The Blue and Whites, 10th in the table with 42 points, are up against Levante in 20th place with 29 points. In the first round match of the competition, held at the Ciutat de Valencia, Málaga won by 0-1 with a goal from Duda in minute 78. The last League match between these rivals at the Martiricos was in 2014/15, ending in a 0-0 draw.
To take into account
- MCF has accumulated 15 seasons in the First Division, playing 567 games, scoring a total of 699 goals (1’23 average).
- Levante have not achieved an away victory in 11 consecutive matches
- In LaLiga, Málaga CF and Levante UD have faced each other 6 times at La Rosaleda, with 5 Malaguista victories and 1 draw (7 Málaga goals and 1 conceded).
- The best win. Pellegrini’s Málaga achieved the biggest victory against the Valencia-based side in the historic 2012/13 season. The result was 3-1 (15/09/2012) in the 4th League match, with local goals from Saviola, Joaquín and Portillo, and Míchel for the visitors.
Players in common Málaga CF-Levante UD
Jesule (*), Sandro, Brahim, Ruano, Pato, Duda, Miguel Ángel, Juanma, Geijo, Armando Lozano, Salva Ballesta, Manolo Reina, Pina, Saúl, Molinero, Carpintero, Peragón, Munúa, Caicedo, Xavi Torres, Valdo, Manolo Gaspar, Rubén and Javi Guerra.
(*) Also played with CD Málaga
Players in common CD Málaga-Levante UD
Vales, Pauet, Mora, Moix, Rius, Calixto, Ocaña, Vidal, Wanderley, Catalá, Pons and Roa.
Coaches in common Málaga CF-Levante UD
Juande Ramos, Bernd Schuster.
Coaches in common CD Málaga-Levante UD
Rogelio Santiago "Lelé", Luis Costa.
Gracia equals Tapia
Javi Gracia, as Málaga CF coach in all competitions, accumulates 73 LaLiga games (74 against Levante) and 8 Copa del Rey matches. These 82 matches equal those of Antonio Tapia, who headed up Málaga CF in 79 First Division games and 3 in the Copa del Rey. Following the match against Levante UD, the ranking of matches led by Málaga CF coaches (in all competitions) will be the following: 1st Joaquín Peiró (224); 2nd Manuel Pellegrini (129); 3rd Juan Ramón Muñiz (123); 4th Antonio Tapia / Javi Gracia (82).
