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La Liga · Matchweek 6 · Sep 17

Malaga - Villarreal

Villarreal won 3-1 away at Malaga in La Liga (Matchweek 6). Goals: Carlos Dotor 12'; Alberto Moleiro 40'; Pape Gueye 45+2'.

MalagaHOME Malaga
1 - 3
FT
VillarrealAWAY Villarreal
Carlos Dotor 12'
⚽
Alberto Moleiro 40'Pape Gueye 45+2'Pape Gueye (P) 86'
🏟 La Rosaleda Malaga 👤 Referee: Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias
Key events
12' ⚽ Carlos Dotor(1 - 0) · Assist: Juan Cruz Malaga
34' 🟨 José SalinasYellow card Malaga
40' ⚽ Alberto Moleiro(1 - 1) · Assist: Ilias Akhomach Chakkour Villarreal
42' 🟨 Ilias Akhomach ChakkourYellow card Villarreal
45+2' ⚽ Pape Gueye(1 - 2) · Assist: Ayoze Pérez Villarreal
68' 🟨 David LarrubiaYellow card Malaga
70' 🟨 Einar GalileaYellow card Malaga
79' 🟨 Ramón EnríquezYellow card Malaga
85' 🟨 Alfonso HerreroYellow card Malaga
86' ⚽ Pape Gueye (P)(1 - 3) Villarreal
Quick stats
%37 Possession %63
5 Total shots 16
1 Shots on target 7
4 Shots off target 5
0 Blocked shots 4
4 Shots inside box 12
1 Shots outside box 4
3 Saves 0
Match timeline
First half
Carlos Dotor(1 - 0) · Assist: Juan Cruz⚽
12'
José SalinasYellow card🟨
34'
37'
🔁Santi Comesaña ↔ Pape GueyeSubstitution
40'
⚽Alberto Moleiro(1 - 1) · Assist: Ilias Akhomach Chakkour
42'
🟨Ilias Akhomach ChakkourYellow card
Juan Cruz ↔ Dani LorenzoSubstitution🔁
45'
José Salinas ↔ Rafael Garrido HierroSubstitution🔁
45'
45+2'
⚽Pape Gueye(1 - 2) · Assist: Ayoze Pérez
HT 1 - 2
Izan Merino ↔ Joaquín MuñozSubstitution🔁
61'
Carlos Dotor ↔ Adrian NinoSubstitution🔁
61'
63'
🔁Ayoze Pérez ↔ Georges MikautadzeSubstitution
63'
🔁Ilias Akhomach Chakkour ↔ Carlos RomeroSubstitution
David LarrubiaYellow card🟨
68'
Einar GalileaYellow card🟨
70'
Carlos Puga ↔ Ramón EnríquezSubstitution🔁
75'
Ramón EnríquezYellow card🟨
79'
80'
🔁Alberto Moleiro ↔ Álvaro Santiago Mouriño GonzálezSubstitution
80'
🔁Nathan-Dylan Saliba ↔ Carlos MaciàSubstitution
Alfonso HerreroYellow card🟨
85'
86'
⚽Pape Gueye (P)(1 - 3)
FT 1 - 3
Match statsMalaga · Villarreal
Key stats
%37 Possession %63
Shots
5 Total shots 16
1 Shots on target 7
4 Shots off target 5
0 Blocked shots 4
4 Shots inside box 12
1 Shots outside box 4
3 Saves 0
Passing
347 Total passes 600
281 Accurate passes 540
Set pieces & discipline
4 Corners 8
1 Offsides 3
17 Fouls 10
Cards
5 Yellow cards 1
By half
1 1st-half goals 2
0 2nd-half goals 1
Momentum
0'▲ Malaga▼ Villarreal90'
Shot map21 shots
Sergi Cardona 2' · xG 0.03 Carlos Dotor 12' · xG 0.18 Ayoze Pérez 24' · xG 0.07 Sergi Cardona 26' · xG 0.01 Tajon Buchanan 28' · xG 0.02 Ayoze Pérez 28' · xG 0.18 Ilias Akhomach 28' · xG 0.03 Renato Veiga 37' · xG 0.02 Alberto Moleiro 39' · xG 0.09 Alberto Moleiro 40' · xG 0.21 Pape Gueye 45' · xG 0.41 Alberto Moleiro 45' · xG 0.04 Ayoze Pérez 54' · xG 0.41 Chupe 65' · xG 0.02 Georges Mikautadze 69' · xG 0.43 Tajon Buchanan 73' · xG 0.39 Pablo Martínez 75' · xG 0.06 Joaquín Muñoz 77' · xG 0.02 Adrián Nino 82' · xG 0.29 Pape Gueye 86' · xG 0.79 Carlos Romero 90' · xG 0.08
Malaga Villarreal Filled = goal · size = xG
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Villarreal dominated the ball63% possession
Villarreal took more shots16 - 5
Malaga struggled to stay disciplined5 yellow
Malaga committed more fouls17 - 10
THREAT OVER TIMExT
Malaga0.62 Villarreal2.06
0'25'45'70'90'
Malagapeak 60-65' Villarrealpeak 20-25'
Expected threat: every pass and carry is valued by how much closer it brings the ball to a goal. Higher area means more danger created in that window.
