Malaga vs Real Sociedad Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th October 2026

When Real Sociedad come to Estadio La Rosaleda for the LaLiga match on Sunday, Malaga will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Placed 20th in the table Malaga have amassed four points after eight matches. On 13 points, Real Sociedad rank sixth with eight matches played this season.

Malaga will be eager to finally claim a win after a couple of draws, however, one point could still prove acceptable against Real Sociedad.

Malaga are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net five times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.5 goals per game, as they conceded 18 goals. They managed one clean sheets in these matches.

Real Sociedad travel to their next away match on Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 20 goals against. An average of two goals against a game. They hung on to one clean sheets in this streak.

Malaga had a good reading on Real Sociedad in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-0 and 2-0, respectively.

Malaga vs Real Sociedad Prediction

Malaga Form

A single draw is all Malaga have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 1-3 and 1-0 against Villarreal and Getafe respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Espanyol. Malaga are without a win in their last six LaLiga matches on home soil, which produced a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored three goals.

A mid-table finish seemed likely for Malaga but in current form they could be dragged into a relegation battle.

Real Sociedad Form

In their three most recent outings, Real Sociedad won 2-3 and 3-2 against Valencia and Deportivo de A Coruna, before drawing 1-1 against Union St.Gilloise. Real Sociedad claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches reads 11 goals conceded and nine scored.

Ambitions are high for Real Sociedad, and winning the title is still possible, but they need to raise their level to achieve the highest prize.

Real Sociedad and Malaga always seem to tread carefully, when taking on each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals the call this coming Sunday.

Malaga fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last two games against teams inside the top six. They were on target zero times in these matches, but also let in six goals. Real Sociedad won two of their previous two outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed six points. They scored six and conceded four goals. Malaga are looking at a record of zero wins, four draws and four defeats in the LaLiga this season. Real Sociedad enjoy a record of four wins, one draw and three defeats in the LaLiga.

Malaga vs Real Sociedad Squads

Malaga Squad

Juan Funes will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Real Sociedad from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Alfonso Herrero (0/8), Carlos Lopez (0/0), Adam Aznou (0/1), Alex Pastor (0/0), Angel Recio (0/8), Carlos Puga (0/7), Dani Sanchez (0/0), Diego Murillo (0/0), Einar Galilea (0/6), Fernando Calero (0/1), Jose Salinas (0/6), Juan Berrocal (0/2), Rafita (0/8), Aaron Ochoa (0/0), Carlos Dotor (1/7), Dani Lorenzo (0/7), David Larrubia (0/8), Haitam Abaida (0/3), Izan Merino (0/7), Jens-Lys Cajuste (0/1), Pablo Martinez (0/6), Rafa Rodriguez (0/5), Ramon Enriquez (0/7), Adrian Nino (2/4), Chupe (1/8), Eneko Jauregi (0/2), Joaquin Munoz (0/8), Juan Cruz (0/7), Julen Lobete (0/1).

Real Sociedad Squad

Below is the full team squad of Real Sociedad. The manager Matarazzo will pick his starting XI against Malaga from these players:

Alex Remiro (0/7), Unai Marrero (0/1), Aihen Munoz (0/2), Alvaro Odriozola (0/0), Arkaitz Mariezkurrena (0/0), Hector Fort (0/2), Jon Aramburu (0/7), Jon Martin (1/7), Jon Pacheco (0/1), Luken Beitia (0/3), Mamadou Sarr (0/3), Sergio Gomez (0/8), Arsen Zakharyan (1/4), Benat Turrientes (0/4), Carlos Soler (1/8), Igor Zubeldia (0/6), Jon Gorrotxategi (0/5), Luka Sucic (3/8), Pablo Marin (0/1), Yangel Herrera (1/8), Alex Marchal (0/4), Ander Barrenetxea (2/7), Goncalo Guedes (1/7), Job Ochieng (1/5), Mikel Oyarzabal (0/8), Orri Oskarsson (1/6), Takefusa Kubo (0/5).

Malaga vs Real Sociedad Team News

Real Sociedad have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Sunday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Igor Zubeldia and Ander Barrenetxea can't be called upon by Real Sociedad, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Malaga vs Real Sociedad Lineups

Malaga vs Real Sociedad H2H

Malaga go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-0 and 2-0 the last two times they played Real Sociedad. Malaga have a 40% win rate against Real Sociedad, who won two of these matches. The total record reads 4-4-2, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Malaga vs Real Sociedad Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only two times in the last ten matches Malaga took on Real Sociedad. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/1 with the bookies.

Malaga vs Real Sociedad Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Adrian Nino, who is performing well for Malaga. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent LaLiga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Real Sociedad.The visitors will be looking to Luka Sucic to find the net once again, after managing two LaLiga goals for Real Sociedad in recent matches.

Malaga won only once in their last 10 outings at Estadio La Rosaleda, but they drew eight and lost one in this run. Real Sociedad won three, drew one and lost six of their last 10 games away from home. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Estadio La Rosaleda since both teams scored in eight of the last 10 home matches for Malaga. The same occurred in eight of the last 10 league games away from home for Real Sociedad.

Under 2.5 goals happened eight times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Malaga managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Real Sociedad averaging 0.8 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Malaga’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Real Sociedad, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game.