The Blue and Whites, with 15 points and in 17th place in the standings, face the rival from Madrid sitting in 11th place with 21 points. The match will be broadcast via Movistar LaLiga.
Galician Javier Iglesias Villanueva will be officiating this match. In his second season in the category, this will be the fourth time he will referee Málaga CF in an official game. On the three previous occasions, Málaga CF obtained two victories (both against CF Rayo Majadahonda) and one defeat against Extremadura UD. In charge of the VAR is Iosu Galech Apezteguía from Navarra.
Players in common AD Alcorcón-Málaga CF
David Criado, Rojas, Usero, Gascón, Ernesto, Alcalá, Gerardo Carrera, Iván González, Toribio, Bobley Anderson, Dani Pacheco, Iván Alejo and Jack Harper
(*) Samu Casado, current AD Alcorcón goalkeeper, played for Atlético Malagueño up until last season
(**) Iván Hernández and Borja Truchado, Málaga CF ‘B’ players, were also part of AD Alcorcón
Coaches in common AD Alcorcón-Málaga CF
Juan Ramón López Muñiz
(*) There have been no players or coaches from CD Málaga who either played or managed AD Alcorcón
To take into account
- At home, AD Alcorcón have obtained a total of two victories, one draw and four defeats in LaLiga SmartBank, with seven goals scored and 10 conceded.
- Sadiku and Adrián are Málaga CF’s league 'pichichis' with three goals. Stoichkov, with eight goals, is AD Alcorcón’s highest scorer.
- Juankar is the only Malaguista on the verge of suspension with four yellow cards. Due to international commitments, Málaga CF has the following players absent: Munir, Mikel Villanueva, Juanpi, Keidi Bare and Lorenzo.
Stats and facts
- The second time AD Alcorcón and Málaga CF will play one another at Santo Domingo stadium. The first time, held last season, ended in a 1-4 Malaguista victory, a match in which Víctor Sánchez del Amo debuted as Malaguista coach.
- In the past four seasons played in the silver division, on matchday 16, MCF obtained three draws (all 1-1 against FC Barcelona B, UD Vecindario and Gimnàstic de Tarragona) and one defeat (0-1 against Granada CF).
