Juan Cruz Díaz Espósito
Known as Juan Cruz
Forward
· 
Malaga
· 20th in the league
Next fixture
Sun 18 Oct, 16:30 UTC HOME
Real Sociedad
Analysis
Season Performance
Juan Cruz at Malaga this season. Stats will be limited if it's early in the season.
Minutes played: 243 · Starts: 7
| Stat | Value | Season Avg ?Juan Cruz's per-90 rate on each stat, compared to the average for other forwards in La Liga. Green is clearly above that average, red is clearly below, orange is close to it. A stat needs enough qualifying players at this position before a comparison is shown. |
|---|---|---|
| Shooting | ||
| Goals | - - | 2.3 0.50 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.08 0.03 | 1.61 0.36 |
| Shots | 3 1.11 | 10.0 2.39 |
| Shots on target | 1 0.37 | 4.5 1.05 |
| Passing | ||
| Assists | 1 0.37 | 1.8 0.40 |
| Expected assists (xA) | 0.13 0.05 | 0.77 0.17 |
| Key passes | 1 0.37 | 6.0 1.42 |
| Defending | ||
| Tackles | 6 2.22 | 5.4 1.24 |
| Interceptions | - - | 2.8 0.69 |
| Duels won | 10 3.70 | 21.2 5.11 |
| Blocked shots | - - | 1.4 0.32 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fouls committed | 2 0.74 | 5.6 1.40 |
| Fouls drawn | 2 0.74 | 6.6 1.63 |
| Yellow cards | 1 0.37 | 1.6 0.45 |
| Red cards | - - | 1.0 0.31 |
Player Traits
Juan Cruz’s statistical strengths and weaknesses, in comparison to similar players. This is based on current season only.
- Assists51%
- Shots on target10%
- Shots16%
- Key passes4%
- Duels won24%
- Expected goals (xG)5%
- Expected assists (xA)21%
Squad standing
Where Juan Cruz ranks among 28 registered Malaga players this season.
- 3rd of 28 for Assists
- 14th of 28 for Minutes played
- 9th of 28 for Shots on target
- 18th of 28 for Fouls committed
- 10th of 28 for Expected goals (xG)
- 9th of 28 for Tackles
- 12th of 28 for Duels won
- 16th of 28 for Key passes
Historic Bets
Juan Cruz’s most frequent betting markets, based on every match on file.
- 1 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 28.8% Based on 52 matches across 4 seasons on file
- 2 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 28.6% Based on 7 matches across 1 season on file
- 3 Over 1.5 Tackles 28.6% Based on 7 matches across 1 season on file
- 4 To Score or Assist 21.2% Based on 52 matches across 4 seasons on file
- 5 Over 1.5 Shots 19.2% Based on 52 matches across 4 seasons on file
Recent Form
The same markets over Juan Cruz’s last 7 matches (35 minutes on average). Newest on the right.
- 1 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 14.3% Below career
- 2 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 28.6%
- 3 Over 1.5 Tackles 28.6%
- 4 To Score or Assist 14.3%
- 5 Over 1.5 Shots 0% Below career
Match log
Every finished match on file Juan Cruz actually featured in, most recent first, bounded to Sportmonks’ own per-match player-stats coverage, not this player’s full career (see “Season by season” below for that). This is also what the last-10-games Player Bets list on each fixture page’s Odds & Bets tab reads from.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Min | G | A | Shots | SOT | Tackles | Fouls | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 26 | Away |  Getafe |
L | 1’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 17 Sep 26 | Home |  Villarreal |
L | 46’ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 13 Sep 26 | Away |  Celta Vigo |
D | 29’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 06 Sep 26 | Home |  Levante |
D | 59’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 30 Aug 26 | Away |  Real Madrid |
L | 29’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 24 Aug 26 | Home |  Deportivo La Coruna |
D | 56’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 19 Aug 26 | Away |  Atletico Madrid |
L | 23’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scroll the table sideways for every column
Season by season
Every season on file for Juan Cruz, most recent first, as far back as the data goes. For the Premier League this can reach further back than the current season’s Sportmonks-sourced columns: Understat’s own cached match history covers up to 6 seasons, so an earlier row may carry goals/assists/xG/xA while its tackles/interceptions/etc. show ‘-’ (Sportmonks itself only carries 3 seasons per league).
| Season | 2026/2027 | 2024/2025 | 2023/2024 | 2022/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Malaga | - | Real Betis | Real Betis |
| Mins | 243 | 2264 | 53 | 168 |
| Starts | 7 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| Goals | - | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Assists | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| xG | 0.08 | 2.75 | 0.09 | 0.39 |
| xA | 0.13 | 4.15 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| Shots | 3 | 33 | 2 | 5 |
| SOT | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles | 6 | 31 | - | - |
| Int. | - | 12 | - | - |
| Duels won | 10 | 108 | - | - |
| Blocked | - | 2 | - | - |
| Key passes | 1 | 25 | - | - |
| Fouls | 2 | 14 | - | - |
| Fouls drawn | 2 | 23 | - | - |
| Yel | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Red | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Scroll the table sideways for every column