Interesting stats
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MCF
- Since the refounding of the Club in 1994, Málaga CF have beaten Racing in 10 out of the 19 clashes in the elite league of Spanish football (four draws and 5 defeats).
- The Blue and Whites have beaten the Santander side in the last four league clashes, three of them away in which they managed three goals in each game.
- Málaga have only lost three of their last 15 league matches at La Rosaleda (10 wins and 2 draws), meaning they’re the third most successful team as a home side (32 points out of a possible 45).
- Rondón is Málaga’s best league striker since their last promotion with 23 goals, six more than the second most successful striker (Duda, with 17).

RACING
- Racing have only won six of their last 42 away games in the BBVA League (14 darws and 22 defeats), meaning they’re the team with the least number of wins (one) in the championship.
- The Racinguistas have drawn in six out of their last seven BBVA League matches played in Andalucía (no wins and one defeat).

Note
Betis put an end to Málaga’s best run in the First Division (six matches without a defeat).