This match closes the second third of the regular season between Málaga CF, currently 14th with 35 points, and CD Tenerife, sitting 21st with 19 points in the relegation zone to Primera Federación.
The referee for the match will be Salvador Lax Franco. The 34-year-old from Murcia is in his second season officiating in the Second Division. So far in the 24/25 season, he has refereed Málaga CF at home against Elche CF (0-3) and away against Zaragoza (0-0). He will be assisted in the VAR by Cantabrian José Antonio López Toca.
Players in common Málaga CF-CD Tenerife
Antonio Hidalgo, Mula, Juan Soriano, Fran Sol, Appiah, Yanis Rahmani and Juande
Coaches in common Málaga CF-CD Tenerife
Antonio Tapia and Pepe Mel
Players in common CD Málaga-CD Tenerife
Arias, Tosco, Borredá, Vázquez, César Cabrera, Moli, Laguna, Manolo Hierro, Husillos and Antonio Mata
Caoches in common CD Málaga-CD Tenerife
José Luis Riera
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against CD Tenerife at La Rosaleda
• Kieszek (Málaga CF 1-0 CD Tenerife, 08/09/2018)
• Scepovic (Málaga CF 1-1 CD Tenerife, 21/03/2021)
• Delmás (Málaga CF 1-1 CD Tenerife, 07/01/2023)
Match info
• Alfonso Herrero is the only Malaguista to have played every minute (2,430) of all LALIGA HYPERMOTION matches. The goalkeeper from Toledo leads the league in saves, with a total of 117 (4.33 per game), and ranks third in the Zamora Trophy standings with a coefficient of 1.04.
• Dioni, with six goals, is Málaga CF's top scorer in the competition. Diarra, with five goals, is the leading scorer for the visitors.
• Nelson Monte, Víctor García, Dani Sánchez, Gabilondo and Pastor are all one booking away from suspension for Málaga CF. Puga is available again after serving a one-match ban.
• Málaga CF at home: In 13 matches, they have recorded 5 wins, 6 draws, and 2 losses (21 points), scoring 13 goals and conceding 10.
• CD Tenerife away: The lowest-performing away team in LALIGA HYPERMOTION, still without an away win. In 13 matches, they have managed 3 draws and 10 losses (3 points), with 9 goals scored and 26 conceded.
Stats and facts
• This will be the eighth time Málaga CF and CD Tenerife face each other at La Rosaleda in the Second Division. The head-to-head record favours Málaga, with five wins and two draws against the Tenerife side. Additionally, they have met twice at Martiricos in the First Division, with one Málaga win and one draw. Overall, in nine encounters, Málaga CF have won six times and drawn three times, with 12 goals scored and 4 conceded.
• The most iconic Málaga-Tenerife match at La Rosaleda was the one that secured Málaga CF’s last promotion to the elite in the 2007/08 season. On 15th June 2008, a 2-1 victory (with a brace from Antonio Hidalgo) on the final matchday marked the club’s return to the elite of Spanish football.
• Club Deportivo Málaga won 10 out of 12 home matches against Tenerife in the Second Division, with one draw and one defeat. The goal tally stands at 25 goals for Málaga and 6 for Tenerife.
• The last historic clash between CD Málaga and CD Tenerife at La Rosaleda took place on matchday 38 of the 1989/90 season in the First Division. Málaga secured a 2-1 victory, with goals from Paquito and ‘Palomo’ Usuriaga, while Quique Estebaranz scored for the visitors.
• In the eight seasons Málaga CF have played in the Second Division, the team has recorded five wins and three losses on matchday 28. In the most recent precedent, during the 2022/23 season, Málaga secured a 3-0 victory at La Rosaleda against Real Zaragoza.