The Blue and Whites, second in the standings with 43 points, are hosting an Andalusian derby at La Rosaleda against UD Almería. The rival is in 10th position in the table with 30 points. The match is taking place on Friday at 21:00.
This game, corresponding to matchday 24, will be officiated by Víctor Areces Franco from Asturias, who has only refereed one official Málaga CF match, this season’s opener (CD Lugo 1-2 Málaga CF).
Players in common Málaga CF-UD Almería
Dani, Bravo, Sousa, Cidoncha, Jon Bakero, Dorado, Juanito, Míchel, Calleja, Manolo Gaspar, Rubén, Casado, Charles
Emilio, Onofre, Castillo and Diego López, CD Málaga players, also played for UD Almería under the Almería CF name
Coaches in common Málaga CF-UD Almería
Pepe Cayuela and Javi Gracia
Players who made their debut with Málaga CF against UD Almería at La Rosaleda
- Popo (Málaga CF 2-1 UD Almería, 06/01/2007)
- Abqar (Málaga CF 1-2 UD Almería, 11/09/2018)
- Héctor (Málaga CF 1-2 UD Almería, 11/09/2018)
- Koné (Málaga CF 1-2 UD Almería, 11/09/2018)
- Iván Jaime (Málaga CF 1-2 UD Almería, 11/09/2018)
To take into account
- Pau Torres, Lombán, Diego González and Blanco Leschuk, with 4 yellow cards, are the Malaguistas on the brink of sanction.
- Jack Harper is missing out on this match due to sanction for accumulating 5 yellow cards in the league.
- Pau is still the only Málaga CF player who has played all league games in their entirety up to now (2,070 minutes).
- Away from home in LaLiga 1|2|3, UD Almería have obtained 2 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats, with 10 goals scored and 14 conceded.
Stats and facts
- The second time Málaga CF will welcome UD Almería in a Second Division match.
- In regard to the total number of games between these rivals, Málaga CF have played 11 (3 as Atlético Malagueño) in all categories of Spanish national football at La Rosaleda, with a balance of 5 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
- Five of these matches were in the First Division, 1 in the Second Division, 2 in Second Division B, 1 in the Third Division and 2 in the Copa del Rey. The balance of goals is 16 scored and 13 conceded.
- In the previous three seasons in the Second Division, on matchday 24, MCF obtained 1 draw (1-1 against Sporting de Gijón) and 2 defeats (0-3 against Albacete Balompié and 2-1 against Córdoba CF).
Only Second Division visit
On 6th January 2007, on league matchday 19, Málaga CF faced UD Almería for the first time in the Second Division. On that day, coach Juan Ramón López Muñiz selected the following Málaga CF line-up: Arnau, Jesús Gámez, Silva (Sandro ’76), Jesule, Schürrer, Valcarce, Perico (Jonatan Valle ’45), Antonio Hidalgo, Calleja (Popo ’67), Edgar, Salva.
Perico opened the scoring in minute 10, whilst Mario Bermejo, from the penalty spot, netted the equaliser in the 35th minute for UD Almería. Homegrown player, Popo, debuting that day with Málaga CF, scored the winning goal in the 87th minute.
