Getafe vs Malaga - prediction, team news, lineups

By Matt Law | 18 Sep 2026 09:49, Last updated: 18 Sep 2026 09:52

Malaga's hunt for their archetypal triumph of the 2026-27 run volition proceed connected Sunday afternoon, erstwhile they caput to Estadio Coliseum to tackle Getafe.

The visitors are presently 19th successful the La Liga table, picking up conscionable 3 points from their opening six matches of the campaign, portion Getafe are 16th successful the part connected 5 points.

Match preview

Getafe person a grounds of 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats from their opening six matches of the campaign, with 5 points leaving them successful 16th spot successful the division.

Jose Bordalas' broadside person really played 8 games crossed 2 competitions this term, besides competing successful the Conference League playoffs, managing to publication their spot successful the league signifier of the contention courtesy of a 4-3 aggregate occurrence implicit Partizan.

The Deep Blue Ones volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 1-0 decision to Real Betis, and they person lone managed to prime up 2 points from their past 4 games.

The superior outfit finished seventh successful Spain's apical formation past season, but it has been hard for Bordalas' squad to get going during the 2026-27 campaign.

Getafe person lone managed to triumph 11 of their erstwhile 26 matches against Malaga successful each competitions, but they person been victorious successful 3 of their past 4 meetings.

Malaga person a grounds of 3 draws and 3 defeats from their six league matches this season, with 3 points leaving them down successful 19th spot successful the division.

Juan Francisco Funes' broadside person lone recovered the backmost of the nett connected 3 occasions successful their six games, conceding 11, truthful it has been a investigating commencement to the campaign.

The White and the Sky Blues opened September with back-to-back draws against Levante and Celta Vigo earlier suffering a 3-1 location decision to Villarreal past clip out.

Malaga secured a instrumentality to Spain's apical formation done past season's Segunda Division playoffs, and they are looking to consolidate backmost astatine this level of football.

The White and Sky Blues are believed to beryllium successful precocious talks with ex-Manchester United guardant Anthony Martial implicit what would beryllium a immense signing for the club.

Getafe La Liga form:

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Team News

Getafe volition beryllium without the services of Mario Martin done suspension, with the 22-year-old sent disconnected successful the team's decision to Real Betis past clip out.

There volition beryllium changes to the Getafe XI for this match, with Enes Unal perchance introduced successful the last 3rd of the field, portion determination could besides beryllium spots successful the broadside for Johan Mojica and Alberto Risco Alcantara.

However, Abdel Abqar, Juanmi, Kiko Femenia, Borja Mayoral and Christantus Uche are retired of this weekend's contention done injury.

As for Malaga, Julen Lobete, Fernando Calero, Moussa Diarra, Diego Murillo, Aaron Ochoa, Adam Aznou and Jens Cajuste are retired of the lucifer done injury.

Chupe is 1 of 3 Malaga players to people erstwhile this season, and determination volition again beryllium a spot successful the last 3rd of the tract for the 22-year-old.

Carlos Dotor, who has besides scored, volition besides proceed successful the starting XI connected Sunday.

Getafe imaginable starting lineup:

Soria; Garcia, Djene, Romero, Mojica; Gudelj; Francho, Mangala, Alcantara, Satriano; Unal

Malaga imaginable starting lineup:

Herrero; Puga, Recio, Galilea, Salinas; Merino; Cruz, Larrubia, Dotor, Martinez; Chupe

We say: Getafe 1-0 Malaga

Malaga are inactive waiting for their archetypal triumph of the campaign, and this is simply a pugnacious fixture for the promoted outfit. The hosts should beryllium capable to unafraid each 3 points.

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