The Blue and Whites, with 23 points and sitting 11th in the table, will face the Red and Whites with 32 points in 3rd place, occupying a promotion playoff spot.
The referee for the match will be Madrid-born Manuel Ángel Pérez, assisted on VAR by Carlos del Cerro, also from Madrid.
Players in common Málaga CF-UD Almería
Dani**, Sousa*, Cidoncha*, Jon Bakero*, Dorado*, Míchel*, Calleja*, Bravo, Juanito, Manolo Gaspar, Rubén, Portillo, Casado, Charles, Yanis Rahmani, Peybernes, Sekou, Appiah, Fran Villalba and Nelson Monte
(*) As Almería CF
(**) As Almería CF and UD Almería
Coaches in common Málaga CF-UD Almería
Pepe Cayuela*, Javi Gracia and Pepe Mel
(*) As Almería CF
Players in common CD Málaga-UD Almería*
Emilio, Onofre, Castillo and Diego López**
(*) As Almería CF
(**) Also played for Atlético Malagueño – first team
Coaches in common CD Málaga-UD Almería
None
(*) Esteban Vigo, a historic former CD Málaga player (1975–77 and 1987–91), coached Almería CF in the 1995/96 season and UD Almería in 2011/12.
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against UD Almería at La Rosaleda
- Popo (Málaga CF 2-1 UD Almería, 06/01/2007)
- Abqar (Málaga CF 1-2 UD Almería, 11/09/2018)
- Héctor Hernández (Málaga CF 1-2 UD Almería, 11/09/2018)
- Mamadou Koné (Málaga CF 1-2 UD Almería, 11/09/2018)
- Iván Jaime (Málaga CF 1-2 UD Almería, 11/09/2018)
- Erik Morán (Málaga CF 1-1 UD Almería, 01/02/2019)
- Kellyan (Málaga CF 0-1 UD Almería, 07/09/2019)
- Sadiku (Málaga CF 0-1 UD Almería, 07/09/2019)
Match info
• Alfonso Herrero is the only Málaga CF player to have played all 1,620 minutes of the league campaign. The Toledo-born goalkeeper leads the competition so far in total saves (64).
• Rafa and Chupe, both with five goals, are Málaga CF’s top scorers in LALIGA HYPERMOTION. Arribas and Embarba, each with nine goals, are the visitors’ leading scorers.
• David Larrubia is the second-best dribbler in the division with 50 successful take-ons, only behind Deportivo’s Yeremay (55). The number 10 is Málaga CF’s player with the most minutes played (1,547), the most shots (16), and the most ball recoveries (18) in the league.
• At home, Málaga CF have recorded four wins, four draws, and one defeat from nine matches (16 points), scoring 17 goals and conceding 10.
• In nine away league matches, UD Almería have recorded four wins, three draws, and two defeats (15 points), scoring 14 goals and conceding 11.
Stats and facts
• This will be the seventh time Málaga CF host UD Almería at La Rosaleda in the Second Division. In the previous six meetings, Málaga CF have recorded one win (2–1 in 2006/07, with Malaguista goals from Perico and Popo), two draws (1–1 in 2018/19 and 1–1 last season, 2024/25), and three away victories (0–1 in 2019/20, 0–3 in 2020/21, and 0–1 in 2021/22).
• In total, Málaga CF have played 15 matches (including two as Atlético Malagueño against Almería CF in 1993/94) in Martiricos across all levels of Spanish football, with 5 wins, 3 draws, and 7 defeats. Five of these matches were in the top flight, five in the Segunda División, two in Segunda B, one in Tercera División, and two in the Copa del Rey. The Málaga CF goal tally stands at 18 scored and 19 conceded.
• CD Málaga and AD Almería, predecessors of today’s Málaga CF and UD Almería, historically faced each other twice in the Second Division at La Rosaleda. There was a 0–0 draw in the 1978/79 season, and Málaga won 2–0 in 1981/82, with goals from Fernando Rodríguez and José Hurtado.
• In the nine seasons Málaga CF played in the Second Division, on matchday 19 they recorded four wins, four draws, and one defeat.