Atletico Madrid vs Malaga
CompetitionLa Liga
Venue
- Venue
- Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid
Match
- Referee
- Adrian Cordero Vega, Spain
- Round
- Round 1
- Date
- 2026-08-19T19:00:00Z
Atletico Madrid (Home)
Malaga (Away)
Head to head
Match headlines
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- Real Madrid midfielder punished following manager bust-up
- Marc Pubill pushes back after unexpected Spain role at Wembley



Atletico Madrid created the clearer chances on xG (0.92 vs 0.15, Δ 0.77). Atletico Madrid fired more attempts (15 vs 5 shots). Atletico Madrid was more accurate in front of goal (40% on target vs 20%). Atletico Madrid held more of the ball (53% possession).
Atletico Madrid outperformed their xG by 1.1 goals (2 scored vs 0.92 xG).