Spain - Segunda DivisiónData current as of 13 September 2026

Málaga CF vs Real Valladolid: match statistics

Málaga CF crest
Málaga CF
3 : 3half-time 2:1
Real Valladolid crest
Real Valladolid
165%(1.98)
X22%(3.40)
213%(3.50)

Málaga CF clearly dominates in this matchup, occupying 5th place in the table with an impressive record of 64% home wins and a positive goal difference of +14 at their own stadium. The hosts are in excellent form, winning 3 of their last 5 matches and scoring an average of 1.93 goals per home game. Real Valladolid is in the relegation zone at 18th place, with just 29% wins on the road and a negative goal difference of -7 in away matches. The visitors have earned only 4 points in their last 5 matches, conceding a massive 14 goals, which confirms their defensive problems. xG statistics also favor Málaga (1.76 vs 1.29), and the hosts have significantly higher shot efficiency and possession. Considering all these factors, a victory for Málaga CF is the most likely scenario for this meeting.

Málaga CF vs Real Valladolid: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Málaga CF played Real Valladolid in Segunda División (Spain). The match was played on 7 March 2026. Final score: 3:3.

Current form

Málaga CF: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Real Valladolid: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Málaga CF scores 1.46 and concedes 1.11 goals per match. Real Valladolid scores 1.04 and concedes 1.36. League average: 2.52 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Málaga CF 57%, Real Valladolid 43%. Over 2.5: Málaga CF 57%, Real Valladolid 43%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Málaga CF has higher xG: 1.53 vs 1.51. Málaga CF: 13.2 shots per match, Real Valladolid: 13.5.

Match halves

Málaga CF: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 0.82. Real Valladolid: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.54.

Goals by minute

Málaga CF: 76-90+ (11 goals). Real Valladolid: 31-45+ (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Segunda División: 2.52 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Málaga CF clearly dominates in this matchup, occupying 5th place in the table with an impressive record of 64% home wins and a positive goal difference of +14 at their own stadium. The hosts are in excellent form, winning 3 of their last 5 matches and scoring an average of 1.93 goals per home game. Real Valladolid is in the relegation zone at 18th place, with just 29% wins on the road and a negative goal difference of -7 in away matches. The visitors have earned only 4 points in their last 5 matches, conceding a massive 14 goals, which confirms their defensive problems. xG statistics also favor Málaga (1.76 vs 1.29), and the hosts have significantly higher shot efficiency and possession. Considering all these factors, a victory for Málaga CF is the most likely scenario for this meeting.

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Half-by-half

2 : 1
1st half
1 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

49Possession (%)51
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
10Shots17
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
6Shots on target6
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
1.31xG2
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
0Corners9
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
34Dangerous attacks70
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
13Fouls13
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
6Cards4
Málaga CFReal Valladolid

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Málaga CFReal Valladolid
1.46Goals scored / match1.04
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
1.11Goals conceded / match1.36
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
52%Average possession50%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
5.14Shots on target / match4.18
Málaga CFReal Valladolid

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.21Shots per match13.46
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
5.14Shots on target4.18
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
11.1%Shot conversion7.7%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
52%Possession50%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
1.53xG for1.51
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
1.45xG against1.29
Málaga CFReal Valladolid

Shooting quality

Málaga CF: BalancedReal Valladolid: Balanced
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
Accuracy (shots on target)39%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.25

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Málaga CF is 125% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Málaga CF · 0.8 pts / match - Real Valladolid

Málaga CF
LWLWW
Season result split
50% W18% D32% L
Season (W-D-L)
14-5-9
1.68 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-4-1
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.82Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Real Valladolid
LLLDW
Season result split
29% W29% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-8-12
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-6
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LWLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.78BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Málaga CF is 40% better for: goals scored per match.

1.46 goals / match - Málaga CF · 1.04 goals / match - Real Valladolid

Málaga CF is 23% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.11 goals / match - Málaga CF · 1.36 goals / match - Real Valladolid

Málaga CF scoring profile: very strong

Málaga CF scores in 82% of matches (23 of 28 matches), while Real Valladolid keeps a clean sheet in 25% (7 of 28 matches).

