CD Tenerife - Málaga CF match preview
Málaga CF are away to CD Tenerife on matchday 11 of LaLiga Hypermotion. Kick-off is tonight at 21:00 at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López.
The Malaguistas, currently 14th in the standings - with 13 points before the start of this midweek matchday - face Tenerife in 22nd place with 5 points.
Referee Saúl Ais Reig will officiate the Tenerife-Málaga match. The 39-year-old from Alicante has been officiating in the Second Division for 10 seasons (194 matches). In the current 2024/25 season, he has officiated one match for Málaga CF (1-0, a home victory against Huesca). The VAR will be overseen by Miguel González Díaz from Oviedo.
Players in common CD Tenerife-Málaga CF
Antonio Hidalgo, Mula, Juan Soriano, Fran Sol, Appiah, Yanis Rahmani and Juande
Coaches in common CD Tenerife-Málaga CF
Antonio Tapia and Pepe Mel
(*) Nacho Pérez, the assistant coach of CD Tenerife, was a player for Málaga CF during the 2002/03, 2005/06, and 2008/09 seasons, and served as the assistant coach in the 2022/23 season.
Players in common CD Tenerife-CD Málaga
Arias, Tosco, Borredá, Vázquez, César Cabrera, Moli, Laguna, Manolo Hierro, Husillos and Antonio Mata
Coaches in common CD Tenerife-CD Málaga
José Luis Riera
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against CD Tenerife at the Rodríguez López
• Javi Ramos (CD Tenerife 1-2 Málaga CF, 10/10/2007)
• Peláez (CD Tenerife 1-2 Málaga CF, 10/10/2007)
• Javi López (CD Tenerife 2-2 Málaga CF, 07/11/2009)
• Toribio (CD Tenerife 2-2 Málaga CF, 07/11/2009)
• Dani Barrio (CD Tenerife 2-0 Málaga CF, 13/09/2020)
• Benítez (CD Tenerife 2-0 Málaga CF, 13/09/2020)
• Escassi (CD Tenerife 2-0 Málaga CF, 13/09/2020)
• Calero (CD Tenerife 2-0 Málaga CF, 13/09/2020)
• Cristian (CD Tenerife 2-0 Málaga CF, 13/09/2020)
• Caye Quintana (CD Tenerife 2-0 Málaga CF, 13/09/2020)
• Yanis Rahmani (CD Tenerife 2-0 Málaga CF, 13/09/2020)
• Orlando Sá (CD Tenerife 2-0 Málaga CF, 13/09/2020)
• Issa Fomba (CD Tenerife 2-0 Málaga CF, 13/09/2020)
• Larrubia (CD Tenerife 2-0 Málaga CF, 13/09/2020)
Match info
• Alfonso Herrero, the only Malaguista who has played every minute (900) of all the league matches. The captain has kept a clean sheet in four out of 10 matches.
• Antoñito and Dioni, with three goals, are the Malaguista ‘pichichis’ in the league. Diarra, with two goals, is Tenerife’s top scorer.
• Sergio Castel, Nelson Monte and Juanpe, with three yellow cards, are the Malaguistas who have received the most bookings so far this season.
• Away from home in the league, Málaga CF have accumulated five draws in five matches, earning five points and remaining unbeaten away from home.
• CD Tenerife have recorded one win, one draw, and three losses at home in five matches, scoring five goals and conceding six.
Stats and facts
• This will be the eighth time CD Tenerife and Málaga CF face each other in the Second Division at the Rodríguez López Stadium. In previous encounters, Málaga's record consists of two wins (1-2 in the 2006/07 season and 0-2 in the 2021/22 season), three draws (1-1 in the 2007/08 season and 0-0 in the 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons), and two losses (2-0 in the 2020/21 season and 3-1 in the 2022/23 season).
• Additionally, there were two more encounters in Tenerife in the First Division (one draw and one loss for Málaga) and another in the Copa del Rey (a victory for Málaga CF by 1-2 in the 2007/08 season).
• CD Málaga visited Santa Cruz de Tenerife 12 times in the Second Division between 1953 and 1988. They won two matches, drew two, and lost eight times. In the last match in the second tier, during the 25th matchday of the historic 1987/88 season, they achieved a victory by 1-2, with goals from Esteban Vigo and Clemente Villaverde.
• In the eight seasons that Málaga CF played in the Second Division, in matchday 11, the team obtained three wins, two draws, and three losses. The last game (2022/23) on matchday 11 resulted in a 3-2 victory for the Blue and Whites against CD Lugo at La Rosaleda.