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Match preview: #EibarMálaga

Málaga CF will face SD Eibar, at Ipurua, on matchday 23 of LaLiga SmartBank. Kick-off is on Sunday at 14:00.

The Blue and Whites, in 21st place in the standings with 20 points, face the league leaders with 40 points.

The match will be officiated by Adrián Cordero Vega. The 38-year-old ref from Cantabria is in his fourth season in the Second Division, accumulating 77 matches (38 locals wins, 15 draws and 24 away victories). This 22/23 season, he officiated Málaga CF on matchday 13 against SD Eibar (0-1 at La Rosaleda). In charge of the VAR is Eduardo Prieto Iglesias from Navarra.

 

Players in common SD Eibar-Málaga CF

Axier, Raúl Albentosa, Charles, Keko, Adrián González, Borja Bastón, Recio, Blanco Leschuk, Iván Alejo, Yanis Rahmani, Lombán, Vadillo, Fran Sol, Esteban Burgos and Lago Junior

(*) Former Atlético Malagueño player, Óscar Sielva, played for SD Eibar

Coaches in common SD Eibar-Málaga CF

None

 

Match info

  • Escassi and Genaro are suspended from this match due to an accumulation of yellow cards. Febas – the only Malaguista to have played all 22 league games – and Loren are on a cycle of four yellow cards.
  • After debuting against CD Tenerife at La Rosaleda, Delmás became player number 422 to wear the Blue and White jersey in an official match. Should they be called-up, winter signings Appiah and Lago Junior could make their debut.
  • Rubén Castro, with five goals, is the highest Malaguista scorer in the league. The player has accumulated 190 goals in the silver division, four away from the best scorer in history (Nino, 194). Stoichkov, with seven goals, is the SD Eibar ‘pichichi’.
  • Away from home in the league, Málaga CF have obtained one win, three draws and seven defeats (six points) out of 11 matches, scoring seven goals and conceding 13.
  • At home in LaLiga SmartBank, SD Eibar have a balance of eight victories and three draws (27 points) in 11 games, scoring 15 goals and conceding four.

 

Stats and facts

  • This will be the ninth time SD Eibar and Málaga CF will play each other at Ipurua in an official match (four in the First Division, three in the Second and one Copa del Rey game).
  • In the previous matches against this rival, Málaga CF accumulated one win, five draws and two defeats away from home. In the 21/22 season, the match ended in a 2-2 draw on matchday 20 with Malaguista goals from Sekou Gassama and Brandon Thomas.
  • In the past seven seasons MCF have played in the silver division, on matchday 23, they obtained four victories and three draws.