TACTICAL PROFILEwhoscored + fotmob
Press Verticality Progressive Final third Pass acc. Def. height
Malaga Villarreal
Each axis has a fixed range taken from typical top-flight values, so the shape reads as an absolute profile — not just who beat whom.
13.8 PPDA 8.6
534 Touches 786
30.9m Defensive height 41.2m
62 Progressive passes 151
%60.0 Final-third accuracy %80.0
%36.2 Verticality %31.4
%78.0 Pass accuracy %88.0
5 Shots 16
122 Defensive actions 113
37.8m Block depth 36.4m
%35 In opposition half %55
HOW THE GAME FLOWEDfotmob
Malaga0.57xG Villarreal3.21xG
12' Carlos Dotor 40' Alberto Moleiro 47' Pape Gueye 86' Pape Gueye
0'25'45'70'90'
Cumulative expected goals, step by step — each step is a shot and the dots are goals. These totals come from the shot-level model, so they can differ slightly from the xG in the stats tab.
Momentum
Malaga Villarreal
Which side was pushing at each moment; above the line is the home team.
ON THE PITCHwhoscored
Malaga633 touches
Villarreal881 touches
Where each side spent the match. Both attack left to right.
59% VIL 64% VIL 68% VIL 68% MAL 65% VIL 86% VIL 58% VIL 58% VIL 69% VIL
Malagaown half →Villarreal
BY THIRD
Defensive %51 %49
Middle %37 %63
Attacking %26 %74
BY FLANK
Left %37 %63
Centre %45 %55
Right %40 %60
Share of touches in each zone. Home attacks to the right; the bars split the same touches lengthwise and across the pitch.
Malaga122 actions
average height 30.9m
Villarreal113 actions
average height 41.2m
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
Malaga389 passes · %78
4 Einar Galilea — 45/62 passes · %88 15 Ángel Recio — 33/44 passes · %97 1 Alfonso Herrero — 29/48 passes · %66 8 Carlos Dotor — 27/37 passes · %87 22 Dani Lorenzo — 25/30 passes · %89 3 Carlos Puga — 23/56 passes · %72 31 Rafita — 21/37 passes · %84 10 David Larrubia — 20/47 passes · %71 18 Pablo Martínez — 19/39 passes · %68 23 Izan Merino — 18/28 passes · %86 6 Ramón Enríquez — 13/16 passes · %81 9 Chupe — 10/30 passes · %59 12 José Salinas — 8/21 passes · %73 19 Juan Cruz — 5/16 passes · %50 11 Joaquín Muñoz — 5/13 passes · %56 21 Adrián Niño — 4/10 passes · %100
Villarreal631 passes · %88
12 Renato Veiga — 82/103 passes · %89 23 Sergi Cardona — 79/109 passes · %92 3 Alex Freeman — 68/89 passes · %91 10 Alberto Moleiro — 45/68 passes · %79 6 Pau Navarro — 45/55 passes · %96 14 Santi Comesaña — 42/50 passes · %98 18 Pape Gueye — 42/55 passes · %88 24 Nathan Saliba — 38/50 passes · %90 17 Tajon Buchanan — 27/55 passes · %87 11 Ilias Akhomach — 26/52 passes · %79 25 Péter Gulácsi — 21/23 passes · %91 20 Carlos Romero — 19/31 passes · %76 9 Georges Mikautadze — 9/17 passes · %75 22 Ayoze Pérez — 6/19 passes · %67 15 Santiago Mouriño — 6/7 passes · %100
>%85 %70–85 <%70
Average position of each player and their most frequent pass combinations; thicker lines mean more passes, and the ring colour is that player’s pass accuracy.
Malaga62 progressive · map shows 27
Left%41Centre%26Right%33
Villarreal151 progressive · map shows 97
Left%35Centre%33Right%32
Successful passes carrying the ball 10m+ forward from the middle third onward.
13.8 PPDA 8.6
%36.2 Verticality %31.4
%60 Final third pass %80
%78 Pass accuracy %88
30.9m Defensive height 41.2m
PPDA: opponent passes allowed per defensive action in their half — lower means heavier pressing.
