The Blue and Whites, currently 16th in the table with 52 points, face a Burgos side sitting 12th with 54 points.
The match will be officiated by Andrés Fuentes Molina, a 34-year-old referee from Valencia, who is wrapping up his third season in the Second Division. He previously officiated Málaga CF once this 24/25 season, the goalless draw (0-0) against Córdoba CF on matchday 4. He will be assisted in the VAR booth by José Antonio López Toca from Santander.
Players in common Málaga CF-Burgos CF
Goitia, Jonatan Valle, Roberto Peragón, Manu Torres, Matos, Dani Barrio, Juan Hernández, Alfonso Herrero and Sergio Castel
Coaches in common Málaga CF-Burgos CF
None
(*) José Manuel Díaz Novoa, former Málaga CF coach during the 1996/97 season, also managed Burgos during its time as Real Burgos CF from 1990 to 1992.
Players in common CD Málaga-Burgos CF
Vaquero, Vallejo, Marcos, Requejo and Juanito
Coaches in common CD Málaga-Burgos CF
Marcel Domingo
(*) Former CD Málaga players Olivares and Soler also went on to coach Burgos CF.
(**) The historical records of matches between Burgos CF and CD Málaga refer to the original Burgos CF, a club that existed from 1922 to 1983.
Match info
• Alfonso Herrero is the only Malaguista to have played every single minute (3,690) of all the matches in LALIGA HYPERMOTION. The goalkeeper from Toledo ranks second in the league for total saves, with 146, averaging 3.56 saves per match
• Dioni, with seven goals, is Málaga CF’s top scorer in the league. For Burgos CF, Fer Niño leads the scoring chart with nine goals.
• Víctor García is available after serving his suspension in the previous league match at Elche.
• Málaga CF’s home record stands at 10 wins, six draws, and four losses (36 points) in 20 matches, with 20 goals scored and 14 conceded.
• Burgos CF’s away record is five wins, five draws, and 10 losses (20 points) in 20 matches, with 13 goals scored and 23 conceded.
Stats and facts
• This will be the third time Málaga CF and the current Burgos CF face each other in an official match at La Rosaleda in the Second Division. The previous encounters were a 0-1 win for the visitors on matchday 41 of the 2021/22 season and a 1-1 draw on matchday 24 of the 2022/23 season.
• Two historic clubs, CD Málaga and Real Burgos, faced each other once in the Second Division at La Rosaleda during the memorable 1987/88 season. The ‘Súper Málaga’ team coached by Kubala delivered a resounding 5-0 victory over Kresic’s Burgos side on matchday 7 on 18th October 1987, with goals from Rivas, Paquito (2), José Hurtado, and Juanito.
• Juanito, an icon of two promotions. The Fuengirola legend played for Burgos between 1973 and 1977, the year he began his glorious career at Real Madrid. Wearing the number 7, at just 21 years old, he was key in Burgos’ promotion to the First Division, scoring 6 goals in 28 matches during the 1975/76 season. After finishing his time at Real Madrid in 1987, Juan Gómez returned home at 33 years old, helping CD Málaga gain promotion to the top flight in the 1987/88 season by contributing 10 goals in 37 league matches.
• In the eight seasons Málaga CF played in the Second Division, on matchday 42, the team recorded four wins, two draws, and two losses. The most memorable victory came in the 2007/08 season, when Málaga CF secured their latest promotion to the top flight by beating CD Tenerife 2-1 at La Rosaleda, thanks to an unforgettable goal double from Antonio Hidalgo.
