Málaga are averaging 19.4 tackles per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 38.6 total tackles on average. That puts them 3rd of 20 for team tackles per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Levante, and a full match-by-match log.
Carlos Puga leads with 42 tackles across 10 qualifying appearances (4.2/g, 90% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Málaga player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Málaga are averaging 19.4 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 19.2 for a match-total of 38.6. That ranks 3rd of 20 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 21.56 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1 take-ons/g).
Tackle matchup blends the defender's tackles per game (50%), the opposition attacker's take-on rate (30%), and the defender's underlying tackle propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Levante, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Málaga's defenders.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Málaga fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their tackle rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted by 5-minute substitutions.
We count attempted tackles per Sportmonks' definition. That matches what Bet365 settles 1+ tackles markets on, so the page's hit-rate and the bookmaker's pricing are aligned.
| Player | Position | Apps | Tackles | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Larrubia | attacker | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 100% |
| Diego Murillo | defender | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 100% |
| Aarón Ochoa | midfielder | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Ramón Enríquez | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Carlos Puga | defender | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 90% |
| Dani Lorenzo | midfielder | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 89% |
| Carlos Dotor | midfielder | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 89% |
| Einar Galilea | defender | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 71% |
| Rafita Garrido | defender | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 70% |
| Juan Cruz | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Chupe | attacker | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Joaquín Muñoz | attacker | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Javi Montero | defender | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Izan Merino | midfielder | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 50% |
| Ángel Recio | defender | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Adrián Niño | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Rafa Rodríguez | midfielder | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 43% |
| Alfonso Herrero | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| José Salinas | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Pablo Martínez | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Real Madrid | Away | 4-0 | 14 | 12 | 26 | Carlos Puga (3) |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Deportivo La Coruña | Home | 1-1 | 19 | 18 | 37 | David Larrubia (6) |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Atlético Madrid | Away | 2-0 | 21 | 20 | 41 | David Larrubia (5) |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Almería | Away | 1-2 | 21 | 13 | 34 | Carlos Puga (6) |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Almería | Home | 0-0 | 21 | 22 | 43 | Carlos Puga (4) |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Las Palmas | Home | 1-1 | 18 | 26 | 44 | Carlos Puga (5) |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Las Palmas | Away | 0-1 | 15 | 23 | 38 | Carlos Puga (4) |
| 31 May 2026 | Real Zaragoza | Away | 0-2 | 25 | 27 | 52 | Carlos Puga (5) |
| 24 May 2026 | Racing Santander | Home | 1-1 | 23 | 22 | 45 | Carlos Puga (5) |
| 16 May 2026 | Ceuta | Away | 1-4 | 17 | 9 | 26 | Carlos Puga (6) |