The Blue and Whites, with 52 points and in 15th place in the table, are up against Almería with 63 points and in 3rd place taking part in the promotion play-offs. This match, which will bring an end to the 19/20 season, is taking place this Monday at 21:00 (Movistar LaLiga).
The match will be officiated by Saúl Ais Reig from Valencia, who has refereed Málaga CF in three official games, all in the Second Division. The Malaguista results are two victories and one draw. Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega from the Basque Country will head up the VAR.
Players in common UD Almería-Málaga CF
Dani, Bravo, Sousa, Cidoncha, Jon Bakero, Dorado, Juanito, Míchel, Calleja, Manolo Gaspar, Rubén, Casado and Charles
(*) Former Malaguista Alcalá and Munir played for UD Almería ‘B’
Coaches in common UD Almería-Málaga CF
Pepe Cayuela and Javi Gracia
Players in common UD Almería-CD Málaga
Emilio, Onofre, Castillo and Diego López
Coaches in common UD Almería-CD Málaga
None
(*) Including players and coaches who were part of Almería CF
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against UD Almería at Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo
- Pacheco (UD Almería 0-1 Málaga CF, 03/09/2018)
- Boulahroud (UD Almería 0-1 Málaga CF, 03/09/2018)
To take into account
- Tete Morente, Mikel, Keidi Bare and injured Pacheco, with four yellow cards, are the Malaguistas on the verge of suspension. Should this be the case, they will miss out on the first match of the 20/21 season.
- Sadiku is the Blue and Whites’ top scorer with 13 goals, one away from matching the best league record for a Malaguista in the last decade (Rondón and Sandro scored 14 goals in the First Division). Darwin Núñez, with 16 goals, is Almería’s top scorer.
- Munir is very close to the 'Trofeo Zamora' as the keeper to have conceded the fewest goals in LaLiga SmartBank 2019/20. He has conceded 29 goals in 38 games and leads the way with a 0’76 coefficient ahead of Cifuentes from Cádiz (0'86) and Sporting’s Mariño (0'90). If he doesn't play, he’ll win the trophy.
- Málaga CF, away from home, have accumulated three victories, 10 draws and seven defeats (19 points), scoring 10 goals and conceding 15.
- At home, UD Almería have secured 10 victories, three draws and seven defeats (33 points), scored 30 goals and conceded 19.
- In the last match, Juanpi scored his first goal of the season. In addition, he has provided three goal assists this season.
Stats and facts
- The third time Málaga CF will play UD Almería away from home in the Second Division. The two previous clashes ended in a victory for Málaga CF (0-1, 2018/19 season) and a draw (2-2, 06/07 season).
- In regard to the total number of matches between these rivals, Málaga have played 12 matches in Almería (three as Atlético Malagueño) in all national divisions of Spanish football, with a balance of two victories, four draws and six defeats. Five of these matches were in the First Division, two in the Second, two in Second B, one in Third Division and two in the Copa del Rey. The Blue and Whites scored eight goals and conceded 14.
- In the team’s past four seasons in the Second Division, on matchday 42, MCF obtained three wins (0-1 against CD Castellón, 2-1 against CD Tenerife and 3-0 against Elche CF) and one defeat (0-1 against Sevilla FC).
