The Blue and Whites, second in the table with 29 points, are visiting Almendralejo (Badajoz) on Sunday to face Extremadura UD, 20th in the standings with 12 points, at the Francisco de la Hera stadium.
The match will be officiated by Galician-born Javier Iglesias Villanueva, his second time in charge of an official match this season with the Martiricos squad. The first was Málaga CF-Rayo Majadahonda (1-0, Harper) corresponding to matchday 7 of the competition.
Players in common Extremadura UD-Málaga CF
Sabino
(*) Méndez and Camacho, Málaga CF players who also played for the now extinct CF Extremadura
Players in common CF Extremadura-CD Málaga
Moix, Juanele, Gabi, Ángelo, Ignacio and Padilla
To take into account
- Pau Torres is the only Málaga CF player who has played all entire league matches up to now this season (1,260 minutes).
- Extremadura UD have accumulated 1 victory, 1 draw and 5 defeats out of their 7 home games, with a balance of 9 goals scored and 14 conceded.
- With the debut of Sead Hakšabanović against Gimnàstic de Tarragona, there are now 350 players who have taken part in at least 1 official match with Málaga CF. Hakšabanović is the third player from Montenegro in the history of MCF, as well as Leković and Popović.
- Enric Gallego, striker with Extremadura UD, is the current pichichi of the competition having scored 13 goals, 4 of which were last weekend. Blanco Leschuk, the highest Malaguista goal-scorer with 6 goals, is seeking his first away goal of the league season.
Stats and facts
- Unprecedented duel between Extremadura UD and Málaga CF, although MCF has already played at the Francisco de la Hera stadium. It was the 1/32 final of the Copa del Rey 2002/03 against CF Extremadura. The match, which took place on 11th September 2002, ended in a draw (1-1), with the Blue and Whites winning on penalties by 1-4.
- In the three previous seasons in the Second Division on matchday 15, Málaga CF obtained 3 draws, all at home against UE Lleida (0-0), Real Madrid Castilla (3-3) and RC Celta de Vigo (1-1).