The match between the Malaguistas and the Canary Islands rival, which will bring an end to matchday 3, is being officiated by Xavier Estrada Fernández. He has refereed 19 Málaga CF First Division games, resulting in 2 victories, 8 draws and 9 defeats (1 victory, 4 draws and 4 defeats in home games). Coincidentally, he has arbitrated 5 Málaga CF games in the Second Division, all of which ended in victory for the Malaguistas.
Players in common Málaga CF-SD Eibar
Oti, Axier, Sandro, Agostinho, Schürrer, Roberto Santamaría, Gerardo Carrera, Rondón and Apoño
Players in common CD Málaga-UD Las Palmas
Cabrera, Elzo, Manolo Torres, Beneyto, Gutiérrez, Romero, Calixto, Ríos, Catalá, Juani, Onofre and Jaime Molina
Coaches in common CD Málaga-UD Las Palmas
Juan Otxoa and Marcel Domingo
(*) Antonio Ruiz, a CD Málaga player in the 1963/64 season, was later a coach with UD Las Palmas
To take into account:
- This will be the fifth visit for UD Las Palmas to La Rosaleda against Málaga CF in the First Division, with a balance of 3 victories and 1 draw for the Blue and Whites.
- Positive precedents. Last season. Málaga defeated Las Palmas at home in LaLiga by 2-1. With ‘Gato’ Romero at the helm. In 2015/16, MCF ended the season with a great 4-1 win over this rival at La Rosaleda.
- Málaga CF and Las Palmas have faced each other in the Second Division (on 3 occasions), and Second Division B (once, when the Club was named Atlético Malagueño).
