The Malaguistas welcome the Galician side in 2nd place in the standings – before the matchday began – with 48 points. The rival, a Spanish footballing great, are sitting in 4th place with 47 points.
The match will be officiated by Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega from the Basque Country, in what will be his fourth official match refereeing Málaga CF, all this season. Of the three previous games, two were part of the domestic competition (Malaguista victories by 2-1 against Albacete and 1-2 in Mallorca) and another in the Copa del Rey, which ended in a 1-2 win against UD Almería at La Rosaleda.
Players in common Málaga CF-RC Deportivo
Yosu, Alberto Luque, Juan Rodríguez, Saúl, Schürrer, Munúa, Adrián López, Luis Alberto, Rubén, Albentosa and Borja Bastón
(*) There was a Deportivo de La Coruña player, Senel, who played for Málaga B
Players in common CD Málaga-RC Deportivo
Lezama, Elzo, Gamonal, Bazán, Chao, Muñiz, Carrillo, Juan, Gento II, Carlos Torres, Ruiz, Mané, Albis, Belman and Kirov
Coaches in common CD Málaga-RC Deportivo
Helenio Herrera, Iturraspe, Otxoa and Pons
(*) There are the cases of the legendary Juan Arza, CD Málaga player in the 1942/43 campaign, who was Deportivo de La Coruña coach, along with Carlos Torres, who played for CD Málaga and was also player and coach of Deportivo
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against Deportivo de La Coruña at La Rosaleda
- Paco Esteban (Málaga CF 0-2 Deportivo de La Coruña, 10/05/2003)
- Jorge Pina (Málaga CF 1-1 Deportivo de La Coruña, 06/11/2005)
- Fábio Espinho (Málaga CF 2-0 Deportivo de La Coruña, 24/10/2015)
To take into account
- Pau Torres, Diego González, Lombán and Iván Rodríguez, with 4 yellow cards, are the Malaguistas on the brink of sanction.
- Pau remains the only Málaga CF player who has taken part in all full league games (2,340 minutes).
- Adrián and Blanco Leschuk are league 'pichichis' of MCF with 6 goals each. Quique, with 11 goals, is Deportivo’s highest scorer.
- The first time Málaga CF and RC Deportivo de La Coruña face one another at La Rosaleda in a Second Division clash.
- Deportivo de La Coruña have obtained 4 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats away from home in LaLiga 1|2|3, with 13 goals scored and 13 conceded.
Stats and facts
- Málaga CF and Deportivo de La Coruña have faced one another 17 times in an official match at La Rosaleda (15 in the First Division and 2 in the Copa del Rey).
- The Malaguista balance of results is 7 victories, 8 draws and 2 defeats, with 26 goals scored and 19 conceded.
- In the previous three seasons in the Second Division, on matchday 27, MCF obtained 1 victory (4-3 against Mérida CP), 1 draw (1-1 against Polideportivo Ejido) and 1 defeat (2-1 against UD Las Palmas).
