Getafe
Malaga
Match summary
Getafe won 1-0 at home to Malaga, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.
Iván Azón put Getafe ahead in the 85th minute, set up by Martín Satriano.
The chances backed that up: Getafe created 1.19 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Malaga's 0.66 from 11.
Getafe secured a narrow 1-0 victory against Malaga in La Liga matchday 7 after dominating the territorial battle and creating the higher volume of chances. The hosts registered 20 shots compared to 11 from their opponents, with 7 shots on target to 4, while also leading 57 to 38 in dangerous attacks. Despite enjoying 55 percent possession and completing 416 passes, Malaga struggled to break through and generated an expected goals figure of only 0.66, whereas Getafe accumulated an expected goals total of 1.19. Both sides committed 16 fouls in a physical contest that saw 4 yellow cards shown to Getafe and 2 to Malaga.
The opening half remained scoreless despite a yellow card for Getafe player Johan Mojica in the 21st minute and a caution for Malaga player Eneko Jauregi in the 39th minute. Further bookings followed after the break for David Larrubia, Nemanja Gudelj, Francho Serrano, and Ramón Terrats, alongside multiple substitutions from both benches. The decisive moment arrived in the 84th minute when Iván Azón scored with a right foot shot from an expected goals chance of 0.37. Following the goal, late substitutions were made before the referee blew the final whistle at 90+8 minutes with the score at 1-0.
