The Blue and Whites, with 14 points and 19th in the table, face the Madrid-based rival sitting in third place with 24 points. The match is taking place at La Rosaleda this Sunday at 18:00 (Movistar LaLiga).
The match will be officiated by Juan Luis Pulido Santana from the Canary Islands school. He has refereed Málaga CF five times in official matches, all in the Second Division, with a balance of three victories and two defeats. Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez, also from the Canary Islands, will be in charge of the VAR.
Players in common Málaga CF-CF Fuenlabrada
Cañizares, Antonio López, Armando, Cala and Héctor Hernández
(*) Former Atlético Malagueño players, Pol Freixanet and Clavería, form part of the current CF Fuenlabrada squad
(*) Juanma Morán and Sergio Chica, who belonged to the Malaguista reserve team in their day, also played for CF Fuenlabrada
Coaches in common Málaga CF-CF Fuenlabrada
None
To take into account
- Away from home, CF Fuenlabrada have obtained a total of four victories and three defeats in LaLiga SmartBank, scoring nine goals and conceding seven.
- Sadiku and Adrián are Málaga CF’s league 'pichichis' with three goals. Hugo Fraile, with eight goals, is CF Fuenlabrada’s highest scorer.
- Keidi Bare is missing out on this game due to an accumulation of yellow cards. Juankar is the only Malaguista on the verge of suspension with four yellow cards.
Stats and facts
- The first time these rivals will play one another in an official match. CF Fuenlabrada will be rival number 107 to face Málaga CF in a league match since 1994.
- In the past four seasons played in the silver division, on matchday 15, MCF obtained three draws (0-0 against UE Lleida, 3-3 against Real Madrid Castilla and 1-1 against Celta de Vigo) and one defeat (1-0 against Extremadura UD).