Real Valladolid scoring profile: strong

Real Valladolid scores in 61% of matches (17 of 28 matches), while Málaga CF keeps a clean sheet in 25% (7 of 28 matches).

41Goals scored (season)29
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
31Goals conceded (season)38
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
2.57Average goals in match2.39
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
6Goals scored (last 5)5
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
5Goals conceded (last 5)14
Málaga CFReal Valladolid

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal61%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
39%2 goals25%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
21%3 goals14%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
4%4 goals4%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal75%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
32%2 goals29%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
4%3 goals21%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
0%4 goals7%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time14%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
0%BTTS in both halves4%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
21%Scored in both halves18%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid

BTTS and goal count

46%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
60%BTTS - last 560%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Málaga CF is 23% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.54 pts / match - Málaga CF · 1.25 pts / match - Real Valladolid

Málaga CF - half-time state
39% leading36% draw25% trailing
Real Valladolid - half-time state
29% leading39% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.54Points per match (1st half)1.25
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
0.64Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
0.39Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
1.04Average goals (1st half)1.14
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
61%Clean sheet before half-time57%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
54%No goal before half-time61%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid

After half-time (2nd half)

1.39Points per match (2nd half)1.14
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
0.82Goals scored (2nd half)0.54
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.71
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
1.54Average goals (2nd half)1.25
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
46%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid
43%No goal after half-time61%
Málaga CFReal Valladolid

Málaga CF - second-half results

36% W32% D32% L
43
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.54
PPG before half-time
Lead holding128%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Real Valladolid - second-half results

29% W29% D43% L
35
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Málaga CF - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.602.00
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match0.81.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-2+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Real Valladolid - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.60
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match1.81.0
Average goals in match2.61.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals80%20%
3 goals60%0%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference-5-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Málaga CF
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
4
5
16-30
10
3
31-45
10
3
46-60
2
6
61-75
11
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Real Valladolid
ScoredConceded
2
8
0-15
3
5
16-30
9
5
31-45
7
6
46-60
3
4
61-75
5
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.49
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-19%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Málaga CF

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Real Valladolid

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.54
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Segunda División).

Teams vs league

Málaga CFLigaReal Valladolid
Average goals in match 2.572.52 2.39
Both teams scored 57%55% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%48% 43%
Clean sheets 25%27% 25%
Goal before half-time 71%66% 68%
Goal after half-time 82%75% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.52
Average goals per match
55%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.14
Away goals / match
+20%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Málaga CFGoalCarlos Ruiz Rubio
  2. Málaga CFYellow cardFrancisco Javier Montero Rubio
  3. Real ValladolidSubstitutionOn: Iván Garriel MuñozOff: Carlos Clerc Martínez
  4. Málaga CFRed cardVíctor García Marín
  5. Málaga CFGoalCarlos Ruiz Rubio
  6. Real ValladolidYellow cardRamón Martinez Gil
  7. Málaga CFYellow cardJokin Gabilondo Garmendia
  8. Málaga CFYellow cardJuan Pedro Jiménez Melero
  9. Real ValladolidYellow cardJuan Miguel Latasa Fernández Layos
  10. Real ValladolidYellow cardMarcos André de Sousa Mendonça
  11. Real ValladolidYellow cardPablo Tomeo Félez
  12. Málaga CFYellow cardDavid Larrubia Romano

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Málaga CF 0 - 1 - 0 Real Valladolid. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Málaga CF vs Real Valladolid?

The Segunda División match finished Málaga CF 3:3 Real Valladolid. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Málaga CF vs Real Valladolid?

Málaga CF score 1.46 goals per game on average and Real Valladolid 1.04. The Segunda División average is 2.52 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Málaga CF's matches and 43% of Real Valladolid's.

What form are Málaga CF and Real Valladolid in?

Over the last 5 games Málaga CF have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Real Valladolid 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Málaga CF vs Real Valladolid?

The statistical background for Málaga CF vs Real Valladolid — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.