The match between Peña Deportiva and Málaga Club de Fútbol corresponds to the first round of the Copa de S.M. El Rey in a one-legged tie.
Officiating on Sunday is Álvaro Moreno Aragón. The 32-year-old referee has been in the silver division for six consecutive seasons. In the Copa del Rey he has been in charge of six matches, ending in two local wins and four away victories. Within these games he showed 30 yellow cards (average of five per game) and three red cards.
Players in common Peña Deportiva-Málaga CF
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Coaches in common Peña Deportiva -Málaga CF
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Match info
- Málaga CF debuted in the Cup last season with a win, away from home against Peña Sport de Tafalla. The Blue and Whites won 0-3 with goals from Paulino, Lombán (penalty) and Roberto.
- ‘Copero’ Mel. The Madrid-born coach has accumulated 59 matches in the KO competition, the second highest after Ernesto Valverde (66). He reached the semi-finals with Deportivo Alavés in 03/04.
- Rubén Castro has scored 15 goals in 36 Copa del Rey matches. His best achievement in the tournament, the quarter-finals with Betis under Mel in the 10/11 season. Malaguista Juanfran Moreno won the Copa del Rey in 10/11 with Real Madrid CF.
- Peña Deportiva are in third place of Segunda Federación Group 3. After 10 matches, they have 19 points from five victories, four draws and one defeat. They have scored 15 goals and conceded eight. Chema Moreno and Fraile are the ‘pichichis’ with four goals each.
- Peña Deportiva’s last Cup match was on 16th January 2021 against Real Valladolid CF, held in Ibiza. The match ended in a 1-4 win for the ‘Pucelanos’ having played extra time after a 1-1 draw at 90 minutes.
Stats and facts
- This is the first time Peña Deportiva and Málaga CF will play each other in an official match. There is, however, a precedent between Atlético Malagueño and this team, in Santa Eulalia, which ended in a goalless draw in the first leg of the second round of promotion playoffs to Segunda B in the 16/17 season.
- Málaga CF (also under the Atlético Malagueño name) have played 109 Copa del Rey matches to date. The Malaguista results are 32 victories, 28 draws and 49 defeats, with 129 goals scored and 169 conceded.
- Duda is the MCF player who has played the most games in the Copa del Rey (23). Roque Santa Cruz, with six goals in eight games, is the best scorer in the Cup.
- MCF’s best season in the Cup competition was 2014/15 (quarter-finals). As CD Málaga it was 72/73 (semi-finals). In both cases, Athletic Club de Bilbao eliminated the Malaguistas.
