The Blue and Whites, sitting in 15th place with 42 points ahead of this matchday, will face Córdoba currently 14th in the standings with 45 points.
The match will be officiated by Miguel Sesma Espinosa. The 30-year-old from La Rioja is in his second season in the Second Division. So far in the 2024/25 campaign, he has refereed Málaga CF twice, both matches ending in draws (2-2 away against Racing Club Ferrol and 0-0 at home against Real Oviedo). He will be assisted in the VAR by Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega.
Players in common Málaga CF-Córdoba CF
Toño, Santi Verdú, Victoriano, Ricard, Manolo Herrero, Manolo, Pato, Ruano, Gerardo, Alberto Aguilar, Usero, Armando Lozano, Kiko Olivas, Carpintero, Edu Ramos, Charles, Luis Muñoz, Kieszek, Álex Robles, Puga, Iván Rodríguez, Recio and Genaro
(*) Paco Pérez, an Atlético Malagueño player when it was the first team, also played for Córdoba CF
(**) Zelu, Víctor Ruiz, Meléndez, Christian Delgado, Geovanni Barba, Kuki Zalazar, Mati Barboza and Paco Fernández, Atlético Malagueño players who were part of Córdoba CF
Coaches in common Málaga CF-Córdoba CF
‘Tolo’ Plaza and José González
(*) The first coach of Córdoba CF was Arcadio Martínez Medina, who had previously managed Atlético Malagueño.
Players in common CD Málaga-Córdoba CF
Espina, Monerris, Coco, Dalmau, Luna, César Cabrera, José Álvarez, Cervera, Alcaide, Burgueña, Tello, Totó, Villa and Quero
Coaches in common CD Málaga-Córdoba CF
Marcel Domingo, Ben Barek, Kubala and Luis Costa
Match info
• Alfonso Herrero is the only Malaguista to have played every single minute (2,970) of all the matches in LALIGA HYPERMOTION. The goalkeeper from Toledo leads the league in saves, with a total of 129 — an average of 3.91 per game.
• Dioni, with seven goals, is the top scorer for the Blue and Whites in the league. Casas, with nine goals, is the visitors' leading marksman.
• Defenders Pastor, Víctor, and Dani Sánchez, along with winger Kevin Medina, are one yellow card away from a suspension. Gabilondo, Juanpe, and Izan Merino are available again after serving their bans.
• Reserve team midfielder Rafa became the 28th Blue and White player to feature this season in LALIGA HYPERMOTION, making his debut last week in Oviedo. Nearly half of them, a total of 13 players, have scored at least one goal.
• Málaga CF have recorded seven wins, six draws, and three losses at home (27 points) in 16 matches, with 16 goals scored and 12 conceded.
• Córdoba CF have accumulated five wins, four draws, and eight losses away from home (19 points) in 17 matches, with 17 goals scored and 29 conceded.
Stats and facts
• This is the third time Málaga CF will face Córdoba CF at La Rosaleda in the Second Division. The two previous encounters, both favourable to Málaga, ended with a 4-1 scoreline in the 07/08 season and a 3-0 victory in the 18/19 season, with Muñiz in charge of the Blue and Whites.
• In the 23/24 season, in the Third Division, Málaga and Córdoba drew 1-1 at Martiricos, with Haitam scoring for Málaga. There have been nine encounters at La Rosaleda between Málaga CF and Córdoba CF, with three wins, three draws, and three losses for the Blue and Whites. The first match, under the name Atlético Malagueño in the 93/94 season, ended in a 2-2 draw, with goals from Richard and Almagro for Málaga.
• CD Málaga played a total of 15 official matches at home against Córdoba. Five of these were in the First Division (one win, two draws, and two losses for Málaga); nine were in the Second Division (five wins, three draws, and one loss for Málaga); and there was one more match in the Copa del Rey, where Málaga won 4-1 in the 81/82 season.
• In the eight previous seasons that Málaga CF have played in the Second Division, on matchday 34, the team earned two wins, three draws, and three losses.
