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La Liga · Matchweek 4
MALMalaga
0:0
LEVLevante
HT 0:0
Sun, 6 Sept 2026, 17:30 (UK) · Estadio La Rosaleda, Malaga
Malaga 19th → 18th · 2 pts|Levante 10th · 5 pts

Malaga outscored Levante on xG but could not find a goal, and a ninth-minute penalty miss set the tone for a goalless draw.

Player of the matchManuel Sánchez8.5

Malaga 0-0 Levante: a missed penalty and a stalemate

Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it

Key numbers

  • xG 1.46 v 0.81: Malaga had the better chances
  • Shots on target 3 v 3: evenly matched
  • 9' penalty miss, worth −0.6 FN xPts

Ahead on xG, but no goals to show

Malaga finished ahead on xG at 1.46 yet still drew 0-0. Levante's figure was 0.81, and both sides managed three shots on target. The point lifts Malaga to 18th on 2 points, while Levante stay 10th on 5.

Nothing broke after the early miss

Chupete's penalty miss in the ninth minute cost Malaga −0.6 FN xPts, the largest moment of the match. Mathew Ryan saved the penalty, and Manuel Sánchez made 12 tackles at the back. Neither side found a goal afterwards.

Player of the match
Manuel Sánchez 8.5Dominant

He had the highest FN Score, with 12 tackles and 14 of 20 duels won.

Manuel Sánchez piled up defensive work, winning 14 of his 20 duels and making 12 tackles. In a match that stayed goalless throughout, his work for 90 minutes helped Levante hold on to their point.

Game state

Malaga ahead 0 min · level 90 min · Levante ahead 0 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

9' Chupete Pen miss −0.6
Malaga Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments −0.6Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.2→ League points won 1
Levante Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments 0.0Opponent moments +0.5Time effect −0.8→ League points won 1

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

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Match stats

MalagaLevante
63%Possession37%
1.46Expected goals (xG)0.81
0.15xG per shot0.07
10Shots11
3Shots on target3
30%Shots on target %27%
7Shots in box5
578Passes335
88%Pass accuracy79%
6Corners4
3Saves3
15Fouls11
4Yellow cards2
3Offsides0

Compared with usual

Malaga

3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg

Levante

3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg

Timeline

  • 9' Pen miss Chupete
  • 25' Yellow Dani Lorenzo
  • 34' Yellow Rafa Garrido
  • 45+1' Yellow Pablo Martínez
  • 59' Sub Pablo Martínez → Izan Merino
  • 59' Sub Juan Cruz → Joaquín Muñoz
  • 60' Sub Iván Romero → Yanis Musuayi
  • 67' Sub Rafa Garrido → Carlos Puga
  • 67' Sub Dani Lorenzo → Ramón Enríquez
  • 70' Yellow Adrián de la Fuente
  • 77' Sub Nacho Pérez → Jeremy Toljan
  • 77' Sub Thiago Fernández → Paco Cortés
  • 77' Sub Enzo Bardeli → Hugo Sotelo
  • 86' Sub Carlos Dotor → Jens-Lys Cajuste
  • 86' Sub Jon Ander Olasagasti → Daniel Requena
  • 90+2' Yellow Carlos Puga
  • 90+5' Yellow Aïssa Mandi

Category leaders

  • Key passesCarlos Dotor2
  • Duels wonManuel Sánchez14/20
  • DribblesRafa Garrido3/3
  • Defensive actionsManuel Sánchez12
  • ShotsChupete4 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonJon Ander Olasagasti5
#Malaga#Levante#La Liga#Manuel Sánchez#Mathew Ryan#Chupete

This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.