Burgos CF - Málaga CF match preview
Málaga CF are heading to El Plantío to face Burgos CF on matchday 19. Kick-off is on Sunday at 16:15.
The Malaguistas, currently in 14th place in the standings with 23 points, will face the Burgos outfit in 16th place in the LaLiga Hypermotion standings with 21 points before the start of this matchday.
The match will be officiated by Iosu Galech Apezteguía. The 34-year-old from Navarra is in his sixth season in the Second Division. This will be the second time he has refereed an MCF match this 2020/25 season, after officiating the Granada-Malaga game on matchday 6 (2-2). The VAR will be overseen by Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega from the Basque Country.
Players in common Burgos CF-Málaga CF
Goitia, Jonatan Valle, Roberto Peragón, Manu Torres, Matos, Dani Barrio, Juan Hernández, Alfonso Herrero and Sergio Castel
Coaches in common Burgos CF-Málaga CF
None
(*) José Manuel Díaz Novoa, former Málaga CF coach (96/97), managed Burgos as Real Burgos CF (90-92)
Players in common Burgos CF-CD Málaga
Vaquero, Vallejo, Marcos, Requejo and Juanito
Coaches in common Burgos CF-CD Málaga
Marcel Domingo
(*) Ex CD Málaga players Olivares and Soler were coaches of Burgos CF
(**) The Burgos CF-CD Málaga stats refer to Burgos CF, a team that existed between 1922 and 1983.
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against Burgos CF at El Plantío
• Ramalho (Burgos CF 1-0 Málaga CF, 14/08/2022)
• Juanfran (Burgos CF 1-0 Málaga CF, 14/08/2022)
• Bustinza (Burgos CF 1-0 Málaga CF, 14/08/2022)
• Esteban Burgos (Burgos CF 1-0 Málaga CF, 14/08/2022)
• Rubén Castro (Burgos CF 1-0 Málaga CF, 14/08/2022)
• Álex Gallar (Burgos CF 1-0 Málaga CF, 14/08/2022)
• Fran Sol (Burgos CF 1-0 Málaga CF, 14/08/2022)
Match info
• Alfonso Herrero is the only Malaguista to have played every minute (1,620) in LaLiga Hypermotion. The goalkeeper from Toledo is the leader of the league in saves, with a total of 81 (4.5 per match).
• Manu Molina has been suspended due to an accumulation of yellow cards. The player from Huelva is the only Blue and White to have participated in all matches of the 2024/25 season (18 in LaLiga Hypermotion and one in the Copa del Rey). He ranks third in completed passes (940) and second in total passes (1,089) in the domestic competition.
• Nelson Monte, Víctor García and Carlos Puga are the Malaguistas at risk of suspension for accumulating four yellow cards in the current cycle.
• Dioni and Antoñito, with three goals, are the Malaguista, ‘pichichis’ in the League. Curro, with five goals, is the locals’ top scorer.
• Málaga CF have accumulated seven draws and two losses (7 points) in nine away league matches, scoring 8 goals and conceding 12.
• Burgos CF have played nine home league matches, securing four wins, two draws, and three losses (14 points), with 9 goals scored and 9 conceded.
Stats and facts
• This is the third official meeting between Burgos CF and Málaga CF under their current names in the Second Division at El Plantío. The previous two encounters were both in favour of the Burgos team, with a 3-0 win in the 2021/22 season and a 1-0 victory in the 2022/23 season.
• CD Málaga visited El Plantío nine times, four in the First Division and five in the Second Division. The Malaguistas’ record consists of two draws and six losses against Burgos CF, and one win against Real Burgos, a 0-1 victory with a goal from Mario Husillos in the historic 1987/88 season, which ended in promotion to the elite for the 'Súper Málaga'.
• Burgueña, player-goalkeeper. In the Burgos CF 2-1 CD Málaga match, played on 10th May 1981, José Luis Burgueña, who was the backup goalkeeper for Málaga that day, came on as a field player, replacing Castro in the final moments of the match. Interestingly, that day marked the 700th game of Club Deportivo Málaga in the Second Division.
• In the eight seasons as Málaga CF in the Second Division, on matchday 19, the Blue and Whites achieved four wins, three draws, and one defeat.