L. Sučić leads the named goal threat before Malaga v Real Sociedad
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Malaga’s home numbers meet Real Sociedad’s productive but vulnerable away record, with the provisional table, eight-match form and listed absences shaping the question before kickoff.
Before kickoff
The home attack against an open away defence
At La Rosaleda on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 16:30 UTC, Malaga’s home record offers the first test: 0 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. The home side has scored 3 goals in those home games, averaging 0.80 per game, while conceding 5 and keeping 1 clean sheet. Real Sociedad’s away record is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. They have scored 7 away goals, averaging 1.80 per game, but conceded 9 and kept 0 clean sheets.
The table gap and recent form
The pre-match provisional La Liga table places Malaga #20 on 4 points from 8 games and Real Sociedad #6 on 13 points from 8 games. Real Sociedad are 9 points ahead of Malaga (13 v 4). Barcelona lead the league with 24 points, leaving Malaga 20 points behind the leaders and Real Sociedad 11 points behind.
Across their most recent 8 league matches, listed first to last, Malaga’s form is Loss, Draw, Loss, Draw, Draw, Loss, Loss, Draw. Real Sociedad’s is Loss, Loss, Win, Draw, Win, Loss, Win, Win.
Goal threat and team news
L. Sučić is Real Sociedad’s named scorer to watch, with 3 goals in 8 appearances. Malaga list J. Cruz, M. Diarra, J. Lobete, D. Murillo and A. Ochoa as missing through injury. Real Sociedad list L. Beitia and A. Odriozola as missing through injury, while P. Marin is listed as missing through Red Card.
Can Malaga’s home attack exploit an away defence that has kept no clean sheets?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Barcelona | WWWWW | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 24 | |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | WWWWL | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 19 | |
| 3 | Real Betis | WDWWW | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 19 | |
| 4 | Real Madrid | WLWWL | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 18 | |
| 5 | Sevilla | DLWWD | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 14 | |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | WWLWD | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 13 | |
| 7 | Alaves | LDLLW | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | |
| 8 | Deportivo La Coruna | DLDLD | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
| 9 | Celta Vigo | DWDDD | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | |
| 10 | Athletic Club | DDWW | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
| 11 | Villarreal | LWWLL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | |
| 12 | Espanyol | DLLWD | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | DWLW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 8 | |
| 14 | Getafe | LWLDD | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | |
| 15 | Racing Santander | DLLWL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 8 | |
| 16 | Osasuna | LDLLL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 8 | |
| 17 | Levante | DDLLD | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 7 | |
| 18 | Elche | DWLDL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 6 | |
| 19 | Valencia | DLWLL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | |
| 20 | Malaga | DLLDD | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |