The Malaguista squad, with 20 points and in 18th place in the standings, are up against Extremadura in 21st position with 17 points. The match will be broadcast by Movistar LaLiga.
Santiago Varón Aceitón from the Balearics will be officiating. Up to now he has refereed Málaga CF in one official match (Málaga CF 3-0 Córdoba CF, 18/19 season). Víctor Areces Franco from Asturias is in charge of VAR.
Players in common Extremadura UD - Málaga CF
Sabino and Gascón
(*) Méndez and Camacho, Málaga CF players, played for the extinct CF Extremadura
Players in common Extremadura UD - CD Málaga
Moix, Juanele, Gabi, Ángelo, Ignacio and Padilla
To take into account
- Juankar, Luis Hernández and Luis Muñoz, with 4 yellow cards, are the Malaguistas on the verge of suspension.
- Sadiku is Málaga CF’s league 'pichichi' with 6 goals. Nono, with 4 goals, is Extremadura’s highest scorer.
- Away from home, Málaga CF have obtained 2 victories and 3 draws out of 10 games (9 points), with 6 goals scored and 9 conceded.
- At home, Extremadura UD have obtained a total of 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats this season (8 points), with 7 goals scored and 11 conceded.
- Following the victory against CD Tenerife, Málaga CF reached 300 points in their Second Division history (81 victories and 57 draws in 187 matches).
Stats and facts
- The second time Málaga CF and Extremadura UD will play one another at the Francisco de la Hera in an official match. Last season, it was defeat for the Malaguistas on LaLiga 1|2|3 matchday 15 (1-0, Kike Márquez).
- In the past three seasons in the Second Division, on matchday 20, MCF obtained 1 victory (3-0 against CD Toledo), 1 draw (1-1 against Granada 74 CF) and 2 defeats (1-0 against Cádiz CF and 0-3 against CF Reus Deportiu).
