Espanyol 4-1 Málaga: result and report

La Liga · Sunday 13 May 2018

Result

Espanyol 4-1 Málaga

La Liga · Sunday 13 May 2018, 14:15 UTC · half-time 3-1

Espanyol · Málaga · La Liga predictions

Espanyol 4-1 Málaga: match report

Espanyol defeated Málaga 4-1 in La Liga on Sunday 13 May 2018. The half-time score was 3-1.

Gerard Moreno opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Espanyol's goals came from Gerard Moreno (8'), Sergio García (27'), Léo Baptistão (30') and Pablo Piatti (79', penalty). Málaga scored through Adrián (39', penalty).

Discipline: Espanyol received no yellow cards; Málaga received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Espanyol were 15th on 43 points from 36 and Málaga 20th on 20 points from 36. Espanyol went on to finish that season 13th with 49 points, and Málaga 20th with 20.

Espanyol lined up in a 4-4-2 and Málaga in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Sergio García of Espanyol (8.4), ahead of Sergi Darder (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Espanyol wins, 3 draws and 1 for Málaga.

Going into the match Espanyol's last five read W-D-W-L-L and Málaga's L-L-W-L-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Gerard MorenoEspanyol · 1-0
  • 27'Goal · Sergio GarcíaEspanyol · 2-0
  • 30'Goal · Léo BaptistãoEspanyol · 3-0
  • 39'Penalty goal · AdriánMálaga · 3-1
  • 67'Yellow card · Ignasi MiquelMálaga
  • 73'Yellow card · R. RosalesMálaga
  • 79'Penalty goal · Pablo PiattiEspanyol · 4-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Espanyol 6, draws 3, Málaga 1.

Team news

Espanyol line-up (4-4-2)

Diego López, Naldo, Dídac Vilà, David López, Javi López, Carlos Sánchez, Léo Baptistão, Óscar Melendo, Sergi Darder, Gerard Moreno, Sergio García

Málaga line-up (3-4-3)

Andrés Prieto, Ignasi Miquel, Diego González, Luis Hernández, Manuel Iturra, Adrián González Morales, Roberto Rosales, Maxime Lestienne, Isaac Success, Diego Rolán, Youssef En-Nesyri