The Blue and Whites, with 31 points and in 17^th place in the table, are up against the league leaders with 52 points. The match will be broadcast by #Vamos (Movistar).

Juan Luis Pulido Santana from the Canary Islands will be officiating. Up to now, he has refereed Málaga CF in 6 official games, with a balance of 3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats for the Blue and Whites. Catalan-born Rubén Ávalos Barrera will be in charge of the VAR.

Players in common Cádiz CF-Málaga CF

Pellicer, José González, Yosu, Zafra, Monsalvete, Quino*, Luis Merino*, Zárate, ‘Koke’ Contreras, Duda, Perico, Álvaro Silva, Peragón, Erice, Edu Ramos, Sergio Sánchez, Javi Guerra, Albentosa, Iván Alejo, Mikel Villanueva and Diego González

(*) Also played for CD Málaga

(**) Ortiz, an Atlético Malagueño player (1990-1994), was also part of Cádiz CF

Coaches in common Cádiz CF-Málaga CF

Ismael Díaz, Javi Gracia and José González

Players in common Cádiz CF-CD Málaga

Adorna*, Liz*, Segura, Díaz, Virgós, Casanova, Cuesta, Bazán, Roldán, Óscar, Carrillo, Soto, Emilio Álvarez, Gabriel, Beato, Zacarizo, Gijón, Lasheras, Otiñano, Migueli, Mori, Vilches, Canillas, Mané, Husillos, Szendrei, Jaro, Chano, Villa and Zapatera

(*) Demetrio Berenguer, Cádiz player, belonged to CD Málaga but didn’t play an official match with the Blue and Whites

Coaches in common Cádiz CF-CD Málaga

Quirante*, Andonegui, Valera, Barinaga, Riera and Balmanya

(*) Under the CD Malacitano name

Players who debuted with Málaga CF against Cádiz CF at the Ramón de Carranza

• Roberto (Cádiz CF 1-2 Málaga CF, 03/09/1995)
• Domínguez (Cádiz CF 1-2 Málaga CF, 03/09/1995)
• Miguelo (Cádiz CF 1-2 Málaga CF, 03/09/1995)
• Altimira (Cádiz CF 1-2 Málaga CF, 03/09/1995)
• Sousa (Cádiz CF 1-2 Málaga CF, 03/09/1995)
• Lasheras (Cádiz CF 1-2 Málaga CF, 03/09/1995)
• Ocio (Cádiz CF 1-2 Málaga CF, 03/09/1995)
• Oña (Cádiz CF 1-2 Málaga CF, 03/09/1995)
• Almagro (Cádiz CF 1-2 Málaga CF, 03/09/1995)
• Caracol (Cádiz CF 1-0 Málaga CF, 12/10/1997)
• Calandria (Cádiz CF 1-2 Málaga CF, 10/10/2001)

To take into account

• Sadiku and Adrián, with 4 yellow cards, are the Malaguista players on the verge of suspension.
• Sadiku is Málaga’s league ‘pichichi’ with 10 goals. Álex Fernández, also with 10 goals, is Cádiz CF’s top-scorer.
• Sadiku has matched Adrián’s goal tally from last season, during which the captain was the highest scorer with 10 goals.
• With the debut of Tete Morente, there are now 367 players who have worn the Blue and White shirt in an official match with Málaga CF.
• Away from home, Málaga CF have obtained 2 league victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats (12 points) with 7 goals scored and 12 conceded.
• At home Cádiz CF have played 13 matches in LaLiga SmartBank, with a balance of 8 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat, scoring 22 goals and conceding 12.
• Cádiz CF and Málaga CF, together with Real Zaragoza, are the teams to have conceded the fewest goals in LaLiga SmartBank (25).
• Sergio Pellicer, Málaga CF coach, will be in the dugout of a stadium he knows well, as he was a Cádiz CF player in the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons.

Stats and facts

• The fourth time Cádiz CF and Málaga CF will play one another at the Ramón de Carranza in the Second Division. In the past 3 matches, the Blue and Whites achieved 1 victory, 1 draw and 1 defeat; scored 2 goals and conceded 2.
• In addition, these rivals have faced each other another 10 times in Cádiz: 1 in the First Division, 3 in Second Division B, 4 in the Third Division and 2 in the Copa del Rey. The 4 Third Division clashes took place in the 50s under the Atlético Malagueño name. The total number of goals scored in the 13 matches is 14, with 33 conceded.
• In the previous four seasons in the Second Division, on matchday 28, MCF obtained 2 victories (0-1 against RCD Mallorca ‘B’ and 1-2 against UD Las Palmas) and 2 draws (0-0 against CF Ciudad de Murcia and 1-1 against Córdoba CF).