Málaga Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Málaga Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Málaga are averaging 12 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.2 total fouls on average. That puts them 12th of 20 for team fouls per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Espanyol, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Málaga players commit the most fouls?

Carlos Puga leads with 15 fouls across 9 qualifying appearances (1.67/g, 100% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Málaga player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Málaga's foul profile look this season?

Málaga are averaging 12 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 11.2 for a match-total of 23.2. That ranks 12th of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Málaga pick up one yellow card every 0.208 fouls.

How is the foul matchup read calculated?

Foul matchup blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the team's underlying foul propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Espanyol the page weights each Málaga defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.

Where do these foul stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Málaga fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their foul rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Does the referee affect foul counts?

Yes - the referee profile module shows the assigned official's average fouls and yellows per match this season. Some referees blow for materially more fouls than others.

Málaga player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Carlos Puga	defender	9	15	1.67	100%
Aarón Ochoa	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Eneko Jauregi	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Rafa Rodríguez	midfielder	5	5	1	80%
Carlos Dotor	midfielder	9	11	1.22	78%
Izan Merino	midfielder	9	7	0.78	67%
Einar Galilea	defender	6	5	0.83	67%
Diego Murillo	defender	3	3	1	67%
Javi Montero	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Chupe	attacker	10	10	1	60%
Rafita Garrido	defender	10	8	0.8	60%
José Salinas	defender	5	6	1.2	60%
Pablo Martínez	midfielder	5	4	0.8	60%
Ángel Recio	defender	7	5	0.71	57%
David Larrubia	attacker	10	10	1	50%
Dani Lorenzo	midfielder	9	11	1.22	44%
Joaquín Muñoz	attacker	10	5	0.5	40%
Adrián Niño	attacker	6	2	0.33	33%
Juan Cruz	attacker	6	2	0.33	33%
Alfonso Herrero	goalkeeper	10	1	0.1	10%
Ramón Enríquez	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Juan Berrocal	defender	1	0	0	0%

Málaga fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
20 Sep 2026	La Liga	Getafe	Away	1-0	16	16	32	David Larrubia (3)
17 Sep 2026	La Liga	Villarreal	Home	1-3	17	10	27	José Salinas (4)
13 Sep 2026	La Liga	Celta de Vigo	Away	1-1	10	10	20	Chupe (3)
6 Sep 2026	La Liga	Levante	Home	0-0	15	11	26	Carlos Dotor (3)
30 Aug 2026	La Liga	Real Madrid	Away	4-0	9	6	15	Rafita Garrido (3)
24 Aug 2026	La Liga	Deportivo La Coruña	Home	1-1	12	12	24	Carlos Puga (3)
19 Aug 2026	La Liga	Atlético Madrid	Away	2-0	11	17	28	Carlos Puga (1)
20 Jun 2026	La Liga 2	Almería	Away	1-2	5	10	15	Carlos Dotor (2)
14 Jun 2026	La Liga 2	Almería	Home	0-0	12	11	23	Dani Lorenzo (3)
10 Jun 2026	La Liga 2	Las Palmas	Home	1-1	13	9	22	Dani Lorenzo (3)

Málaga fouls 2026/2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 12
Fouls against per game: 11.2
Match total fouls per game: 23.2
Games: 10
League rank for match fouls: 9 of 20

Málaga Fouls for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	5	13.8	100%	100%	100%	100%	60%
Away	5	10.2	80%	60%	40%	20%	20%
Overall	10	12	90%	80%	70%	60%	40%

Málaga Fouls against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	5	10.6	100%	80%	60%	20%	0%
Away	5	11.8	80%	80%	40%	40%	40%
Overall	10	11.2	90%	80%	50%	30%	20%

Málaga Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	5	24.4	100%	100%	80%	40%	20%
Away	5	22	60%	40%	40%	40%	40%
Overall	10	23.2	80%	70%	60%	40%	30%

Málaga Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	12	13.8	10.2
Yellow cards / match	2.5	2.6	2.4
Fouls per yellow card	4.8	5.3	4.3
Cards per foul	21%	19%	24%
Fouls over 8.5	90%	100%	80%
Fouls over 9.5	80%	100%	60%
Fouls over 10.5	70%	100%	40%
Fouls over 11.5	60%	100%	20%
Fouls over 12.5	40%	60%	20%

Málaga Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	11.2	10.6	11.8
Fouls against over 8.5	90%	100%	80%
Fouls against over 9.5	80%	80%	80%
Fouls against over 10.5	50%	60%	40%
Fouls against over 11.5	30%	20%	40%
Fouls against over 12.5	20%	0%	40%

Málaga Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	23.2	24.4	22
Match fouls over 18.5	80%	100%	60%
Match fouls over 20.5	70%	100%	40%
Match fouls over 22.5	60%	80%	40%
Match fouls over 24.5	40%	40%	40%
Match fouls over 26.5	30%	20%	40%

Málaga 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	7	100%	67%	67%	67%
Away	2	3	50%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	5	5.4	80%	40%	40%	40%

