Espanyol 2-2 Málaga: result and report

La Liga · Friday 26 August 2016

Result

Espanyol 2-2 Málaga

La Liga · Friday 26 August 2016, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Espanyol · Málaga · La Liga predictions

Espanyol 2-2 Málaga: match report

Espanyol drew with Málaga 2-2 in La Liga on Friday 26 August 2016. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Gerard Moreno opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Espanyol's goals came from Gerard Moreno (28') and Gerard Moreno (61'). Málaga scored through Diego Llorente (67') and Charles (90').

Discipline: Espanyol received 2 yellow cards; Málaga received 4 yellow cards.

Espanyol went on to finish that season 8th with 56 points, and Málaga 11th with 46.

Espanyol lined up in a 4-4-2 and Málaga in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Gerard Moreno of Espanyol (8.3), ahead of Marc Roca (7.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Espanyol wins, 3 draws and 3 for Málaga.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Yellow card · Federico RiccaMálaga
  • 28'Goal · Gerard MorenoEspanyol · 1-0
  • 61'Goal · Gerard MorenoEspanyol · 2-0
  • 64'Yellow card · Ignacio CamachoMálaga
  • 67'Goal · Diego LlorenteMálaga · 2-1
  • 68'Yellow card · Álvaro GonzálezEspanyol
  • 74'Yellow card · Bakary KonéMálaga
  • 89'Yellow card · C. KameniMálaga
  • 89'Yellow card · Pablo PiattiEspanyol
  • 90'Goal · CharlesMálaga · 2-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Espanyol 4, draws 3, Málaga 3.

Team news

Espanyol line-up (4-4-2)

Roberto Jiménez, Javi López, Álvaro González, Óscar Duarte, Víctor Sánchez, Hernán Pérez, Marc Roca, Javi Fuego, Pablo Piatti, Léo Baptistão, Gerard Moreno

Málaga expected line-up (4-4-2)

Guillermo Ochoa, Raúl Albentosa, Weligton, Roberto Rosales, Miguel Torres, Ignacio Camacho, Recio, Duje Cop, Charles Días