Friday’s match is Málaga’s 16th in the First Division at RCD Espanyol’s ground.  The Malaguistas have achieved 5 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats (15 goals in favour, 20 conceded).

The match will be officiated by Jesús Gil Manzano, who has refereed Málaga CF in 12 official matches (10 in the First Division and 2 in the Copa del Rey), with even results: 4 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Players in common RCD Espanyol-Málaga CF

Urbano, Rufete, Darío Silva, José Juan Luque, Valdo, Caicedo, Kameni, Sergio Sánchez and Demichelis

Coaches in common RCD Espanyol-Málaga CF

José Manuel Díaz Novoa and Juande Ramos

Players in common RCD Espanyol-CD Málaga

Navés, Domenech, Meri, Camer, Vera, Soto, Benavídez, Zamora, Carlos Torres, Cabral, Vilches, Fortes, Bio, Fonseca, Lauridsen and Jaime Molina

Coaches in common RCD Espanyol-CD Málaga

Ricardo Zamora, Antonio Barrios, Ernesto Pons, Jeno Kalmar, Marcel Domingo, Milorad Pavic and Ladislao Kubala

(*) José Luis Saso, RCD Espanyol coach, was a CD Málaga player.

To take into account

• Should he take part in the match, Recio will reach 100 matches played in LaLiga Santander. The Málaga-born midfielder will become the 19th Málaga CF player to reach this centenary in the First Division.
• Last season’s match, for the moment, saw the last debut of a Malaguista homegrown player in the First Division: Javi Ontiveros.
• RCD Espanyol is the team against whom Málaga CF has scored the most points in the First Division (44), and scored the most goals (42).