The Malaguistas, with eight points and in 16th place in the standings, will face Fuenlabrada with 10 points and in 9th place.
Officiating is Raúl Martín González Francés from the Canary Islands. He’s making his season debut and has never refereed an official Málaga CF match before. Heading up the VAR is Santiago Varón Aceitón from the Balearics.
Players in common Málaga CF-CF Fuenlabrada
Cañizares, Antonio López, Armando, Cala, Álex Mula, José Rodríguez, Héctor Hernández, Caye Quintana and Sekou Gassama
(*) Juanma Morán, Sergio Chica, Clavería and Pol Freixanet, formerly of the Malaguista reserve team, also played for CF Fuenlabrada
Coaches in common Málaga CF-CF Fuenlabrada
None
Match info
- Luis Muñoz, out of action due to long-term injury, and Escassi, banned from this game following his expulsion against Sporting de Gijón, are the Malaguista absences in midfield.
- Paulino, with two goals, is the highest Malaguista goal-scorer in the league. Pedro León, with three goals, is CF Fuenlabrada’s top scorer.
- At home, Málaga CF have accumulated two wins and one draw (seven points) in three games, scoring three goals and conceding none. They remain undefeated at home.
- Away from home in LaLiga SmartBank, CF Fuenlabrada have obtained one win and two draws to remain unbeaten away from their home ground.
Stats and facts
- The third time Málaga CF and CF Fuenlabrada will face each other in an official match at La Rosaleda. The previous two games ended in a draw and a defeat for the Malaguistas.
- In the past six seasons in the silver division, on matchday 8, MCF obtained one victory, four draws and one defeat.
