Málaga CF - SD Eibar match preview

The Malaguistas, currently 14th in the standings with 14 points before the start of the matchday, will face Eibar in 7th with 18 points in the table.

The referee for the match will be Manuel Ángel Pérez Hernández. The 35-year-old from Madrid is in his first season in the Second Division. Last season, in Primera Federación, he officiated one Málaga CF match, which ended in a 1-2 away victory against Mérida. He will be assisted in VAR by Rubén Ávalos Barrera from Barcelona.

Players in common Málaga CF-SD Eibar

Axier, Raúl Albentosa, Charles, Keko Gontán, Adrián González, Borja Bastón, Recio, Blanco Leschuk, Iván Alejo, Yanis Rahmani, Lombán, Vadillo, Fran Sol, Esteban Burgos, Lago Junior, Hervías and Cristian

(*) Óscar Sielva, former Atlético Malagueño player, was part of SD Eibar

Coaches in common Málaga CF-SD Eibar

None

Players who debuted with Málaga CF against SD Eibar at La Rosaleda

•    Lekovic (Málaga CF 2-1 SD Eibar, 30/08/1998)
•    Brahim (Málaga CF 2-1 SD Eibar, 30/08/1998)
•    Zárate (Málaga CF 2-1 SD Eibar, 30/08/1998)
•    De los Santos (Málaga CF 2-1 SD Eibar, 30/08/1998)
•    Ruano (Málaga CF 2-1 SD Eibar, 30/08/1998)
•    Catanha (Málaga CF 2-1 SD Eibar, 30/08/1998)
•    Ismael (Málaga CF 2-1 SD Eibar, 30/08/1998)
•    Agostinho (Málaga CF 2-1 SD Eibar, 30/08/1998)
•    Roberto (Málaga CF 0-1 SD Eibar, 21/08/2017)
•    Baysse (Málaga CF 0-1 SD Eibar, 21/08/2017)
•    Diego González (Málaga CF 0-1 SD Eibar, 21/08/2017)
•    Adrián González (Málaga CF 0-1 SD Eibar, 21/08/2017)
•    Borja Bastón (Málaga CF 0-1 SD Eibar, 21/08/2017)

Match info

•    Alfonso Herrero is the only Málaga player to have played every minute (990) of all league matches. The captain has kept a clean sheet in five out of 11 games, three times in the last four matches. He currently leads the competition in total saves with 44.
•    Manu Molina is the only outfield Málaga player to have featured in all 11 league matches (898 minutes). The player from Huelva ranks second in the league for completed passes (600) and total passes (699), boasting an accuracy rate of 85.8%. He is only surpassed by Deportivo's Pablo Vázquez, who has completed 610 out of 705 passes.

•    Antoñito and Dioni with three goals, are the Malaguista ‘pichichis’ in the league. Jon Bautista and Antonio Puertas also have three goals each, making them the leading scorers among the visitors.
•    Puga, Víctor, Manu Molina, Sergio Castel, Nelson Monte and Juanpe, with three yellow cards, are the Malaguistas one booking away from a suspension.
•    Málaga CF, at home have accumulated two wins, two draws, and one loss (8 points) over five matches, scoring 4 goals and conceding 5.
•    SD Eibar, away from home, have obtained one win, two draws, and two losses (5 points) in five matches, scoring 5 goals and conceding 6.

Stats and facts

•    This is the fifth time that Málaga CF and SD Eibar have faced each other in the Segunda División at La Rosaleda. There are two previous victories for the Blue and Whites: 2-1 (with goals from Brahim and Zárate) in the historic 1998/99 season during the opening of that campaign, and 1-0 (with a goal from Baha) in the memorable 2007/08 season. Eibar has won the last two encounters, with scores of 1-3 in the 2021/22 season and 0-1 in the 2022/23 season.
•    In the First Division and the Copa del Rey, there are also previous encounters between Málaga CF and Eibar at Martiricos. In the top flight, Málaga recorded two wins, one draw, and one loss in four matches against Eibar. In the cup competition, the Blue and Whites secured a 4-1 victory in the second leg of the round of 16 during the 2012/13 season.
•    In 1991 and 1992, CD Málaga and SD Eibar faced each other twice at La Rosaleda Stadium in the Second Division. Both matches ended in a 0-0 draw. The first match was in the 1990/91 season, on the 38th and final matchday of the regular league before the promotion playoffs against Cádiz CF. The second match took place in the 1991/92 season, during the 22nd matchday of the last year of existence for Club Deportivo Málaga.
•    In the eight seasons that Málaga CF played in the Second Division, on matchday 12, the team recorded three wins, two draws, and three losses.