The Blue and Whites, with 15 points and 19th in the standings, are up against Elche in 11th position with 23 points. The match will be broadcast on Movistar LaLiga.
Álvaro Moreno Aragón, born in Granada but assigned to the Madrid school, will be officiating. This is the third time he will referee Málaga CF in an official match. On the two previous occasions, both held last season, Málaga CF claimed victory, against Gimnàstic de Tarragona and CD Lugo. José Antonio López Toca from Cantabria is in charge of the VAR.
Players in common Málaga CF-Elche CF
Santi Verdú, Victoriano, Ocio, Axier, Zúñiga, Guede, Zárate, Cristian Díaz, Paco Esteban, Perico, Usero, Armando, Saúl, José Juan Luque, Peragón, Lolo, Pere Martí, Xavi Torres, Willy Caballero, Albentosa, Héctor Hernández, Adrián, Cifuentes and Lombán
Players in common CD Málaga-Elche CF
Pierita, Baceta, Camoto, Maciá, Vicente Olivares, Quiles, Pahuet, Lasheras, Gento, Rovira, Burgueña, Fernando Rodríguez, Emilio, Chirri, Antonio Monreal and Adolfo
(*) Pepelu, an Atlético Malagueño player, was also with Elche CF
Coaches in common Málaga CF-Elche CF
‘Tolo’ Plaza
(*) Víctor Sánchez del Amo, current Málaga CF coach, was a player with Elche CF, ending his footballing career with the side from Alicante.
Coaches in common CD Málaga-Elche CF
Barrios, Otto Bumbel, Juan Ramón, Marcel Domingo, Kubala and Luis Costa
To take into account
- Juankar is the only Malaguista on the verge of suspension, with four yellow cards.
- Sadiku and Adrián are Málaga CF’s league 'pichichis' with three goals. French-Moroccan player, Qasmi, with five goals, is Elche CF’s highest scorer.
- At home, Málaga CF has accumulated one victory, four draws and two defeats in the league competition, with five goals scored and six conceded.
- Away from home, Elche CF has a total of four victories, one draw and three defeats in LaLiga SmartBank, scoring 10 goals and conceding eight.
- Gonzalo is player number 363 to debut with Málaga CF in an official match, and the 22nd player from Argentina to wear the Blue and White jersey. Since the arrival of Víctor Sánchez del Amo as coach, he is the eighth player to make his debut.
Stats and facts
- The fourth time Málaga CF and Elche CF will play one another at La Rosaleda in a Second Division game. The three previous matches ended in victory for the Malaguistas by 2-0 (on two occasions) and 3-0.
- In addition, in an official match, Málaga CF and Elche CF have faced each other three more times at La Rosaleda; twice in the First Division and once in Second Division B. The Malaguistas’ total results were four victories and two defeats, with 11 goals scored and three conceded.
- In the past four seasons in the silver division, on matchday 17, Málaga CF obtained three victories (2-1 against CD Numancia, 1-0 against CD Tenerife and 1-2 against RCD Mallorca) and one draw (1-1 against Hércules de Alicante).
