The Malaguista squad, with 26 points and in 16th place in the standings, is up against Fuenlabrada in 5th position with 36 points. The match will be televised on GOL.
José Antonio López Toca from Cantabria will be officiating, his third time refereeing Málaga CF in an official match, with the first two ending in defeat for the Blue and Whites. Óliver de la Fuente Ramos from Castilla y León is in charge of the VAR.
Players in common CF Fuenlabrada-Málaga CF
Cañizares, Antonio López, Armando, Cala and Héctor Hernández
(*) Former Atlético Malagueño players, Pol Freixanet and Clavería, form part of the current CF Fuenlabrada squad
(**) Juanma Morán and Sergio Chica, who belonged to the Malaguista reserve team in their day, also played for CF Fuenlabrada
Coaches in common CF Fuenlabrada-Málaga CF
None
To take into account
- Sadiku and Benkhemassa, with 4 yellow cards accumulated, are the Malaguistas on the verge of suspension.
- Sadiku is MCF’s league ‘pichichi’ with 8 goals. Hugo Fraile, with 9 goals, is CF Fuenlabrada’s top scorer.
- Away from home, Málaga CF have accumulated 2 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats (11 points), scoring 7 goals and conceding 10.
- At home, CF Fuenlabrada have gained 5 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat in LaLiga SmartBank (21 points), scoring 16 goals and conceding 11.
- With the debuts of Juande and Buenacasa, there are now 366 players who have worn the Blue and White jersey in an official Málaga CF match.
- Pellicer and Mere, during their time as players, coincided in Cádiz CF (97/98 season).
Stats and facts
- The first time Málaga CF will face CF Fuenlabrada at the Fernando Torres stadium.
- In the past four seasons in the silver division, on matchday 24, MCF obtained 2 draws (1-1 against Real Sporting de Gijón and UD Almería) and two defeats (0-3 against Albacete Balompié and 2-1 against Córdoba CF).
