The Blue and Whites, 8th in the table with 60 points, face this rival in 7th place in the standings with 61 points, the same as Burgos CF (6th), currently holding the final playoff promotion spot.
Refereeing is Luis Bestard, assisted in the VAR booth by official Raúl Martín González.
Players in common SD Eibar-Málaga CF
Axier, Raúl Albentosa, Charles, Keko Gontán, Adrián González, Borja Bastón, Recio, Blanco Leschuk, Iván Alejo, Yanis Rahmani, Lombán, Vadillo, Fran Sol, Esteban Burgos, Lago Junior, Hervías, Cristian and Dorrio
(*) Óscar Sielva, former Atlético Malagueño player, was part of SD Eibar
Coaches in common SD Eibar-Málaga CF
None
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against SD Eibar at Ipurua
• Lago Junior (SD Eibar 2-1 Málaga CF, 15/01/2023)
• Appiah (SD Eibar 2-1 Málaga CF, 15/01/2023)
Match info
• Alfonso Herrero is the only Málaga CF player who has played all 3,330 minutes of the league season. The goalkeeper from Toledo is second in total saves so far in the competition (123), only behind UD Almería’s goalkeeper Andrés Fernández (132).
• Chupe, who scored his seventh brace of the season last matchday, is Málaga’s top scorer with 18 goals and the third-highest scorer in LALIGA HYPERMOTION, behind Andrés (19) and the league’s top scorer Sergio Arribas (24). Martón, with 12 goals, is the best scorer for the home side.
• Larrubia, despite his recent weeks of inactivity, still comfortably leads the league’s dribbling statistics. The number 10 has successfully completed 98 dribbles, topping this category ahead of Carracedo (82) and Yeremay (80).
• Rafa and Ramón, who will reach 100 official matches for Málaga CF if he plays in Eibar, are available again after serving a one-match suspension. David Larrubia and Joaquín Muñoz are the Malaguistas who are one yellow card away from suspension, having accumulated four bookings.
• As the away team in the league, Málaga CF have recorded six wins, three draws, and nine defeats in 18 matches (21 points), scoring 23 goals and conceding 25.
• SD Eibar, the best home team in the league, have obtained 13 wins, four draws, and two defeats in 19 matches (43 points), scoring 33 goals and conceding 13.
Stats and facts
• This will be the 11th official match between SD Eibar and Málaga CF at Ipurua. There have been four meetings in the top flight, five in the Second Division, and one more in the Copa del Rey.
• In total, Málaga CF have achieved one win (1-2 in the 2015/16 season in the First Division, with Malaguista goals from Juanpi and Santa Cruz), six draws (the most recent being a 2-2 in the 2024/25 season), and suffered three defeats in Gipuzkoa.
• CD Málaga played three official matches against Eibar at Ipurua. Two were in the Second Division, both narrow 1-0 defeats in the 1990/91 and 1991/92 seasons. The other was a Copa del Rey match, which ended in a 1-3 victory in the 1983/84 season, with Blue and White goals from Juan Carlos Pérez-Frías, Fernando Rodríguez, and Mané.
• In the nine seasons they have played in the Second Division, on matchday 38, Málaga CF recorded three wins, four draws, and two defeats.
