The Malaguista squad, in 4th place in the standings with 49 points, will play Córdoba, sitting in 20th place with 21 points. In the first-round clash, at La Rosaleda, Málaga won by 3-0 thanks to goals from Adrián, Hicham and Ricca.
The match will be officiated by Iñaki Bikandi Garrido from the Basque Country, who will referee Málaga CF for the second time this season. The first time, on matchday 4, ended in victory for Málaga against CD Tenerife (1-0, Blanco Leschuk) at La Rosaleda. In addition, he has refereed Málaga CF 7 times in the First Division, with a balance of 3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats for the Blue and Whites.
Players in common Córdoba CF-Málaga CF
Toño, Santi Verdú, Victoriano, Ricard, Manolo Herrero, Manolo, Pato, Ruano, Gerardo, Alberto Aguilar, Usero, Armando Lozano, Kiko Olivas, Carpintero, Edu Ramos, Charles, Luis Muñoz and Kieszek
(*) Paco Pérez, an Atlético Malagueño player when it was the first team in the city, also played for Córdoba CF
Players in common Córdoba CF-CD Málaga
Espina, Monerris, Coco, Dalmau, Luna, César Cabrera, José Álvarez, Cervera, Alcaide, Burgueña, Tello, Totó, Villa and Quero
Coaches in common Córdoba CF-Málaga CF
‘Tolo’ Plaza and José González
Coaches in common Córdoba CF-CD Málaga
Marcel Domingo, Ben Barek, Kubala and Luis Costa
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against Córdoba CF at the Nuevo Arcángel
- Jon Erice (Córdoba CF 2-1 Málaga CF, 09/02/2008)
- Denys Boyko (Córdoba CF 2-0 Málaga CF, 30/11/2016)
To take into account
- N’Diaye, Pau Torres, Lombán and Iván Rodríguez, with 4 yellow cards, are the Malaguistas on the brink of sanction. Diego González will be absent from this game due to suspension.
- Pau remains the only Málaga CF player who has played all games in their entirety (2.430 minutes).
- Adrián and Blanco Leschuk, league 'pichichis' of MCF with 6 goals each. De las Cuevas and Piovaccari, with 7 goals, are Córdoba’s highest-scorers.
- Córdoba CF have obtained 3 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats at home in LaLiga 1|2|3, with 21 goals scored and 22 conceded.
- Quintanilla, son of Txirri, belonged to the Córdoba CF ranks, and was also a CD Málaga player (1990-1992).
- Debut of Rafa Navarro, as new coach, in the Córdoba CF dugout.
Stats and facts
- The second time Málaga CF will face Córdoba CF, away, in the Second Division. The first time was in the 2007/08 season, which ended in a 2-1 win for Córdoba. Cheli scored the Malaguista goal.
- The total number of games between Córdoba CF and Málaga CF, in Córdoba amounts to 8, with 2 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats for the Malaguistas. 7 goals scored and 13 conceded for the Blue and Whites. Two of these matches took place when Málaga CF was called Atlético Malagueño.
- In the previous three 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 1 draw (0-0 against CF Ciudad de Murcia).
- The first coach in the history of Córdoba CF was Arcadio Martínez Medina, who previously headed up Atlético Malagueño.
