Rafael Rodríguez Ruiz
Known as Rafa Rodríguez
Midfielder
· 
Malaga
· 20th in the league
Next fixture
Sun 18 Oct, 16:30 UTC HOME
Real Sociedad
Analysis
Season Performance
Rafa Rodríguez at Malaga this season. Stats will be limited if it's early in the season.
Minutes played: 222 · Starts: 5
| Stat | Value | Season Avg ?Rafa Rodríguez's per-90 rate on each stat, compared to the average for other midfielders 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 | - - | 1.3 0.29 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.31 0.13 | 0.47 0.10 |
| Shots | 10 4.05 | 5.8 1.34 |
| Shots on target | 2 0.81 | 2.5 0.60 |
| Passing | ||
| Assists | - - | 1.6 0.34 |
| Expected assists (xA) | 0.05 0.02 | 0.53 0.11 |
| Key passes | 2 0.81 | 5.7 1.26 |
| Defending | ||
| Clean sheets | - - | 2.0 0.56 |
| Tackles | 3 1.22 | 8.6 2.15 |
| Interceptions | 3 1.22 | 4.6 1.17 |
| Duels won | 13 5.27 | 20.1 4.86 |
| Blocked shots | 1 0.41 | 1.9 0.45 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fouls committed | 4 1.62 | 5.9 1.46 |
| Fouls drawn | 5 2.03 | 5.5 1.34 |
| Yellow cards | - - | 1.6 0.41 |
| Red cards | - - | 1.0 0.26 |
Player Traits
Rafa Rodríguez’s statistical strengths and weaknesses, in comparison to similar players. This is based on current season only.
- Key passes39%
- Tackles21%
- Interceptions61%
- Duels won61%
- Expected goals (xG)72%
- Expected assists (xA)30%
Squad standing
Where Rafa Rodríguez ranks among 28 registered Malaga players this season.
- 15th of 28 for Minutes played
- 6th of 28 for Shots on target
- 13th of 28 for Fouls committed
- 4th of 28 for Expected goals (xG)
- 14th of 28 for Tackles
- 12th of 28 for Interceptions
- 11th of 28 for Duels won
- 13th of 28 for Blocked shots
- 11th of 28 for Key passes
Historic Bets
Rafa Rodríguez’s most frequent betting markets, based on every match on file.
- 1 Over 1.5 Shots 60.0% Based on 5 matches across 1 season on file
- 2 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 60.0% Based on 5 matches across 1 season on file
- 3 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 40.0% Based on 5 matches across 1 season on file
- 4 Over 2.5 Shots 40.0% Based on 5 matches across 1 season on file
- 5 Over 1.5 Fouls Committed 20.0% Based on 5 matches across 1 season on file
Recent Form
The same markets over Rafa Rodríguez’s last 5 matches (44 minutes on average). Newest on the right.
- 1 Over 1.5 Shots 60%
- 2 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 60%
- 3 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 40%
- 4 Over 2.5 Shots 40%
- 5 Over 1.5 Fouls Committed 20%
Match log
Every finished match on file Rafa Rodríguez 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Oct 26 | Home |  Espanyol |
D | 62’ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 20 Sep 26 | Away |  Getafe |
L | 74’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 30 Aug 26 | Away |  Real Madrid |
L | 46’ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 24 Aug 26 | Home |  Deportivo La Coruna |
D | 17’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 19 Aug 26 | Away |  Atletico Madrid |
L | 23’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
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Season by season
Every season on file for Rafa Rodríguez, 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 |
|---|---|
| Team | Malaga |
| Mins | 222 |
| Starts | 5 |
| Goals | - |
| Assists | - |
| xG | 0.31 |
| xA | 0.05 |
| Shots | 10 |
| SOT | 2 |
| Tackles | 3 |
| Int. | 3 |
| Duels won | 13 |
| Blocked | 1 |
| Key passes | 2 |
| Fouls | 4 |
| Fouls drawn | 5 |
| Clean sheets | - |
| Yel | - |
| Red | - |
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