The Malaguistas, with 34 points and in 15th place in the standings, face the rival from Cantabria in 22nd place with 24 points. Óliver de la Fuente Ramos from Castilla y León will be officiating, his fifth time refereeing Málaga CF in an official match. Up to now the Malaguista results are 1 victory, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo from Castilla La Mancha will be in charge of the VAR.
The match will be broadcast by #Vamos (Movistar), the channel offering the best LaLiga SmartBank games every weekend. Due to the capacity crowd expected at Martiricos, if you can’t watch #MálagaRacing in situ, Movistar+ allows you to watch the match live – regardless of operator – via movistar.es/lite.
Players in common Málaga CF-Real Racing Club
Solaeta, Salva Ballesta, Diego Alonso, Alexis, César Navas, Geijo, Calatayud, Anderson, Schürrer, Jonatan Valle, Valdo, Toribio, Juanmi, Lacen, Mamadou Koné and Adrián
(*) Andreu, Marc Torrejón and Rafa de Vicente former players with the Malaguista reserve team, also played for Racing de Santander
Coaches in common Málaga CF-Real Racing Club
Gregorio Manzano, Marcos Alonso and Juan Ramón López Muñiz
Players in common CD Málaga-Real Racing Club
Huete*, Alonso*, García Gordillo*, Yayo*, Galcerá*, Fuentes, Garín, Lezama, Galacho, San Emeterio, Sobrado, Martínez, Espina, Gento II, Varela, Corral and Macan
(*) Under the CD Malacitano name
Coaches in common CD Málaga-Real Racing Club
Cristóbal Martí, Luis Urquiri, Antonio Barrios, Gabriel Andonegui, Juan Otxoa and Otto Bumbel
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against Racing de Santander at La Rosaleda
- Pato (Málaga CF 2-1 Racing de Santander, 10/06/2001)
- Edinho (Málaga CF 1-2 Racing de Santander, 19/09/2009)
To take into account
- Adrián, Pacheco and Sadiku, with 4 yellow cards, are the Malaguistas on the brink of suspension.
- Sadiku is Málaga’s league ‘pichichi’ with 10 goals. Yoda, with 8 goals, is Racing de Santander’s top scorer.
- After Sadiku, Adrián is the second highest scorer for the Malaguistas with 6 goals. His last 2 goals led to 2 victories for the team (6 points).
- Málaga CF is the team to have conceded the fewest goals in the category, with 25 goals conceded in 28 matches.
- The Blue and Whites ended the second third of the competition (matchdays 14 – 28) accumulating 20 points, adding to the 14 points from the first third, with just 2 defeats during this time as well as 4 wins and 8 draws.
- At home, Málaga CF have obtained 4 league victories, 7 draws and 2 defeats (19 points) with 16 goals scored and 13 conceded.
- Away from home, Racing de Santander have played 14 matches in LaLiga SmartBank, with a balance of 1 victory, 7 draws and 6 defeats (10 points), with 10 goals scored and 18 conceded.
Stats and facts
- The first time Málaga CF will face Racing de Santander at La Rosaleda in the Second Division. In the First Division the Malaguistas and Racinguistas played one another in Málaga 10 times, with MCF’s balance of results being 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. In addition, there was a Copa del Rey clash in the 2007/08 season, which ended in a 0-0 draw. The total number of goals scored is 18 and 9 conceded.
- In the past four seasons in the Second Division, on matchday 29, MCF obtained 2 victories (3-0 against CD Leganés and 2-0 against Elche CF) and 2 defeats (4-1 against Polideportivo Ejido and 1-2 against CA Osasuna).
