Espanyol vs Málaga prediction and preview

La Liga · Sunday 11 April 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Espanyol vs Málaga

La Liga · Sunday 11 April 2027, 00:00 UTC · RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat

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Espanyol vs Málaga preview

Espanyol host Málaga in La Liga on Sunday 11 April 2027, kick-off 00:00 UTC at RCDE Stadium in Cornella de Llobregat. Espanyol are 14th in the table with 11 points from 11, while Málaga are 20th in the table with 5 points from 11.

Espanyol come into the game with a W-L-L-D-L run in the league (1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Málaga's recent sequence reads L-D-L-D-L. Over their last 6, Espanyol have scored 0.8 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Málaga average 1.0 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Espanyol won 6, 3 games were drawn and Málaga won 1. Those games averaged 2.4 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 9 Oct 2026, ended Málaga 1-1 Espanyol.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
14Espanyol113261314-111LDLLW
20Málaga11056821-135LDLDL

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Head-to-head

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

Team news

Espanyol expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ángel Fortuño, Leandro Cabrera, Omar El Hilali, Vanja Drkusic, Roger Hinojo, Edu Expósito, Javi Hernández, Bryan Zaragoza, Roberto Fernández

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

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