Malaga host Espanyol in Matchday 8 of LaLiga

Malaga host Espanyol in Matchday 8 of the 2026/27 LaLiga season, on 2026-10-09 at 22:00 Damascus time.

Malaga go into the match without a win in their last four matches, having lost 0-1 to Getafe on 2026-09-20 and 1-3 to Villarreal on 2026-09-17, and drawn 1-1 with Celta Vigo on 2026-09-13 and 0-0 with Levante on 2026-09-06.

In contrast, Espanyol have a similarly close record, having lost 1-3 to Elche on 2026-09-18 and 1-2 to Rayo Vallecano on 2026-09-15, while beating Osasuna 2-0 on 2026-09-12 and drawing 1-1 with Sevilla on 2026-09-06.

Malaga are missing the efforts of a number of players, most notably Juanlu Lopete and Ochoa due to injury, alongside the absence of Jens-Lys Michael Cahuzac and M. Diara and Diego Morillo also due to injury, and Jose Salinas for other reasons.

For their part, Espanyol will be without Kiki Garcia and J. Puado and Jofre Carreras due to injury.

In the table, Espanyol are in 15th place with 7 points from 7 matches, having achieved two wins, one draw and four losses, scoring 10 goals and conceding 10. Malaga, meanwhile, are in 20th place with 3 points from 7 matches, after three draws and four losses without a single win, scoring just 3 goals and conceding 12.