Málaga CF vs RCD Espanyol prediction | 9 Oct 2026 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Málaga CF Rating: 72.0
H
44%
2.83
9 October 2026
La Liga
D
29%
3.20
RCD Espanyol Rating: 73.0
A
27%
2.76
Málaga CF
Ranking: #111 overall, #20 in Spain

73.1 → 72.0 (-1.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-0 30 Aug Real Madrid (A) 73.3 -0.2
0-0 06 Sep Levante (H) 73.6 +0.3
1-1 13 Sep Celta Vigo (A) 73.1 -0.5
1-3 17 Sep Villarreal (H) 72.1 -1.0
1-0 20 Sep Getafe (A) 72.0 -0.1
RCD Espanyol
Ranking: #91 overall, #17 in Spain

72.1 → 73.0 (+0.9 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 29 Aug Real Sociedad (A) 72.4 -0.4
1-1 06 Sep Sevilla (H) 72.7 +0.3
0-2 12 Sep Osasuna (A) 73.3 +0.6
2-1 15 Sep Rayo (A) 73.5 +0.2
1-3 18 Sep Elche (H) 73.0 -0.5

Málaga CF vs RCD Espanyol: by the numbers

Málaga CF trail RCD Espanyol by 20 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 3 in Spain.

The recent trend shows RCD Espanyol on the rise, +0.9 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Málaga CF has gone the other way at -1.1.

Last time these teams played, on 2 May 2021, Málaga CF gained 0.1 rating points.

The best xGtoday rating Málaga CF have ever held is 74.7, first set on 27 July 2017.

RCD Espanyol first climbed to joint #30 in our European rankings on 24 April 2021.