Refereeing this fixture is Alberto Undiano Mallenco from Navarra, who has officiated the most Málaga CF games; a total of 37, broken down as follows:
- 34 First Division matches (9 victories, 9 draws, 16 defeats)
- 2 Second Division matches (1 victory, 1 draw)
- 1 Copa del Rey clash (1 victory)
Players in common Celta de Vigo-Málaga CF
Catanha, Couñago, Baiano, Quincy, Charles and Adrián
Coaches in common Celta de Vigo-Málaga CF
José Manuel Díaz Novoa
Players in common Celta de Vigo-CD Málaga
Liz*, Pedrín*, Yayo*, Salas*, Montoro, Muruaga, Seoane, Sobrado, Alonso, Ares, Carlos Torres, Mori, Búa and Zambrano
(*) Under the CD Malacitano name
Coaches in common Celta de Vigo-CD Málaga
Luis Urquiri, Ricardo Zamora, Pasarín, Lluís Miró and Milorad Pavic
(*) The legendary Juan Arza, a CD Málaga player in the 1942/43 season, was coach of Celta de Vigo
To take into account
- Celta de Vigo and Málaga CF have faced each other 13 times in official games at Balaídos. The balance of Malaguista results: 5 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
- Some of these matches have gone down in Málaga history, such as the 2-4 victory in the 1999/00 season, with a Catanha hat-trick; or the 0-1 triumph in the 2012/13 campaign, with a goal from Fabrice Olinga, who holds the record for being the youngest goal-scorer in the history of the First Division.
- Celta de Vigo and Málaga CF have already met once on matchday 29. It goes back to the 2013/14 season, ending in a Malaguista victory by 0-2 with a scoring double from Camacho. In turn, on matchday 29 of its previous 16 seasons in the First Division, MCF has obtained 9 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
- Luis Hernández, Chory Castro and Recio, on a cycle of four yellow cards, are the Malaguistas on the brink of sanction.
- Celta have scored 22 points out of 13 home games in LaLiga 17/18, accumulating 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats, with 22 goals scored and 17 conceded.
