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Chapter one · read the club

Málaga,read in full.

The side line up in a predicted formation · MálagaSource: dugout predicted XI (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked and sit league position · MálagaSource: football-data.org (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:50 UTCStatus: Single source, re-checked in the table.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at squad need · MálagaSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked and squad need · MálagaSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked.

  1. Biggest need · goalkeeper · too few players
    Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players for the position, counted by where they start, veterans aside · MálagaSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked players, veterans aside, where a squad carries players a squad carries there · MálagaSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked.
  2. Second need · winger · too few players, below its rivals
    Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players for the position, counted by where they start, veterans aside · MálagaSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked players, veterans aside, where a squad carries players a squad carries there · MálagaSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked. The best of them, Juan Cruz, is worth best option's market value · MálagaSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked; at the clubs closest to Málaga in strength the best option there is typically worth similar squads' best option's value · MálagaSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked.

Every position is compared with the six squads in its league closest in strength: depth, the best option's value, ageing. Players count where they actually start, not where they are listed.

Chapter three · scout the fix

Three ways to fix it.

Biggest need: goalkeeper

Hidden gems · young, rising
  1. Robin Risser

    Club
    RC Lens
    Age
    age · Robin RisserSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked
    Price
    fair fee · Robin RisserSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked (likely fair fee low · Robin RisserSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked–fair fee high · Robin RisserSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked)

    Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · height in centimetres · Robin RisserSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked cm

    Why him

    Aged age · Robin RisserSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked and already a regular (share of his club's minutes · Robin RisserSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked of RC Lens's minutes), projected to be worth projected market value in a few seasons · Robin RisserSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked in a few seasons.

  2. Mike Penders

    Club
    Chelsea FC
    Age
    age · Mike PendersSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked
    Price
    fair fee · Mike PendersSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked (likely fair fee low · Mike PendersSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked–fair fee high · Mike PendersSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked)

    Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · height in centimetres · Mike PendersSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked cm · injury risk injury risk tier · Mike PendersSource: dugout injury-risk estimate (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked

    Why him

    Aged age · Mike PendersSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked and already a regular (share of his club's minutes · Mike PendersSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked of Chelsea FC's minutes), projected to be worth projected market value in a few seasons · Mike PendersSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked in a few seasons.

  3. Robin Roefs

    Club
    Sunderland AFC
    Age
    age · Robin RoefsSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked
    Price
    fair fee · Robin RoefsSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked (likely fair fee low · Robin RoefsSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked–fair fee high · Robin RoefsSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked)

    Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · height in centimetres · Robin RoefsSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked cm · international caps · Robin RoefsSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked caps · injury risk injury risk tier · Robin RoefsSource: dugout injury-risk estimate (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked

    Why him

    Aged age · Robin RoefsSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked and already a regular (share of his club's minutes · Robin RoefsSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked of Sunderland AFC's minutes), projected to be worth projected market value in a few seasons · Robin RoefsSource: dugout scouting (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Málaga today; the likely range is where most fees for players like him have landed. Wages are not shown: no free source publishes them.

Injury risk is rated for players in Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1; Eredivisie has too little injury data to rate; other leagues have none.

Chapter four · check every number

Every number has a receipt.

  • league position · Málagaleague position · MálagaSource: football-data.org (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:50 UTCStatus: Single source, re-checked
  • league points · Málagaleague points · MálagaSource: football-data.org (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:50 UTCStatus: Single source, re-checked
  • league goals scored · Málagaleague goals for · MálagaSource: football-data.org (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:50 UTCStatus: Single source, re-checked
  • league goals conceded · Málagaleague goals against · MálagaSource: football-data.org (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:50 UTCStatus: Single source, re-checked
  • recent league results, oldest first · Málagaleague form · MálagaSource: football-data.org (tier 2)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:50 UTCStatus: Single source, re-checked
  • market value (Transfermarkt, as of June 2026) · Pablo Martínezmarket value · Pablo MartínezSource: Transfermarkt (transfermarkt-datasets, CC0) (tier 3)Fetched: 5 Jun 2026, 00:00 UTCStatus: Single source, re-checked

Verified ×2Every figure re-checked against its source · news needs an official source or two independent ones · hover any number

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Alavés v Málaga

kickoff utc · Alavés v MálagaSource: dugout match forecast (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked

Alavés winp home win · Alavés v MálagaSource: dugout match forecast (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked
Drawp draw · Alavés v MálagaSource: dugout match forecast (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked
Málaga winp away win · Alavés v MálagaSource: dugout match forecast (tier 3)Fetched: 23 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTCStatus: dugout estimate, re-checked

Forecast from team ratings and chance quality, tested on two full seasons: better than a classic rating system, not yet as sharp as the bookmakers.

Chapter six · fork it

Open source. Free. Yours.

Free and open source, built only on free data and open AI. Point it at your club and check every number yourself.

github.com/delta96040/dugoutRead the full dossier