Real Betis beats Málaga 2-1 and remains fourth

Real Betis defeated Málaga CF 2-1 on October 31, 2026, and completed its Matchday 11 fixture in fourth place in LALIGA EA SPORTS with 23 points. Málaga remains 20th and last with five points. The standings are still provisional because not every club has played 11 matches.

Where the teams stand

The official LaLiga standings place Betis fourth after seven wins, two draws and two defeats in 11 games. The team has scored 18 goals, conceded 15 and holds a positive goal difference of three.

Málaga is in 20th place. Its 11 matches have produced five draws and six defeats, with no victory yet. The club has scored eight goals, conceded 21 and has a goal difference of minus 13. The direct answer about the two teams’ positions is therefore: Betis fourth on 23 points; Málaga 20th on five.

Who scored in the 2-1 win

According to the official LaLiga match page, Marc Bartra opened the scoring in the 38th minute with a header from Isco’s cross following a set piece. Pablo Fornals doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time with a shot from outside the penalty area.

Adrián Niño scored for Málaga in the 68th minute, reducing the deficit to 2-1. The score did not change again. The match record confirms Betis as the winner and identifies the fixture as part of Matchday 11.

What the result means for Betis

The three points took Betis to 23 after 11 matches. The club remains behind Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid in the table published after the game. The official Betis match page also shows the team in fourth with the same points and matches played.

The victory does more than increase the points total: it allows Betis to finish its own Matchday 11 fixture inside the top four. That does not mean every nearby position is settled, however, because several opponents are still listed with only nine or ten games played.

What the result means for Málaga

Málaga remains on five points and without a win after 11 rounds. The defeat keeps the club at the bottom, one point behind Valencia, which is shown in 19th with six points from only ten matches in the consulted table.

Adrián Niño’s goal narrowed Betis’s advantage but earned Málaga no points. The concrete consequence is that the team stays 20th with six defeats and five draws. Málaga’s official website identifies the meeting at La Cartuja as a Matchday 11 fixture and, after the game, records Betis’s 2-1 victory.

Why the standings are provisional

Although Betis and Málaga have both played 11 matches, the table includes clubs with different numbers of completed fixtures. Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Sevilla, for example, are listed with ten games, while Athletic Club has played nine in the standings consulted on October 31.

This means the points held by Betis and Málaga after the match are confirmed, but some positions may change when the remaining fixtures are completed. For later figures, readers should check the dynamic official LaLiga table.

Result and standings are separate answers

The score answers who won: Real Betis 2-1 Málaga CF. The table answers where each club stood immediately after the game: Betis fourth with 23 points and Málaga 20th with five. These are separate but connected pieces of information, and the positions should be read as a provisional snapshot of an ongoing Matchday 11.