The Blue and Whites, in 21st place in the standings with 14 points, face this rival from Valencia in 4th place with 28 points.
The match will be officiated by 32-year-old Álvaro Moreno Aragón. This is his sixth season in the silver division, having refereed 111 games (54 local wins, 28 draws and 29 visitor victories). At the helm of the VAR is Francisco Hernández Maeso.
Players in common Levante UD-Málaga CF
Jesule (*), Sandro, Brahim, Ruano, Pato, Duda, Miguel Ángel, Juanma, Geijo, Armando Lozano, Salva Ballesta, Manolo Reina, Pina, Saúl, Molinero, Carpintero, Peragón, Munúa, Caicedo, Xavi Torres, Valdo, Manolo Gaspar, Rubén, Javi Guerra, Samuel García and Sadiku
(*) Also played for CD Málaga
Coaches in common Levante UD-Málaga CF
Juande Ramos, Bernd Schuster and Juan Ramón Muñiz
(*) Javi Calleja, Levante coach, was a Málaga CF player (2006-09)
Players in common Levante UD-CD Málaga
Vales, Pauet, Mora, Moix, Rius, Calixto, Ocaña, Vidal, Wanderley, Catalá, Pons and Roa
Coaches in common Levante UD-CD Málaga
Rogelio Santiago “Lelé” and Luis Costa
(*) Vicente Piquer, a CD Málaga player between 1965 and 1967, was coach of Levante UD in the 1981/82 season
Match info
- Manolo Reina, Burgos and Febas (only Blue and White player to have participated in all 17 league games) are on four yellow cards on the verge of suspension.
- Should Escassi play, he will equal Lombán as the MCF player with the most appearances in the Second Division. The Asturian leads the ranking with 86 matches.
- Rubén Castro, with three goals, is the Malaguista league ‘pichichi’. Bouldini, also with three goals, is the rival’s top scorer.
- Away from home in the League, Málaga CF have obtained one victory, two draws and six defeats (five points) in nine games, scoring six goals and conceding 11.
- At home this 22/23 season, Levante UD have won 14 points in eight matches, thanks to four wins, two draws and two defeats, scoring 10 goals and conceding five.
Stats and facts
- Unprecedented match in the Second Division against Levante UD under the Club’s current MCF name.
- Levante UD and Málaga CF have played at the Ciutat de València nine times. On eight occasions it was in the First Division and once in the Copa del Rey. The matches ended in three victories and six defeats for the Malaguistas, with MCF scoring eight goals and conceding 16.
- In the past seven seasons Málaga CF have played in the silver division, on matchday 18, the Blue and Whites obtained two victories, two draws and three defeats.