramón Enríquez, Juan Francisco Fernández Martin for Fernando Calero, Jens Cajuste for Carlos Dotor, Eneko Jauregi for Adrián Niño Heredia.

Sidelined players

Real Betis: Junior Firpo, Facundo Bernal, Cucho Hernández.

Málaga: Julen Lobete, Aarón Ochoa, Diego Murillo, Joaquín Muñoz.

Match statistics

Real Betis had 59% of the possession, compared with 41% for Málaga.

Real Betis registered 23 shots, with 6 on target. Málaga had 10 shots, with 4 on target.

Real Betis won 10 corners, while Málaga won 3.

Top players

Real Betis: Pablo Fornals scored 1 goal, Isco provided 1 assist, and Abde Ezzalzouli was the highest-rated player (8.0).

Málaga: Adrián Niño Heredia scored 1 goal and Fernando Calero was the highest-rated player (7.3).