The Blue and Whites, currently 17th in the table with 46 points, host a Granada CF side sitting 6th with 59 points, occupying the final playoff spot for promotion.
The match will be officiated by Germán Cid Camacho, a 37-year-old referee from Segovia, in his second season in the Second Division. This will be his third time refereeing Málaga CF in the 2024/25 campaign, having previously overseen the Levante UD 4-2 Málaga CF and Málaga CF 2-0 Racing Club Ferrol fixtures. VAR duties will be handled by Iván Caparrós Hernández from Valencia.
Players in common Málaga CF-Granada CF
Oti, Méndez, Zúñiga, Ricard, Manolo Herrero, Paco Esteban, Geijo, Buonanotte, Iturra, Uche, Ochoa, Recio, Juankar, Peñaranda, Success, Alberto Bueno, Antoñín, Lombán, Vadillo, Ignasi Miquel and Borja Bastón
(*) Malaguista Carlos Puga was part of the Granada CF youth ranks
(**) Former Malaguistas Cristian and Alberto López featured for Club Recreativo Granada, Granada CF’s reserve team, which was coached this season by ex-Málaga midfielder Jon Erice. The squad also included former Málaga reserve team players such as Julio Martínez, Mario da Costa, and Eu.
(**) Diego González, former Málaga CF defender (2017-20), spent a season with Granada CF ‘B’. Aarón Escandell, ex-goalkeeper for Atlético Malagueño (2013-17), also played for Granada CF. In addition, former Granada youth players such as Hugo Vallejo and Miguel de la Osa came through the club's academy.
Coaches in common Málaga CF-Granada CF
Ismael Díaz, Joaquín Peiró and José González
Players in common CD Málaga-Granada CF
Fernández*, Mitje*, Calderón*, Patricio*, Bachiller, Carbelo, Méndez, González, Molina, Ben Barek, Tosco, Jorge Vaquer, Serrano, Carrión, Rojas, Tello, Toni, Paquito, Antonio Álvarez, Ignacio, Onofre and Diego López
(*) As CD Malacitano
Coaches in common CD Málaga-Granada CF
Paco Bru, Pasarín, Lelé, Domingo Balmanya, Jenos Kalmar, Marcel Domingo, Carmona Ros and Ben Barek
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against Granada CF at La Rosaleda
• Buonanotte (Málaga CF 4-0 Granada CF, 12/09/2011)
• Isco (Málaga CF 4-0 Granada CF, 12/09/2011)
Match info
• Alfonso Herrero is the only Malaguista to have played every minute (3,330) of all matches in LALIGA HYPERMOTION. The Toledo-born goalkeeper is second in the league for most saves, with a total of 139 (3.76 per game), just behind FC Cartagena’s Pablo Cuñat (145). Additionally, Herrero has kept the most clean sheets this season, with 15 so far.
• Dioni is the top scorer for Málaga CF in the league with seven goals, while Uzuni leads Granada CF with 14 goals.
• Álex Pastor is unavailable due to an accumulation of yellow cards. Víctor García is at risk of suspension, having accumulated four yellow cards in the current cycle.
• Málaga CF have recorded eight wins, six draws, and four losses (30 points) in 18 home matches, scoring 17 goals and conceding 13.
• Granada CF have earned seven wins, four draws, and seven losses (25 points) in 18 away matches, scoring 25 goals and conceding 28.
Stats and facts
• This will be the third time Málaga CF and Granada CF face each other at La Rosaleda in the Second Division. The previous encounters include a 0-1 away victory for Granada in the 2018/19 season and a 1-1 draw in the 2022/23 campaign.
• Both clubs have faced each other officially at La Rosaleda 11 more times. Six of those encounters were in the elite, one in the Copa del Rey, and four in Segunda División B, including one as Atlético Malagueño. Málaga's record in these matchups stands at four wins, five draws, and two losses.
• In the Second Division, CD Málaga hosted Granada CF at Martiricos on 18 occasions, with the first meeting taking place on matchday 11 of the 1934/35 season, when both teams were known as CD Malacitano and Recreativo Granada. That match, played at Baños del Carmen on 10th February 1935, ended with a 3-1 victory for Málaga, with goals from Crespo, Tomasín, and Larruskain. The overall record from the 18 encounters, 14 at La Rosaleda and 4 at Baños del Carmen, stands at 12 wins, 5 draws, and 1 loss for CD Málaga, who scored 37 goals and conceded 12.
• Malaguista legend Sebastián Viberti played his first match with CD Málaga in a friendly against Granada CF at La Rosaleda on 26th November 1969. The match ended with a 3-2 victory for the Blue and Whites.
• Granada CF is, after Real Murcia (60), the second team that CD Málaga has faced the most times in its history, with a total of 59 encounters, including 10 under the name CD Malacitano and 8 as Recreativo Granada.
• In the eight seasons that Málaga CF played in the Second Division, on matchday 38, they achieved two wins, four draws, and two losses.
