The Blue and Whites, with 38 points and in 12th position in the table, face Zaragoza in second place with 52 points. The match will be broadcast by Movistar’s #Vamos.
Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo from Castilla La Mancha will be officiating. Up to now he’s refereed Málaga CF in three official games, all ending in a draw, coincidentally, all by 0-0. David Pérez Pallás from Galicia will be in charge of the VAR.
Players in common Málaga CF-Real Zaragoza
Cornago, Movilla, Sánchez Broto, Antonio Hidalgo, Apoño, Eliseu, Lolo, Pablo Barros, Uche, Roberto, Borja Bastón, Erik Morán, Juankar and Buenacasa
(*) Pina played for Real Zaragoza B
Coaches in common Málaga CF-Real Zaragoza
Marcos Alonso
Players in common CD Málaga-Real Zaragoza
Alonso*, Olivares, Ramos, Sagrado, Elzo, Lasheras, Vidal, Vallejo, Goicoechea, Bustillo, Heredia, Modesto, Pineda and Belman
(*) Under the CD Malacitano name
(**) Antonio Iznata, juvenil player with CD Málaga, was also part of Real Zaragoza
Coaches in common CD Málaga-Real Zaragoza
Antonio Sorribas*, Manuel Olivares, Francisco Bru, Luis Urquiri, Juan Otxoa, Domingo Balmanya and Luis Costa
(*) Under the CD Malacitano name
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against Real Zaragoza at La Rosaleda
- Wanchope (Málaga CF 0-0 Real Zaragoza, 12/09/2004)
- Lobato (Málaga CF 0-3 Real Zaragoza, 10/01/2007)
To take into account
- Sadiku and Pacheco, with 4 yellow cards, are the Malaguista players on the verge of suspension.
- Sadiku is Málaga’s league ‘pichichi’ with 10 goals. Luis Suárez, with 16 goals, is Real Zaragoza’s top-scorer.
- MCF have lost just one match in the last 14 league games, amassing five wins and eight draws. At La Rosaleda the lads have accumulated nine consecutive matches without defeat.
- At home, Málaga CF have obtained five victories, seven draws and two defeats (22 points), scored 18 goals and conceded 13.
- Away from home, in LaLiga SmartBank, Real Zaragoza have played 15 matches, with a balance of six wins, six draws and three defeats (24 points), with 21 goals scored and 18 conceded.
- Duel between the two teams to have conceded the fewest goals in the category (Málaga CF in first place, Real Zaragoza in second).
Stats and facts
- The second time Málaga CF will face Real Zaragoza, at La Rosaleda, in the Second Division. In the only precedent, held last season, MCF won by 3-1 with goals from Renato Santos, Blanco Leschuk and Adrián.
- Counting all official games in the First Division (10) and Copa del Rey (two), the Malaguista results against Zaragoza out of a total of 13 matches are five victories, five draws and three defeats, with 17 goals scored and 12 conceded.
- In the past four seasons in the Second Division, on matchday 31, Málaga CF obtained one win (0-1 against Gimnàstic de Tarragona), one draw (0-0 against Albacete Balompié) and two defeats (1-2 against CD Badajoz and 1-0 against Real Valladolid).
