Málaga vs Real Madrid prediction and preview

La Liga · Sunday 17 January 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Málaga vs Real Madrid

La Liga · Sunday 17 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga

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Málaga vs Real Madrid preview

Málaga host Real Madrid in La Liga on Sunday 17 January 2027, kick-off 00:00 UTC at Estadio La Rosaleda in Málaga. Málaga sit 20th on 5 points after 11 matches, while Real Madrid go into the round 3rd, on 27 points from 11 games.

Recent form: Málaga L-D-L-D-L, Real Madrid W-W-W-W-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Málaga have scored 1.0 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Real Madrid average 3.0 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Málaga have 0 wins to Real Madrid's 7 across 10 meetings, with 3 draws. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 30 Aug 2026, ended Real Madrid 4-0 Málaga.

At home this season Málaga have 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 5 matches; on the road Real Madrid have 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from 7.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
3Real Madrid119022810+1827LWWWW
20Málaga11056821-135LDLDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Málaga 0, draws 3, Real Madrid 7.

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Málaga expected line-up (4-1-4-1)

Alfonso Herrero, Rafita Garrido, Ángel Recio, Fernando Calero, Carlos Puga, David Larrubia, Dani Lorenzo, Carlos Dotor, Adam Aznou, Adrián Niño Heredia

Real Madrid expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Thibaut Courtois, Marc Cucurella, Ibrahima Konaté, Dean Huijsen, Jude Bellingham, Yan Diomande, Arda Güler, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Federico Valverde, Bernardo Silva, Kylian Mbappé

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