The Blue and Whites, third in the standings with 35 points, are visiting Asturias this Saturday to face 12th placed Real Oviedo with 23 points, at the Carlos Tartiere stadium.
The match, corresponding to matchday 19, will be officiated by Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo from Castilla-La Mancha, the first time he will referee an official Málaga CF match.
Players in common Real Oviedo-Málaga CF
Rafa, Dely Valdés, Erice, Adrián López, Jony, Koné
Coaches in common Real Oviedo-Málaga CF
Ismael Díaz
Players in common Real Oviedo-CD Málaga
Felipe, Muñiz, Sánchez, Seoane, Dalmau, Sande, Porras, Gallastegui, Santi
Coaches in common Real Oviedo-CD Málaga
Cristóbal Martí, Luis Urquiri, Pasarín, Juan Otxoa, Barinaga, Domingo Balmanya, Luis Costa
To take into account
- N’Diaye, absent due to sanction.
- Blanco Leschuk with 4 yellow cards, is on the brink of sanction.
- Pau Torres remains the only Málaga CF player who has played all minutes of the league competition (1,620 minutes).
- Real Oviedo have obtained 4 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats at home, with a balance of 12 goals scored and 11 conceded.
Stats and facts
- The third time that Real Oviedo and Málaga CF will face each other in an official game, this one being the first in the Second Division. The two previous games at Oviedo’s ground were in the First Division.
- The Malaguista balance of results is 1 draw (2-2 in the 1999-2000 season) and 1 defeat (3-2 in the 2000-2001 season).
- In the past three seasons in the Second Division, on matchday 19, MCF obtained three victories (2-1 against SD Compostela and UD Almería and 0-1 against Cádiz CF).