The Blue and Whites, with 41 points and in 15th place in the standings, face the side from Catalonia with 52 points and in 5th place. The match will be televised by GOL.
Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz from Galicia will be officiating on Sunday. Muñiz, debuting in the category this season, will referee Málaga CF for the first time in an official game. In charge of the VAR is David Pérez Pallás, also from Galicia.
Players in common Málaga CF-Girona FC
Embela, Pineda, Cañizares, Paco Esteban, Alcalá, Kiko Olivas, Peragón, Roberto Santamaría, Ignasi Miquel, Keko and Cifuentes
Coaches in common Málaga CF-Girona FC
None
Coaches in common CD Málaga-Girona FC
Cristóbal Martí, Paco Bru, Domingo Balmanya, Luis Costa and Waldo Ramos
To take into account
- Sadiku with 12 goals, is the highest Malaguista scorer. Stuani, with 24 goals, is the top scorer in Girona FC and also in LaLiga SmartBank.
- Sadiku, Pacheco and Mikel Villanueva, with four yellow cards, are the Malaguistas on the verge of suspension.
- At home, Málaga CF have obtained five wins, eight draws and four draws (23 points), with 20 goals scored and 18 conceded.
- Away from home in LaLiga SmartBank, Girona FC have claimed three victories, five draws and nine defeats (14 points), scoring 17 goals and conceding 24.
Stats and facts
- The second time Málaga CF will play Girona FC at La Rosaleda. The first time, Málaga CF drew 0-0 against this rival in the First Division.
- Girona FC (formerly Gerona CF) faced CD Málaga twice in the Second Division. Both ended in victory for the Malaguistas with a 2-1 win (when CD Málaga was called CD Malacitano, at Baños del Carmen, in the 1940-41 season) and by 4-2 in the 1948-49 campaign.
- In the past four seasons MCF has competed in the silver division, on matchday 36, the Blue and Whites obtained two victories; 0-2 against UE Lleida (1998/99) and 1-2 against Celta de Vigo (2007/08); and two defeats, 2-1 against Real Madrid Castilla (2006/07) and 0-1 against RCD Mallorca (2018/19).
