The Blue and Whites, with 39 points in 17th place in the standings, face a Ferrol side sitting 20th with 23 points, currently in the relegation zone to Primera Federación.
Referee Germán Cid Camacho will officiate #MálagaRacingFerrol. The 37-year-old from Segovia is in his second season in the Second Division. So far in the 24/25 campaign, he has refereed Málaga CF once, resulting in a 4-2 away defeat against Levante UD. He will be assisted in the VAR by Madrid-based referee David Gálvez Rascón.
Players in common Málaga CF-Racing Club Ferrol
Pepelu*, Ocio, Manu, Ismael, Uche, Pina, Baha, Stosic, Vadillo and Delmás
(*) Played for Atlético Malagueño -first team-
(**) Descamps, a Málaga CF ‘B’ player, was also part of Racing Club Ferrol
Coaches in common Málaga CF-Racing Club Ferrol
None
Players in common CD Málaga-Racing Club Ferrol
Alonso, Gamonal, Juan, Ares, Carbonell, Rómulo and Antonio Merino
Coaches in common CD Málaga-Racing Club Ferrol
Pons, Juan Ramón and Otto Bumbel
(*) Lelé, CD Málaga coach, was a player with Racing de Ferrol
Match info
• Alfonso Herrero is the only Malaguista to have played every minute (2,790) of all LALIGA HYPERMOTION matches. The Toledo-born goalkeeper leads the league in saves, with a total of 124 (an average of four per game).
• Dioni, with six goals, is Málaga's top scorer in the championship. Jauregui, also with six goals, is the visitors' leading marksman.
• Juanpe, Kevin, Víctor García, Dani Sánchez, Gabilondo, and Pastor are one booking away from suspension. Izan Merino (suspended), Antoñito, and Ochoa will be absent due to international duty with their respective national teams. Dani Lorenzo, Haitam, and Ramón remain sidelined with long-term injuries.
• Málaga CF at home: 6 wins, 6 draws, and 3 losses (24 points) in 15 matches, with 14 goals scored and 12 conceded.
• Racing Club Ferrol away: 3 wins, 4 draws, and 8 losses (13 points) in 15 matches, with 9 goals scored and 25 conceded.
Stats and facts
• This will be the second time Málaga CF face Racing Club Ferrol at La Rosaleda in the Second Division. The only previous meeting, during the 2007/08 season, ended in a 4-2 victory for Málaga, with goals from Antonio Hidalgo (2), Gerardo, and Peragón.
• CD Málaga faced Racing Club Ferrol five times at La Rosaleda in the Second Division, with a dominant record: four wins and one draw, scoring 15 goals and conceding only three. In addition, the teams met once at Martiricos during the first leg of the Copa del Rey in the 1978/79 season, which ended in a 0-0 draw.
• In the eight seasons that Málaga CF have played in the Second Division, on matchday 32, they have accumulated two wins, two draws, and four losses.