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Match preview: Málaga CF – CF Rayo

Málaga CF will lock horns with CF Rayo Majadahonda on LaLiga 1|2|3 matchday 7. The match between the Blue and Whites and Madrid-based rival will take place tomorrow, Sunday at 16:00 at La Rosaleda stadium.

The game will be officiated by Galician-born Javier Iglesias Villanueva, making his debut this year in the category, and the first time refereeing Málaga CF in an official match.

Players in common Málaga CF-CF Rayo Majadahonda

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(*) There is a case in senior category of a player who was part of both teams. Portuguese Hugo Miguel Pereira Cardoso, ‘Fininho’, played for CF Rayo Majadahonda in the 2003/04 season and the following year was part of Málaga B.

(**) Jesús Rodríguez Ortuño ‘Echu’, current CF Rayo Majadahonda player, was part of Málaga CF’s youth ranks from the cadete to juvenil categories. With the Malaguistas he won the Copa de Campeones Juvenil in the División de Honor in the 2015/16 season.

Coaches in common Málaga CF-CF Rayo Majadahonda

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To take into account

  • These two rivals are the only two who haven’t yet drawn in LaLiga 1|2|3.
  • La Rosaleda Fortress. In the League, Muñiz’s men have scored a full house, nine out of a possible nine points. In addition, MCF didn’t concede a goal in these three games.
  • CF Rayo have accumulated one win and two defeats away from home this season, with two goals scored and five conceded. Their last away fixture ended in defeat against Granada (3-0).

Stats and facts

  • The first time the Malaguistas and Majariegos face each other in an official match.
  • In the past three seasons Málaga CF competed in the Second Division, on matchday 7, they won two games (2-1 against RCD Mallorca ‘B’ and 2-0 against UD Las Palmas) and lost one (2-0 against Ciudad de Murcia).
  • Current sports director of CF Rayo, Antonio Vilches, was an MCF analyst with Míchel and José González in the dugout. In addition, he replaced former Blue and Whites’ player José María Movilla in his current position.
  • Adrián González, before joining the Real Madrid CF youth ranks, was part of Majadahonda’s lower categories at just 8 years of age.