The Blue and Whites, third in the standings – before the matchday gets underway – with 44 points, face historic side, Unión Deportiva Las Palmas. The rival from Gran Canaria, in 11^th place with 30 points, was the first to defeat MCF this season on league matchday 6 following five Malaguista victories on the bounce. The match, broadcast on LaLiga 1|2|3 TV, will close matchday 25 of the competition.

This game will be officiated by Daniel Ocón Arráiz from La Rioja, who has refereed Málaga CF in 3 official matches, curiously in 3 different competitions. A first Division match, (Málaga CF 0-1 RCD Espanyol, 2016/17 season), a Copa del Rey clash (Málaga CF 3-4 Córdoba CF, 2016-17 season) and a Second Division game, the first-round match of this season (UD Las Palmas 1-0 Málaga CF).

Players in common Málaga CF-UD Las Palmas

Oti, Axier, Sandro, Agostinho, Schürrer, Gerardo Carrera, Apoño, Roberto Santamaría and Rondón

Players in common CD Málaga-UD Las Palmas

Cabrera, Elzo, Manolo Torres, Beneyto, Gutiérrez, Romero, Mújica, Ríos, Calixto, Catalá, Juani, Jaime Molina and Onofre

Coaches in common Málaga CF-UD Las Palmas

None

Coaches in common CD Málaga-UD Las Palmas

Juan Otxoa, Marcel Domingo

Players who debuted with Málaga CF against UD Las Palmas at La Rosaleda

• Milan Milijas (Málaga CF 0-0 UD Las Palmas, 27/09/1998)
• Cifuentes (Málaga CF 1-3 UD Las Palmas, 11/09/2017)

To take into account

• Pau Torres, Diego González, Lombán and Blanco Leschuk, with 4 yellow cards, are the Malaguistas on the brink of sanction.
• Pau is still the only Málaga CF player who has played all league matches in their entirety (2,160 minutes).
• With the debut of Erik Morán against UD Almería, there are now 353 players who have taken part in at least one official match with Málaga CF since 1994.
• Diego González, against UD Las Palmas, scored his only official goal as a Blue and Whites’ player, last season in the First Division.
• UD Las Palmas have obtained 1 victory, 5 draws and 5 defeats in away games in LaLiga 1|2|3, with 9 goals scored and 20 conceded.

Stats and facts

• The 10^th time Málaga CF will play UD Las Palmas at La Rosaleda, one of which, the first time, was under the Atlético Malagueño name.
• The balance of results at Martiricos, in Second Division, out of 3 games, is 2 victories and 1 draw for the Malaguistas.
• The total number of matches between these rivals resulted in 5 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats for Málaga CF, with a balance of 15 goals scored and 10 conceded.
• In the three past seasons MCF competed in the silver division, on matchday 25, the Blue and Whites obtained 2 victories, both by 3-1 against Recreativo de Huelva and CD Castellón, and 1 defeat by 2-0 against CD Numancia.