MÁLAGA, Spain (Interstat) — Malaga defeated Levante 3-2 on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Estadio La Rosaleda in a Segunda División Week 32 matchup that featured a late red card and a flurry of yellow cards.

The home side jumped ahead early, but Levante responded quickly. The match’s first caution came in the 16th minute when Malaga’s Juan de Dios Rivas Margalef was booked. One minute later, Levante’s Marcelo Josemir Saracchi Pintos also received a yellow card. The visitors found an equalizer midway through the first half, but Malaga regained the lead before halftime.

In the second half, Malaga goalkeeper Orlando Rubén Yáñez Alabart was shown a yellow card in the 62nd minute. The tempo increased as Levante pushed for a second equalizer. In the 69th minute, Levante’s Daniel Cárdenas Lindez received a yellow card, and seconds later, Levante’s Jorge de Frutos Sebastián was shown a straight red card, reducing the visitors to 10 men.

Despite the numerical disadvantage, Levante scored again to make it 2-2. Malaga, however, answered with a decisive third goal. The final stages saw three more yellow cards: Malaga’s Aleix Febas Pérez in the 89th minute, and Levante’s Alejandro José Muñoz Miguel in the 90th minute plus eight minutes of stoppage time. Malaga held on for the victory.

The result improved Malaga’s record in the Segunda División to 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw this season. Levante fell to 0 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in the competition. Overall across all competitions, Malaga now stands at 2 wins, 1 loss and 4 draws, while Levante is 12 wins, 19 losses and 9 draws.

Levante entered the match having lost 2-1 at home to Real Betis on May 23, but had won 2-0 at Mallorca on May 17 and 3-2 at Celta Vigo on May 12. Malaga’s previous results included a 3-2 win at Las Palmas on April 17 and a 3-5 loss at Albacete on November 16, 2025.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Malaga 1, Levante 1, and Interstat’s ELO system gave Levante an 83.80 percent probability to win.