Málaga CF, sitting in 5th place in the table with 14 points, face the rival in 3rd place with 15 points. The match will be broadcast by Movistar Vamos.
Oliver de la Fuente Ramos from Castilla y León will be officiating. Up to now he has refereed five Málaga CF games, all in LaLiga SmartBank. The Malaguista balance of results is two wins, two draws and one defeat. Heading up the VAR is David Pérez Pallás from Galicia.
Players in common RCD Mallorca-Málaga CF
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 RCD Mallorca-Málaga CF
Gregorio Manzano
Players in common RCD Mallorca-CD Málaga
Salas (*), Fuentes, Felipe, Zamora, Juanele, Rius, Pepillo, Rovira, Fali Gallardo, Manolito, Modesto, Juani, Chano and Hassan
(*) Under the CD Malacitano name
Coaches in common RCD Mallorca-CD Málaga
Andonegui, Barinaga, Otto Bumbel, Juan Ramón and Marcel Domingo
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against RCD Mallorca at Son Moix
- Iznata (RCD Mallorca 2-1 Málaga CF, 24/10/1999)
- Canabal (RCD Mallorca 0-1 Málaga CF, 24/09/2000)
- Martín Rivas (RCD Mallorca 0-1 Málaga CF, 24/09/2000)
- Perico (RCD Mallorca 1-0 Málaga CF, 21/06/2003)
- Alberto Aguilar (RCD Mallorca 1-0 Málaga CF, 21/06/2003)
- Dopico (RCD Mallorca 1-0 Málaga CF, 21/06/2003)
- Ador (RCD Mallorca 1-0 Málaga CF, 21/06/2003)
- Lugano (RCD Mallorca 2-3 Málaga CF, 27/01/2013)
To take into account
- Away from home, Málaga CF have scored six points, from two victories and two defeats this season. The lads have scored three goals and conceded seven.
- At home in LaLiga SmartBank, RCD Mallorca have claimed two wins, one draw and one defeat in the four matches up to now, scoring three goals and conceding one.
- Jozabed made his debut as a Malaguista by scoring a goal against CD Mirandés. There are now 66 Málaga CF players who have scored at least one goal in the Second Division.
- Escassi is the only Blue and White player who has played all matches in full (720 minutes of play).
- Both teams are enjoying a positive streak. RCD Mallorca, who lost on league matchday 1, have remained undefeated for seven consecutive games and kept a clean sheet. Málaga CF have avoided defeat in the last four league matches.
Stats and facts
- The second time Málaga CF and RCD Mallorca will face each other in the Balearics in the Second Division. The only precedent ended in a Malaguista victory by 1-2 in the 2018-19 season. Harper and Cifuentes scored the Malaguista goals.
- In addition, RCD Mallorca and Málaga CF have played one another in Palma 13 times in official matches; 12 in the First Division and once in the Copa del Rey. The Malaguista results are six wins, three draws and five defeats, with 19 goals scored and 18 conceded.
- Over the past five seasons in the silver division, on matchday 9, MCF obtained two victories (1-0 against Xerez CD and 2-1 against Albacete Balompié), one draw (2-2 against Real Zaragoza) and two defeats (0-3 against Atlético de Madrid B and 1-0 against Xerez CD).
