Malaga vs Real Sociedad Prediction & Preview - LaLiga
Three goals in six matches. That is what Málaga CF bring into Sunday's LaLiga meeting with Real Sociedad, and they have not managed two in a single game across any of those six.
Real Sociedad are not watertight either. Nowhere near it.
What time is kick-off for Málaga CF vs Real Sociedad?
Málaga CF versus Real Sociedad kicks off at 17:30 BST on Sunday 18 October 2026 at La Rosaleda in Málaga, in LaLiga. Full details and the prediction form are on the Málaga CF vs Real Sociedad match page.
- Fixture: Málaga CF v Real Sociedad
- Competition: LaLiga
- Date: Sunday 18 October 2026
- Kick-off: 17:30 BST
- Venue: La Rosaleda, Málaga
Málaga CF have scored three times in six games
Juan Funes has three points from those six, from three draws and three defeats, with three goals scored and ten conceded. They failed to score in three of the six and have not won any of their three home games in that run.
The last one was the clearest picture of it: a 1-1 draw at home with Espanyol, 9 days before this match. Before that, a 0-1 defeat away at Getafe and a 1-3 home loss to Villarreal. The 0-0 against Levante UD is their only clean sheet of the six, and the 0-4 at Real Madrid is the outlier that drags the goal difference.
So the number holds. Málaga are not scoring, and when they do concede twice they have nothing to answer with.
Real Sociedad form and team news
Pellegrino Matarazzo's side have 7 points from their last six in all competitions, two wins and a draw against three defeats, but they have kept no clean sheet in any of them and conceded two or more in four. Both sides scored in four of the six. Their 3-2 home win over Deportivo de A Coruña came 7 days ago, and a 3-2 win away at Valencia 28 days ago is the evidence that they can win on the road - one from two away, in this sample.
Three days before this, they drew 1-1 away to Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in the UEFA Europa League. The heavier nights were at home: 0-3 to Atlético Madrid and 1-2 to Bournemouth.
Málaga are without Julen Lobete, out with a cruciate ligament tear, and Aarón Ochoa with a meniscus tear, according to Yahoo Sports. Real Sociedad are missing defenders Jon Aramburu, Álvaro Odriozola and Luken Beitia, with midfielder Pablo Marín suspended after a red card and Igor Zubeldia and Héctor Fort listed as doubtful, per Starting11.
Málaga CF vs Real Sociedad prediction
Real Sociedad to win 2-1 at Málaga CF in LaLiga on Sunday 18 October 2026. Málaga have not won in six and have not scored more than once in any of them, which is a thin platform against a side that has twice put three past someone in the last month of fixtures listed above.
The caveat is the Real Sociedad defence. No clean sheet in six and two or more conceded in four of them means Málaga should get something at La Rosaleda - just not enough.
Our prediction: Málaga CF 1-2 Real Sociedad
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