Alaves vs Malaga

Match summary

Alaves and Malaga drew 1-1. Malaga led 1-0 at half-time.

Adrián Niño put Malaga ahead in the 44th minute, set up by Ramón Enríquez and Aitor Mañas equalised in the 89th minute.

Alaves had the better of the chances, with 1.83 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Malaga's 0.81 from 7.

Alaves and Malaga shared the points in a La Liga matchday 10 fixture that ended in a 1-1 draw after the teams finished level in possession at 50 percent each. Alaves dominated the territory and shot counts throughout the encounter, recording 18 shots compared to 7 from Malaga, with 4 shots on target for the hosts and 3 for the visitors. Alaves earned 7 corners to Malaga's 2, completed 121 attacks against 93, and managed 80 dangerous attacks as opposed to 26. Both sides were disciplined despite a combined count of 26 fouls, resulting in 2 yellow cards for Alaves and 1 for Malaga.

The game's first major incident arrived in the 39th minute when Lucas Boyé received a yellow card for a foul. Malaga capitalized before the interval when Adrián Niño Heredia scored with a left foot shot in the 44th minute, which preceded a VAR review and a half-time score of 0-1. Alaves made multiple substitutions across the second half, and Nahuel Tenaglia was booked for an argument in the 67th minute. Aitor Mañas equalised with a left foot shot in the 89th minute, before late yellow cards were shown to Carlos Dotor and Juan Funes.