The last match of LaLiga Santander matchday 18 will be officiated by Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz from Valencia. To date, he has refereed 33 official Málaga CF games, with a balance of 10 victories, 8 draws and 15 defeats. Just in the First Division, Mateu has arbitrated 21 Málaga matches, resulting in 8 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats. 

Players in common Málaga CF-RCD Espanyol

Urbano, Rufete, Darío Silva, José Juan Luque, Caicedo, Valdo, Kameni, Sergio Sánchez, Demichelis, Sergi Darder and Roberto

(*) Andrés Prieto, ex Espanyol B player, was called-up for several matches with RCD Espanyol but didn’t make his debut

Coaches in common Málaga CF-RCD Espanyol

José Manuel Díaz Novoa and Juande Ramos

Players in common CD Málaga-RCD Espanyol

Navés, Domenech, Meri, Camer, Vera, Soto, Benavídez, Zamora, Carlos Torres, Cabral, Vilches, Fortes, Bio, Fonseca, Lauridsen and Jaime Molina

Coaches in common CD Málaga-RCD Espanyol

Ricardo Zamora, Antonio Barrios, Ernesto Pons, Jeno Kalmar, Marcel Domingo, Milorad Pavic and Ladislao Kubala

(*) José Luis Saso, RCD Espanyol coach, was a player with CD Málaga

To take into account

• Javier Ontiveros and Luis Hernández are on the brink of sanction with 4 yellow cards in the competition
• Málaga CF and RCD Espanyol have faced each other 16 times in the First Division at Martiricos. The results favour MCF with 8 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats; 27 goals scored and 20 conceded.
• RCD Espanyol is the second team Málaga CF has defeated the most in the First Division at La Rosaleda (8), only surpassed by Athletic Club (9 times).

Historic stats…

• On 22^nd August 1999, Málaga CF debuted in the First Division at La Rosaleda, with RCD Espanyol as the rival. A goal from Catanha led the Blue and Whites to a 1-0 victory.
• MCF’s biggest win against Espanyol at La Rosaleda took place on 18^th January 2009. The result, 4-0 with goals from Adrián López, Apoño (penalty), Baha (penalty) and Alberto Luque.
• The two youngest players to debut with RCD Espanyol in the First Division, Branko Kubala and Paul Quaye, played for Atlético Malagueño.