The Blue and Whites, in 7th place in the standings with 23 points, face the rival from the Canary Islands in 5th place with 27 points. The match will be officiated by Eduardo Prieto Iglesias from Navarra. Up to now he has refereed Málaga CF in nine official games, (six in the First Division, two in the Second Division and one in the Copa del Rey). The Malaguista results are four victories, one draw and four defeats. At the helm of the VAR is Víctor Areces Franco from Asturias.
Players in common Málaga CF-UD Las Palmas
Oti, Axier, Sandro, Agostinho, Schürrer, Gerardo Carrera, Apoño, Roberto Santamaría, Rondón, Peñaranda, Sadiku and Jairo
Coaches in common Málaga CF-UD Las Palmas
None
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 CD Málaga-UD Las Palmas
Juan Otxoa and Marcel Domingo
(*) Antonio Ruiz, a CD Málaga player (1963/64), coached UD Las Palmas
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)
- Iván Alejo (Málaga CF 0-0 UD Las Palmas, 10/02/2019)
Match info
- Genaro, with five yellow cards, will miss out on this match. Brandon and Jozabed, with four, are on the verge of suspension.
- Paulino and Brandon, with three goals, are the top Malaguista scorers. Jesé, with six goals, is the ‘pichichi’ of UD Las Palmas.
- At home, Málaga CF have played eight matches, ending in six wins and two draws (20 points), scoring nine goals and conceding two.
- Away from home in LaLiga SmartBank, UD Las Palmas have played seven matches, resulting in one victory, four draws and two defeats (seven points), scoring five goals and conceding eight.
Stats and facts
- The seventh time Málaga CF and UD Las Palmas will play one another at La Rosaleda in the Second Division. In the six previous games, Málaga CF obtained two victories and four draws.
- In addition, both teams have faced each other five times in the First Division and once in Segunda División ‘B’, when Málaga CF were named Atlético Malagueño. Málaga CF’s results out of these six matches are three victories, one draw and two defeats.
- The total number of matches in Martiricos between these rivals leaves Málaga CF with five victories, five draws and two defeats for Málaga CF, with 16 goals scored and 11 conceded.
- In the past six seasons in the silver division, on matchday 17, the Blue and Whites obtained three victories, two draws and one defeat.