THE REFEREE47 matches on record
Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Strictness44 TEMPO50
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 63.9 +2.1
Fouls 2722.6 +4.4
Goals 42.7 +1.3
Corners 1210.4 +1.6
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 1.00.4 +0.6
Shots 5.010.9 -5.9
On target 1.02.7 -1.7
Possession %37%53 -16.4
Corners 4.05.7 -1.7
Cards 5.02.8 +2.2
Conceded 3.01.4 +1.6
this matchseason average · 7 matches
Goals 3.01.5 +1.5
Shots 16.015.7 +0.3
On target 7.05.7 +1.3
Possession %63%60 +2.8
Corners 8.06.5 +1.5
Cards 1.01.5 -0.5
Conceded 1.01.7 -0.7
this matchseason average · 6 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Alberto Moleiro 8.20
Starting XI
8 Carlos Dotor M · 61' 7.35
Goals1On target1/1Tackles1Duels won2/6Fouls won1Fouls2Passes31 · %27
15 Ángel Recio D · 87' 6.37
Tackles3Duels won3/4Passes30 · %29
19 Juan Cruz M · 46' 6.37
Assist1Key pass1Tackles2Duels won3/3Fouls won1Passes10 · %6
9 Chupe F · 87' 6.34
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won5/10Fouls won1Passes12 · %7
23 Izan Merino M · 61' 6.31
Fouls1Passes20 · %18
22 Dani Lorenzo M · 41' 6.22
Tackles1Interceptions1Passes26 · %23
21 Adrián Niño Heredia F · 26' 6.16
Offside1Passes3 · %3
31 Rafita D · 41' 6.11
Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won3/3Fouls won1Passes15 · %13
11 Joaquín Muñoz F · 26' 5.96
Dribbles1/2Duels won1/3Passes6 · %5
1 Alfonso Herrero G · 87' 5.91
Saves3Fouls1Passes37 · %23
4 Einar Galilea D · 87' 5.87
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/5Fouls won1Fouls2Passes46 · %40
10 David Larrubia M · 87' 5.83
Key pass1Dribbles3/6Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won6/11Fouls won1Fouls1Passes21 · %16
3 Puga D · 75' 5.73
Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles6Interceptions1Duels won10/16Fouls won2Fouls3Passes23 · %16
6 Ramón Enríquez M · 12' 5.67
Key pass1Fouls1Passes8 · %6
18 Pablo Martínez M · 87' 5.61
Tackles1Duels won2/4Fouls won1Passes22 · %18
12 José Salinas D · 46' 5.54
Dribbles1/1Tackles4Duels won5/11Fouls4Passes8 · %7
Unused: Eneko JauregiCarlos LópezÁlex PastorRafa RodríguezJuan BerrocalJ. Fernandez
Starting XI
10 Alberto Moleiro F · 80' 8.20
Goals1On target2/3Key pass1Dribbles1/1Duels won3/3Fouls won2Passes54 · %46
18 P. Gueye M · 50' 8.20
Goals2Pen goal1On target2/2Dribbles1/2Interceptions1Duels won1/3Passes41 · %34
22 Ayoze Pérez F · 63' 7.30
Assist1On target1/3Key pass2Dribbles1/2Tackles1Blocks1Duels won4/8Fouls won1Passes9 · %6
11 Ilias Akhomach M · 63' 7.23
Assist1On target1/1Key pass2Dribbles2/5Tackles1Duels won4/12Fouls won1Fouls2Passes28 · %24
14 Santi Comesaña M · 37' 7.16
Key pass1Interceptions1Duels won3/5Fouls won3Fouls1Passes42 · %41
23 Sergi Cardona D · 87' 7.12
Tackles3Interceptions4Blocks2Duels won3/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes68 · %62
17 T. Buchanan M · 87' 6.91
On target1/2Key pass2Dribbles1/5Tackles3Duels won6/12Fouls won3Fouls1Passes25 · %24
12 Renato Veiga D · 87' 6.78
Key pass1Interceptions1Duels won2/4Offside1Passes85 · %75
6 Pau Navarro D · 87' 6.75
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won2/5Fouls2Passes45 · %44
3 A. Freeman D · 87' 6.72
Key pass1Dribbles2/2Interceptions1Duels won6/10Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes65 · %58
24 N. Saliba M · 80' 6.68
Dribbles1/2Tackles2Duels won5/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes43 · %39
9 G. Mikautadze F · 24' 6.63
Key pass1Passes8 · %8
15 S. Mouriño D · 7' 6.36
Duels won1/1Passes1 · %1
25 P. Gulácsi G · 87' 6.36
Passes20 · %18
16 C. Macia M · 7' 6.27
Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes1 · %1
20 Carlos Romero D · 24' 6.17
Duels won1/4Fouls won1Passes15 · %12
Unused: Luíz JúniorLogan CostaA. DiattaRubén GómezGerard MorenoT. OluwaseyiN. Pépé
Win probabilityModel: 2 (%42) ✓
Malaga %37 Draw %21 Villarreal %42
1.32Malaga xPuan
1.47Villarreal xPuan
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