Málaga 0-0 Levante: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
La Liga Matchday 4 · Sunday 6 September 2026 · Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga · referee L. Bestard Servera · full time
Full time: Málaga 0-0 Levante
Málaga and Levante drew 0-0 in La Liga Matchday 4 on Sunday 6 September 2026 at Estadio La Rosaleda.
How the match unfolded
It finished 0-0. Both defences held from the first whistle to the last, and the chances that came were not taken.
The referee, L. Bestard Servera, showed 7 yellow cards: 4 to Málaga and 3 to Levante. Chupe missed a penalty for Málaga in the 9 minute.
Málaga: J. Funes Arjona, 4-3-3 · Levante: L. Ferreira de Castro, 4-1-4-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.89 for Málaga and 1.55 for Levante.
Levante left about 1.6 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Málaga had 3 shots on target, Levante 3.
Málaga had 63% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Málaga came into it with 8 La Liga matches played, scoring 0.5 and conceding 1.6 a match, with 0.87 expected goals for and 1.78 against, and had won 0% of their matches.
Levante came into it with 6 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.22 expected goals for and 1.92 against, and had won 17% of their matches.
Málaga vs Levante: the match in numbers
| Málaga | Match statistics | Levante |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Ball possession | 37% |
| 0.89 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.55 |
| 10 | Total shots | 11 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 2 | Big chances | 2 |
| 578 | Total passes | 336 |
| 88% | Pass accuracy | 80% |
| 6 | Corners | 4 |
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 12 | Tackles | 25 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Mathew Ryan (Levante), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Málaga
- Alfonso Herrero 7.5
- Ángel Recio 7.2
- José Salinas 7.1
- Einar Galilea 7.1
- Dani Lorenzo 6.9
Levante
- Mathew Ryan 7.6
- Manu Sánchez 7.5
- Iván Romero 7.3
- Adrián Dela 7.0
- Jon Ander Olasagasti 7.0
The lowest-rated starter was David Larrubia at 5.9. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Málaga: Málaga vs Real Sociedad Sunday 18 October 2026 · La Liga
- Levante: Levante vs Sevilla Monday 12 October 2026 · La Liga
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Questions about Málaga vs Levante
What was the score in Málaga vs Levante?
Málaga 0-0 Levante (half-time 0-0), La Liga, Sunday 6 September 2026.
Who scored in Málaga vs Levante?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Málaga vs Levante correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Málaga vs Levante?
Mathew Ryan, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Málaga vs Levante?
L. Bestard Servera.
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