The Blue and Whites are 11th in the standings with eight points, while the Burgos side is 9th with nine points.
The referee from Gipuzkoa, Daniel Palencia, will officiate #BurgosCFMálaga, assisted in the VAR by José Antonio López from Cantabria.
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), also 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 coached Burgos CF
(**) The Burgos CF–CD Málaga stats refer to Burgos CF, the 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 Blue and White player to have played all 540 minutes of the competition. The goalkeeper ranks third so far in the competition in total saves (21), behind Yáñez (27) and Badia (24).
• Josue Dorrio is the only summer signing yet to make his debut. Izan Merino is unavailable, having been called up to represent Spain in the U-20 World Cup in Chile.
• Rafa and Chupe, each with two goals, are Málaga’s top scorers. Fer Niño leads the home team with three goals.
• Málaga CF have played two away matches in the current LIGA HYPERMOTION, recording one win (0-1 in Las Palmas) and one loss (1-0 in Huesca).
• Burgos CF have earned five of the nine possible home points this season, following a 5-1 win against Cultural Leonesa in the opening match and draws against UD Las Palmas (0-0) and Granada CF (1-1).
Stats and facts
• This will be the fourth time Burgos CF and Málaga CF, under their current names, face each other in the Second Division at El Plantío. In previous encounters, Burgos have won twice (3-0 in 2021/22 and 1-0 in 2022/23) and there was one draw (0-0 in 2024/25).
• CD Málaga visited El Plantío nine times: four in the First Division and five in the Second Division. Their record against Burgos CF stands at six losses and two draws, with a single victory coming against Real Burgos, a 0-1 win in the historic 1987/88 season with a goal by Mario Husillos, which contributed to the ‘Súper Málaga’ promotion to the elite.
• Juanito, the Fuengirola legend, began his professional career at Burgos, where he spent four seasons (1973–77) and achieved promotion to the top flight in 1975/76. At the twilight of his career, after 10 years with Real Madrid, he returned to top-tier football with his hometown team in 1987/88 and later played in Primera with CD Málaga in 1988/89.
• Burgueña, goalkeeper-turned-outfield player. In the match Burgos CF 2-1 CD Málaga on 10th May 1981, José Luis Burgueña, then Málaga’s substitute goalkeeper, came on as an outfield player, replacing Castro in the final moments of the game. Coincidentally, that day marked CD Málaga’s 700th match in the Second Division.
• In their nine seasons in the Second Division, Málaga CF’s record on matchday 7 stands at four wins, three draws, and two losses.