Málaga are averaging 1.7 yellow cards per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 4.2 cards on average. Below you'll find player booking-rate forecasts, the matchup risk read for the upcoming fixture against Atlético Madrid, and a full match-by-match log.
Use the booking-rate table on this page to see each Málaga player's yellow cards per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), plus their hit-rate over the last six appearances and current bookmaker odds to be carded.
Matchup risk blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the defender's underlying card rate (20%). Scores above 0.7 are flagged high risk, 0.4–0.7 medium and below 0.4 low.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz. Player odds are taken from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their booking rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.
Yellow cards are inherently noisy — we surface signal (form, matchup, referee profile, market price), not certainties. Use the booking-rate table and matchup risk as inputs, not guarantees.
Yes. The referee profile module shows the assigned official's average yellows per match this season alongside their season fouls and red-card rate so you can adjust expectations for the upcoming fixture.
| Player | Position | Apps | Yellow cards | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julen Lobete | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Carlos Dotor | midfielder | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Diego Murillo | defender | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Izan Merino | midfielder | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Rafita Garrido | defender | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Aarón Ochoa | midfielder | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Alfonso Herrero | goalkeeper | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| Carlos Puga | defender | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| Chupe | attacker | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| Joaquín Muñoz | attacker | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| David Larrubia | attacker | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Einar Galilea | defender | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Adrián Niño | attacker | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dani Lorenzo | midfielder | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Rafa Rodríguez | midfielder | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Javi Montero | defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ramón Enríquez | midfielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Darko Brasanac | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Haitam Abaida | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ángel Recio | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team yellow cards | Opposition yellow cards | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2026 | Almería | Away | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Almería | Home | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Las Palmas | Home | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Las Palmas | Away | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 31 May 2026 | Real Zaragoza | Away | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 May 2026 | Racing Santander | Home | 1-1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 16 May 2026 | Ceuta | Away | 1-4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 9 May 2026 | Sporting Gijón | Home | 2-1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2 May 2026 | SD Eibar | Away | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Castellón | Home | 2-3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |