Málaga 2-3 Castellón: result and report
La Liga 2 · Saturday 25 April 2026
Result
Málaga 2-3 Castellón
La Liga 2 · Saturday 25 April 2026, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Málaga 2-3 Castellón: match report
Málaga were beaten by Castellón 2-3 in La Liga 2 on Saturday 25 April 2026. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Chupe opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Málaga's goals came from Chupe (12', penalty) and Chupe (85'). Castellón scored through Álex Calatrava (27'), Álex Calatrava (68') and Álex Calatrava (76').
Discipline: Málaga received 2 yellow cards; Castellón received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Málaga were 8th on 60 points from 36 and Castellón 4th on 61 points from 36. Málaga went on to finish that season 2nd with 81 points, and Castellón 6th with 73.
Málaga lined up in a 4-4-2 and Castellón in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Álex Calatrava of Castellón (9.5), ahead of Chupe (8.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Málaga win, 0 draws and 2 for Castellón.
Going into the match Málaga's last five read L-W-D-D-D and Castellón's W-D-W-W-D.
Key events
- 12'Penalty goal · Chupe
- 24'Yellow card · Carlos Dotor
- 27'Goal · Álex Calatrava
- 56'Yellow card · Agustín Sienra
- 68'Goal · Álex Calatrava
- 72'Yellow card · Ronaldo
- 75'Yellow card · Julen Lobete
- 76'Goal · Álex Calatrava
- 85'Goal · Chupe
- 90+3'Yellow card · Tincho Conde
- 90+6'Yellow card · Fabrizio Brignani
Head-to-head
Team news
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Málaga line-up (4-4-2)
Alfonso Herrero, Carlos Puga, Diego Murillo, Einar Galilea, Rafita Garrido, Joaquín Muñoz, Carlos Dotor, Izan Merino, Aarón Ochoa, Adrián Niño Heredia, Chupe
Castellón line-up (4-1-4-1)
Romain Matthys, Jérémy Mellot, Fabrizio Brignani, Agustín Sienra, Lucas Alcázar, Diego Barri, Pablo Santiago, Álex Calatrava, Adam Jakobsen, Brian Cipenga, Ousmane Camara