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


Málaga CF
Ranking: #89 overall, #17 in Spain

70.6 → 73.5 (+2.9 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 10 Jun Las Palmas (H) 73.1 +0.2
0-0 14 Jun Almería (H) 72.8 -0.3
1-2 20 Jun Almería (A) 73.4 +0.6
2-0 19 Aug Atl Madrid (A) 73.2 -0.2
1-1 24 Aug La Coruña (H) 73.5 +0.3
Real Sociedad
Ranking: #62 overall, #12 in Spain

78.1 → 75.9 (-2.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-4 17 May Valencia (H) 76.0 -0.6
1-1 23 May Espanyol (A) 75.3 -0.7
1-0 21 Aug Betis (A) 75.8 +0.5
4-1 26 Aug Real Madrid (A) 75.6 -0.2
2-1 29 Aug Espanyol (H) 75.9 +0.3

Málaga CF vs Real Sociedad: by the numbers

Málaga CF trail Real Sociedad by 27 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 5 in Spain.

The recent trend shows Málaga CF on the rise, +2.9 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Real Sociedad has gone the other way at -2.2.

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

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

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