The Blue and Whites, with 49 points and in 9th place in the standings, face this rival with 44 points and in 13th place.
Javier Iglesias Villanueva from Galicia will be officiating. Up to now he has refereed five official Málaga CF games, all in the Second Division. The Malaguista results are two victories (both against Rayo Majadahonda) and three defeats. Heading up the VAR is Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo from Castilla-La Mancha.
Players in common Málaga CF-CF Fuenlabrada
Cañizares, Antonio López, Armando, Cala, Álex Mula, José Rodríguez, Héctor Hernández and Caye Quintana
(*) Former Atlético Malagueño player, Pol Freixanet is part of the current CF Fuenlabrada squad
(**) Juanma Morán, Sergio Chica and Clavería, Malaguista reserve team players in their day, also played for CF Fuenlabrada
Coaches in common Málaga CF-CF Fuenlabrada
None
Check it out
- Ramón and Mejías, with four yellow cards, are the Malaguista players on the verge of suspension.
- Luis Muñoz and Yanis Rahmani, with five goals, are the top Malaguista goal-scorers. Nteka, with seven goals, is CF Fuenlabrada’s highest scorer.
- With his goal against UD Las Palmas, Stefan Scepovic became MCF player number 73 to score at least one goal in a Second Division match.
- At home, Málaga CF have accumulated five wins, six draws and six defeats (21 points), scoring 16 goals and conceding 19.
- Away from home in LaLiga SmartBank, CF Fuenlabrada have claimed a total of six victories, six draws and five defeats (24 points), scoring 20 goals and conceding 22.
Stats and facts
- The second time Málaga CF and CF Fuenlabrada will face one another in an official match at La Rosaleda. Last season the match ended in a 0-0 draw between these teams.
- In the past five seasons in the silver division, on matchday 36, MCF obtained three victories (0-2 against UE Lleida, 1-2 against Celta de Vigo and 2-0 against Girona FC) and two defeats (2-1 against Real Madrid Castilla and 0-1 against RCD Mallorca).
