Málaga CF vs Real Sociedad prediction | 18 Oct 2026 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Málaga CF Rating: 71.5
H
37%
3.20
18 October 2026
La Liga
D
30%
3.75
Real Sociedad Rating: 75.1
A
33%
2.15
Málaga CF
Ranking: #116 overall, #21 in Spain

72.8 → 71.5 (-1.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
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
1-1 09 Oct Espanyol (H) 71.5 -0.5
Real Sociedad
Ranking: #71 overall, #12 in Spain

75.3 → 75.1 (-0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 07 Sep Elche (A) 75.3 -1.0
0-3 13 Sep Atl Madrid (H) 74.3 -1.0
1-2 17 Sep Bournemouth (H) 75.0 +0.7
2-3 20 Sep Valencia (A) 76.0 +1.0
3-2 11 Oct La Coruña (H) 75.1 -0.9

Málaga CF vs Real Sociedad: by the numbers

Málaga CF trail Real Sociedad by 45 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 9 in Spain.

The recent trend shows Real Sociedad on the rise, -0.2 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Málaga CF has gone the other way at -1.3.

Real Sociedad gained 0.1 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 22 April 2018.

The highest Málaga CF have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #83, first reached on 23 September 2018.

The best xGtoday rating Real Sociedad have ever held is 85.7, first set on 4 June 2023.