Malaga vs Espanyol predicted line-ups
La Liga · Fri 9 Oct
Starting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Malaga
4-3-3Formation· Coach: Juande Ramos

Espanyol
4-2-3-1Formation· Coach: Manolo González
- 13M. Dmitrović
- 16V. Drkušić
- 23O. El Hilali
- 3Q. Hartman
- 21Roger Hinojo
- 26Rafel Bauzà
- 22Álex Calatrava
- 8Edu Expósito
- 20Gabriel Moscardo
- 4Urko González
- 9Roberto Fernández
- 10David Larrubia
- 9Chupe
- 19Juan Cruz
- 23Izan Merino
- 2J. Cajuste
- 8Carlos Dotor
- 39Adam Aznou Ben Cheikh
- 25Juan Berrocal
- 4Einar Galilea
- 5Álex Pastor
- 1Alfonso Herrero
Bench
- 13Carlos López
- 3Puga
- 31Rafita
- 15Ángel Recio
- 12José Salinas
- 6Ramón Enríquez
- 22Dani Lorenzo
Out
- A. Pastor · Illness
- A. Aznou · Illness
- J. Lobete · Knee Injury
- D. Lorenzo · Injury
- A. Ochoa · Knee Injury
- A. Nino · Injury
- Juanpe · Muscle Injury
- M. Diarra · Calf Injury
Bench
- 1Ángel Fortuño
- 32J. A. Lopez
- 14Unai Núñez
- 5C. Riedel
- 28Javier Hernandez
- 10Pol Lozano
- 24T. Dolan
Out
- O. El Hilali · Red Card
- Jofre · Groin Injury
- A. Gorosabel · Injury
- B. Zaragoza · Knee Injury
- L. Cabrera · Red Card
- J. Puado · Knee Injury
- K. Garcia · Hamstring Injury
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Malaga vs Espanyol line-ups published?
Clubs in the La Liga release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.
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