The ‘Malaguistas’, 10th place in the table with 24 points, begin the second round of the competition against a 7th placed Sevilla with 29 points. In the first round match at La Rosaleda, Málaga and Sevilla drew 0-0, in the 1st LaLiga match of the 2015/16 season. As MCF in the First Division, the Blue and Whites have visited Nervión 13 times, resulting in five wins, five draws and three defeats. The last victory in Sevilla was in the 16th match of the 2012/13 season, when Pellegrini’s Málaga won by 0-2 with goals from Demichelis and Eliseu.
To take into account:
- Sevilla have won their last eight consecutive League games at home, whilst Málaga have accumulated seven matches without defeat (four away games on the run).
- If Málaga CF wins in Sevilla, they will exceed CD Málaga’s record of 186 victories in the Spanish footballing elite.
- Effective strikers. Charles has scored seven of the 14 ‘Malaguista’ goals (50% of the team’s total), and Gameiro has scored 9 of Sevilla’s 26 goals (34.6% of the total).
- Both Sevilla FC and Málaga CF have decided upon 19 different starting line-ups in LaLiga.
- Top 5 MCF players who have taken part in the most matches in the Spanish League: Duda (318), Kameni (291), Chory Castro (226), Weligton (201) and Miguel Torres (177).
Players in common: Sevilla FC-Málaga CF
Miguelo, Rafa Pozo, Agostinho, Darío Silva, Duda, Salva Ballesta, José Juan Luque, Antonio López, Alexis, Lolo, Julio Baptista, Maresca, Saviola, Sergio Sánchez and Casado.
Players in common: Sevilla FC-CD Málaga
Segura, Arza, Clemente, Soler, Bilbao, Antúnez, Vera, Payá, Pahuet, Espina, Ramoní, Torres Robles, Mangüi, Pipi, Pepillo, Cabral, Berruezo, Fleitas, Conejo, Santi, Salguero, Zambrano, Fernando Peralta, Álvarez and Padilla.
There were also Málaga FC (Santizo, Corsi, Fuentes), FC Malagueño (Tassani, Victorio) and Malacitano players (Butina) who wore the Sevilla shirt.
One of Sevilla FC’s players who formed part of ‘Stuka’s Strikers’, Torrontegui, played for Sporting Club, which later became Málaga Sport Club.
In more recent times, Pepelu, who arrived at Atlético Malagueño when it was the first club in the city, also played for Sevilla FC.
Historical data:
- Sevilla FC is the rival who has faced Málaga CF in the highest number of official matches since 1994, totalling 33 (27 in the First Division, two in the Second Division and four in the Copa del Rey).
- On 19th January 2003 (nearly 13 years ago), Sevilla and Málaga locked horns in the 18th match of the 2002/03 campaign, held in Chapín (Jerez) which ended in a 0-0 draw.
- The Sevilla-Málaga match (2-2) held on 27/03/1983 was CD Málaga’s 500th in the First Division.
- The Sevilla FC-CD Málaga match (3-1) held on 30/10/1949 was CD Málaga’s first Andalucían derby in the First Division. During this match, CD Málaga’s first substitution in the First Division took place (Bellido for Cesáreo López), during a time when only the goalkeeper would change.
