The Malaguista squad is in fourth place in the standings – before the matchday got underway – with 50 points. The rival is in pole position with 54 points. In the first-round clash, held in Navarra, the locals won by 2-1.
The match will be officiated by Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos from Castilla-La Mancha, the second time he will referee a Málaga CF game. The first one, Deportivo-Málaga (1-1) was on matchday 8 this season.
Players in common Málaga CF-CA Osasuna
Roberto, Txomin Larrainzar, Sabino, Ismael, Gerardo, ‘Chengue’ Morales, Iván Rosado, Erice, Antonio Hidalgo, Calleja, Lolo, Valdo, Roberto Santamaría, Rubén and Monreal
Players in common CD Málaga-CA Osasuna
Cotelo*, Gastón, Pauet, Madariaga, Manolo González, Otiñano, Montero, Marcos and Laguna
(*) Under the CD Malacitano name
Coaches in common Málaga CF-CA Osasuna
Javi Gracia
Coaches in common CD Málaga-CA Osasuna
Antonio Barrios, Juan Otxoa and Sabino Barinaga
(*) In the 1920s, Walter Harris, also known as “Mister Harris”, coached Osasuna and Real Málaga
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against CA Osasuna at La Rosaleda
- Diego Castro (Málaga CF 1-2 CA Osasuna, 04/12/2005)
- Llorente (Málaga CF 1-1 CA Osasuna, 19/08/2016)
- Koné (Málaga CF 1-1 CA Osasuna, 19/08/2016)
- Jony (Málaga CF 1-1 CA Osasuna, 19/08/2016)
- Keko (Málaga CF 1-1 CA Osasuna, 19/08/2016)
- Sandro (Málaga CF 1-1 CA Osasuna, 19/08/2016)
- Kuzmanovic (Málaga CF 1-1 CA Osasuna, 19/08/2016)
To take into account
- Pau Torres, Lombán and Iván Rodríguez, with 4 yellow cards and N’Diaye with 9 cards accumulated, are the Malaguistas on the brink of sanction.
- Pau remains the only Málaga CF player who has played all league games in their entirety (2.520 minutes).
- Adrián and Blanco Leschuk, MCF’s league 'pichichis' with 6 goals each. Roberto Torres, with 10 goals, is Osasuna’s highest-scorer.
- In LaLiga 1|2|3 away from home, CA Osasuna has obtained 4 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats, with 14 goals scored and 19 conceded.
Stats and facts
- The second time Málaga CF and CA Osasuna face one another at Martiricos in a Second Division match. The first time was in 1998/99, ending in a Malaguista victory by 3-0. Bravo, Catanha and Guede (from the penalty spot) scored the Malaguista goals.
- The total number of matches between Málaga CF and CA Osasuna at La Rosaleda is 15 (13 in the First Division, 1 in the Second Division and 1 in the Copa del Rey) with 7 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats for the Malaguistas. The Blue and Whites scored 23 goals and conceded 14.
- In the past three seasons in the Second Division, on matchday 29, MCF obtained 2 victories (3-0 against CD Leganés and 2-0 against Elche CF) and 1 defeat (4-1 against Polideportivo Ejido).
