Real Madrid vs Malaga Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th August 2026

Real Madrid hope to live up to their early billing as the LaLiga title favourites on Sunday when they welcome Malaga over to the Estadio Bernabeu for a round 3 match.

Real Madrid put six points on display after their first two matches of the new season, and will be gunning for maximum points when they enter the third match of the season.

Real Madrid have delivered a perfect opening to the season so far, and they will be gunning for maximum points when they enter the third match of the season.

Real Madrid came away with three points from the latest encounter with Malaga. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other this coming Sunday.

When it comes to goal-scoring Real Madrid could be more prolific, scoring 19 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.9 goals per game in which, they conceded nine times. This is an average of 0.9 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three games.

Malaga are currently not the most scoring team in the LaLiga, as they only found the back of the net eight times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.8 goals a game in which they conceded 19 times, an average of 1.9 per game. They managed one clean sheets in these.

Real Madrid go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 3-2 and 2-1 the last two times they played Malaga.

Real Madrid vs Malaga Prediction

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 4-2 against Athletic Club. They went on to defeat Espanyol 1-2 and made it three on the spin against Real Sociedad in a 4-1 victory. Real Madrid showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Estadio Bernabeu, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 16 times, while letting in seven themselves.

Malaga Form

In has been a bit of everything for Malaga in their previous three matches, as they first beat Almeria by 1-2. This was followed by a disappointing 2-0 defeat against Atletico Madrid, before an encounter with Deportivo de A Coruna produced a 1-1 draw. Malaga are winless in their last six away games in the LaLiga, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 12 goals while scoring four themselves.

We expect Real Madrid to make home advantage count but equally, we do not expect a festival of goals against Malaga. Hence, our punt on the home win in a match with no more than three goals.

Real Madrid vs Malaga Squads

Real Madrid Squad

The 63-year-old coach of the home team, Jose Mourinho, will select the lineup against Malaga from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Andriy Lunin (0/0), Thibaut Courtois (0/2), Alvaro Carreras (0/2), Antonio Rüdiger (0/0), David Jimenez (0/0), Dean Huijsen (0/2), Denzel Dumfries (0/2), Eder Militao (0/0), Ferland Mendy (0/0), Ibrahima Konate (0/2), Marc Cucurella (0/2), Raul Asencio (0/0), Trent Alexander-Arnold (0/1), Aurelien Tchouameni (0/0), Bernardo Silva (0/2), Brahim Diaz (0/1), Eduardo Camavinga (0/2), Federico Valverde (0/2), Jorge Cestero (0/0), Jude Bellingham (1/2), Thiago Pitarch (0/0), Arda Guler (0/2), Carlos Espi (1/2), Endrick (0/0), Kylian Mbappe (3/2), Rodrygo (0/0), Vinicius Junior (1/2), Yan Diomande (0/2).

Malaga Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Malaga players that the manager Juan Funes will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alfonso Herrero (0/2), Andres Cespedes (0/0), Carlos Lopez (0/0), Alex Pastor (0/0), Angel Recio (0/2), Antonito (0/0), Carlos Puga (0/2), Dani Sanchez (0/0), Diego Murillo (0/0), Einar Galilea (0/2), Fernando Calero (0/0), Francisco Montero (0/0), Jose Salinas (0/1), Moussa Diarra (0/0), Pablo Arriaza (0/0), Rafita (0/2), Aaron Ochoa (0/0), Carlos Dotor (0/2), Dani Lorenzo (0/2), David Larrubia (0/2), Haitam Abaida (0/1), Izan Merino (0/2), Pablo Martinez (0/0), Rafa Rodriguez (0/2), Ramon Enriquez (0/2), Adrian Nino (0/0), Alexis Chamorro (0/0), Chupe (1/2), Eneko Jauregi (0/1), Joaquin Munoz (0/2), Juan Cruz (0/2), Julen Lobete (0/1).

Real Madrid vs Malaga Team News

Real Madrid are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Malaga.

Vinicius Junior sit this one out for Real Madrid due to an injury.

Real Madrid vs Malaga Lineups

Real Madrid vs Malaga H2H

Real Madrid had a good reading on Malaga in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-2 and 2-1, respectively. Real Madrid will be hoping to add another win to their fine tally against Malaga. They are enjoying a good 8-2-0 advantage against their forthcoming visitors. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/8.

Real Madrid vs Malaga Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Real Madrid and Malaga. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 11/5 with bookies.

Real Madrid vs Malaga Betting Tips

Kylian Mbappe has been great for Real Madrid lately, hitting the target four times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Malaga are optimistic that Chupe doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Real Madrid claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Malaga won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing three in this series of matches. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Real Madrid managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the games at Estadio Bernabeu, Malaga kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Real Madrid managed an average of 1.8 goals, with Malaga averaging 0.7 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Real Madrid’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Malaga, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches.