The Blue and Whites, in 11th position with 49 points, face this rival sitting in 2nd place with 71 points. The match will be broadcast on Movistar LaLiga and GOL.
Francisco José Hernández Maeso from Extremdura will be officiating. This is his debut season in the category, and his first time refereeing Málaga CF in an official match. Heading up the VAR is Jon Ander González Esteban from the Basque Country.
Players in common Málaga CF-RCD Mallorca
José González, De los Santos, Milijas, Rufete, Alberto Luque, Josemi, Geijo, Calatayud, Juan Rodríguez, Manolo Reina, Molinero, Roberto Santamaría, Tissone, ‘Chory’ Castro and Chavarría
Coaches in common Málaga CF-RCD Mallorca
Gregorio Manzano
Players in common CD Málaga-RCD Mallorca
Salas (*), Fuentes, Felipe, Zamora, Juanele, Rius, Pepillo, Rovira, Fali Gallardo, Manolito, Modesto, Juani, Chano and Hassan
(*) Under the CD Malacitano name
Coaches in common CD Málaga-RCD Mallorca
Andonegui, Barinaga, Otto Bumbel, Juan Ramón and Marcel Domingo
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against RCD Mallorca at La Rosaleda
- Burrezo (Málaga CF 0-0 RCD Mallorca, 12/03/2000)
- Baiano (Málaga CF 0-0 RCD Mallorca, 06/02/2005)
- Jorge Ribeiro (Málaga CF 0-2 RCD Mallorca, 19/02/2006)
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- Injured Ramón and Mejías, with four yellow cards, are the Malaguistas on the verge of suspension.
- Luis Muñoz and Yanis Rahmani, with five goals, are the highest Malaguista scorers in the league. Amath, with nine goals, is RCD Mallorca’s top scorer.
- Under the current name, Málaga Club de Fútbol have scored 298 goals in the Second Division.
- Haitam debuted in the League as a Malaguista last weekend against Espanyol. Pellicer has used 35 players this season up to now in the domestic competition.
- At home, Málaga CF have accumulated five wins, six draws and seven defeats (21 points). They have scored 16 goals and conceded 20.
- RCD Mallorca, away from home, have obtained nine victories, five draws and four defeats in LaLiga SmartBank (32 points) scoring 17 goals and conceding 13.
Stats and facts
- The second time Málaga CF and RCD Mallorca will face one another at La Rosaleda in the Second Division. In the only precedent, the Malaguistas lost by 0-1 in the 2018-19 season.
- In addition, Málaga CF and RCD Mallorca have played each other 13 times in Málaga in official matches, 12 in the First Division and one in the Copa del Rey. The Malaguista results are five victories, six draws and two defeats, scoring 15 goals and conceding nine.
- In the past five seasons in the silver division, on matchday 38, MCF obtained two wins (1-2 against CD Tenerife and 3-0 against Real Oviedo), two draws (0-0 against CD Numancia and Albacete Balompié) and one defeat (4-6 against Hércules de Alicante CF).