Málaga 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	4.67	67%	67%	33%	0%
Away	2	7	100%	100%	50%	50%
Overall	5	5.6	80%	80%	40%	20%

Málaga 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	3	11.67	100%	100%	67%	67%
Away	2	10	50%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	5	11	80%	80%	60%	60%

Málaga fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
20 Sep	La Liga	Getafe (A)	1-0	16	16	32	-
17 Sep	La Liga	Villarreal (H)	1-3	17	10	27	-
13 Sep	La Liga	Celta (A)	1-1	10	10	20	-
6 Sep	La Liga	Levante (H)	0-0	15	11	26	-
30 Aug	La Liga	Real Madrid (A)	4-0	9	6	15	-
24 Aug	La Liga	Deportivo (H)	1-1	12	12	24	10
19 Aug	La Liga	Atlético (A)	2-0	11	17	28	13
20 Jun	La Liga 2	Almería (A)	1-2	5	10	15	7
14 Jun	La Liga 2	Almería (H)	0-0	12	11	23	13
10 Jun	La Liga 2	Las Palmas (H)	1-1	13	9	22	12

La Liga fouls table 2026/2027: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Sevilla	7	14.43	14.43	28.86	71%
2	Getafe	7	14.71	13.86	28.57	86%
3	Espanyol	7	17.29	10.71	28	100%
4	Racing Santander	7	13.86	14	27.86	86%
5	Osasuna	7	14	13.14	27.14	71%
6	Deportivo Alavés	7	13.57	13.43	27	86%
7	Elche	7	13.57	12.43	26	86%
8	Rayo Vallecano	7	12.86	12.71	25.57	71%
9	Málaga	7	12.86	11.71	24.57	71%
10	Atlético Madrid	7	12.57	11.71	24.29	71%
11	Celta de Vigo	7	10.86	13.29	24.14	71%
12	Deportivo La Coruña	7	12	11.29	23.29	71%
13	Athletic Club	6	11.33	11.5	22.83	67%
14	Villarreal	7	10.29	12.43	22.71	71%
15	Real Sociedad	7	12.29	10.29	22.57	43%
16	Real Madrid	7	8.43	14.14	22.57	71%
17	Levante	6	10	11.33	21.33	50%
18	Valencia	7	10.29	10.86	21.14	14%
19	Real Betis	7	9.57	11.57	21.14	29%
20	FC Barcelona	7	9.71	9.86	19.57	43%

Málaga fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	2	10	11.5	21.5	50%
Vs top half	4	12.25	11.25	23.5	75%
Vs bottom half	3	13.67	12.33	26	67%
Vs bottom six	1	15	11	26	100%

Málaga fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
La Liga	2026/2027	7	12.86	11.71	24.57	71%
La Liga 2	2025/2026	46	11.67	12.5	24.17	67%
Copa Del Rey	2025/2026	2	13	11	24	50%
La Liga 2	2024/2025	42	13.12	14.81	27.93	86%
Copa Del Rey	2024/2025	1	16	22	38	100%

Málaga next three opponents: fouls per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their fouls for	Their fouls against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Fri 9 Oct 19:00	Espanyol (home)	28	17.29	10.71	30.67	17.67	13
Sun 18 Oct 16:30	Sociedad (home)	22.57	12.29	10.29	19.25	10	9.25
Fri 23 Oct 19:00	Alaves (away)	27	13.57	13.43	25	13	12

Málaga players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Carlos Puga	defender	6	6	100%
2	Chupe	attacker	6	7	86%
3	Izan Merino	midfielder	5	6	83%
4	Carlos Dotor	midfielder	4	6	67%
5	Einar Galilea	defender	4	6	67%

Málaga players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Carlos Puga	defender	4	6	67%
2	Chupe	attacker	3	7	43%
3	Carlos Dotor	midfielder	2	6	33%
4	Dani Lorenzo	midfielder	2	6	33%
5	David Larrubia	attacker	2	7	29%

Málaga players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Carlos Puga	defender	2	6	33%
2	Carlos Dotor	midfielder	1	6	17%
3	Dani Lorenzo	midfielder	1	6	17%
4	José Salinas	defender	1	6	17%
5	Chupe	attacker	1	7	14%

Espanyol fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Sep	La Liga	Elche (H)	1-3	14	9	23	-
15 Sep	La Liga	Rayo (A)	2-1	15	10	25	-
12 Sep	La Liga	Osasuna (A)	0-2	24	10	34	-
6 Sep	La Liga	Sevilla (H)	1-1	18	13	31	-
29 Aug	La Liga	Sociedad (A)	2-1	14	19	33	-
22 Aug	La Liga	Real Madrid (H)	1-2	19	7	26	12
16 Aug	La Liga	Levante (H)	3-0	17	7	24	9
23 May	La Liga	Sociedad (H)	1-1	11	17	28	13
17 May	La Liga	Osasuna (A)	1-2	13	10	23	10
13 May	La Liga	Athletic Club (H)	2-0	9	14	23	11