Friday’s game will open this Second Division matchday, with Málaga CF (1st, 22 points) in Alicante to face Elche CF (19th, 8 points) at the Martínez Valero. Elche-Málaga will be officiated by Juan Luis Pulido Santana from the Canary Islands, who has only refereed one official match for MCF (1-0 victory against Alcorcón on matchday 2 of the 18/19 season).
Players in common Elche CF-Málaga CF
Santi Verdú, Victoriano, Ocio, Axier, Zúñiga, Guede, Zárate, Cristian Díaz, Paco Esteban, Perico, Usero, Armando, Saúl, José Juan Luque, Peragón, Lolo, Pere Martí, Xavi Torres, Willy Caballero, Albentosa, Adrián, Cifuentes, Héctor Hernández and Lombán.
Players in common Elche CF-CD Málaga
Pierita, Baceta, Camoto, Maciá, Vicente Olivares, Quiles, Pahuet, Lasheras, Gento, Rovira, Burgueña, Fernando Rodríguez, Emilio, Chirri, Antonio Monreal and Adolfo
(*) Pepelu, Atlético Malagueño player, was also with Elche CF
Coaches in common Elche CF-Málaga CF
‘Tolo’ Plaza
Coaches in common Elche CF-CD Málaga
Barrios, Otto Bumbel, Juan Ramón, Marcel Domingo, Kubala and Luis Costa
To take into account
- Luis Hernández, Pau Torres and Fede Ricca have played all minutes (810) in the league.
- Adrián and Ontiveros with 4 yellow cards, are the Malaguistas on the brink of sanction.
- Javi Ontiveros, should he play, will reach his 50th official match with Málaga CF.
- Elche have played 4 league games at home so far this season. They have accumulated 1 victory, 2 draws and 1 defeat, scored 3 goals and conceded 4.
Stats and facts
- Elche CF and Málaga CF have locked horns twice at the Martínez Valero in the Second Division, both ending in defeat for the Malaguistas. In the First Division - two games in Elche, both wins for the Blue and Whites.
- In the past three seasons Málaga CF played in the Second Division, on matchday 10, the team lost against CD Badajoz (2-0), Valladolid (0-1) and Albacete Balompié (2-1).
- Muñiz and Pacheta, coaches of Málaga and Elche, coincided as players at CD Numancia (1999/00). Under the orders of Andoni Goicoechea, both were bastions of the side from Soria, securing permanency in the elite. Pacheta played 32 league games, all in the starting line-up, scoring 7 goals, ‘Muño’ took part in 35 games in the starting-11, and 33 complete matches in defence.
