The match between the Madrileños and Malaguistas, televised on GOL, pits the Blue and Whites – in 6th place in the standings with 55 points – against the local side sitting in 11th place with 47 points. In the first-round clash, at La Rosaleda, Málaga CF won by 1-0 (goal from Blanco Leschuk).
Saúl Ais Reig from Valencia will be officiating this match. This is his 4th season in the division, and the second time he will referee Málaga CF in an official game. The last time, matchday 23 of this campaign, Málaga CF, also away from home, drew (0-0) against CD Tenerife.
Players in common AD Alcorcón-Málaga CF
David Criado, Rojas, Usero, Gascón, Ernesto, Alcalá, Gerardo Carrera, Iván González, Toribio, Bobley Anderson, Dani Pacheco and Iván Alejo
(*) Iván Hernández and Borja Truchado, players with Málaga CF ‘B’, also played for AD Alcorcón
Coaches in common AD Alcorcón-Málaga CF
Juan Ramón López Muñiz
(*) There have been no players or coaches from CD Málaga who played for or managed AD Alcorcón
Víctor Sánchez del Amo
- Will make his debut heading up Málaga CF, the fourth manager in the Club’s Second Division history, after Peiró, Marcos Alonso and Muñiz.
- In the match against AD Alcorcón, he will become the 24th coach in the history of Málaga CF, since 1994, counting interim managers Albis, Juan Carlos Añón and Rafa Gil.
- The third MCF coach born in Madrid, after Joaquín Peiró and Míchel González.
- Curiously, during his time as a player, Málaga CF was the team Víctor scored the most goals against (6) as a professional footballer.
To take into account
- Lombán, Pacheco and Erik Morán, with 4 yellow cards, plus Adrián with 9, are the Malaguistas on the brink of sanction.
- Blanco Leschuk is MCF’s league ‘pichichi’ with 8 goals. Juan Muñoz, with 12 goals, is AD Alcorcón’s top scorer.
- Away from home, Málaga CF have obtained 6 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats (24 points), with 15 goals scored and 14 conceded.
- At home, in LaLiga 1|2|3, AD Alcorcón have achieved a total of 9 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats, with 18 goals scored and 8 conceded.
Stats and facts
- The first time AD Alcorcón and Málaga CF will face one another at Santo Domingo stadium.
- In their past three seasons in the Second Division, on matchday 35, MCF obtained 1 victory (2-1 against Hércules de Alicante), 1 draw (0-0 against UD Salamanca) and 1 defeat (0-2 ante la Real Sociedad).
