Curious stas facts and figures
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Málaga CF
-Málaga haven’t lost against Betis in the last five league clashes (2 wins and 3 draws)
- The Malaguistas have scored in all seven games played at La Rosaleda in the First Division, except in a game in March 2003 (0-0).
- If the Blue and Whites don’t lose they’ll notch up their second best run of no defeats in the First Division, seven games, tthe most was in 2009/2010 with nine and seven draws.
- Pellegrini’s men have had five consecutive home wins, a Club record in the First Division.
- The Blue and Whites have scored 14 out of their last 15 goals in the second half of their matches (all except Rondón’s against Rayo).
- MCF is the squad in the league which shares out its goals the most amongst its nationalities.  10 different nationalities have scored so far.
- Santi Cazorla is the player who has scored the most from free kicks out of the top five league teams in Europe (four goals).

Real Betis Balompié
- Betis are, next to Granada, the only team in the BBVA League who have never drawn away.
- The last six Green and Whites goals against the Malaguistas, in the First Division, were in the first half.
- Mario is, alongside Zaragoza player Lanzaro, the Spanish player with the most red cards (3) this season.

Note
In the last two Málaga league games this year refereed by F. Teixeira Vitienes, the Malaguistas have not conceded any goals; one of those matches was against Betis in the first leg of the championship.