The Malaguistas won the first leg against the island side last Sunday at the Estadio Gran Canaria by 0-1, thanks to a goal from David Larrubia.
Referee Rafael Sánchez will officiate #MálagaLasPalmas. The 35-year-old from Murcia has six seasons of experience in the Second Division. He has already refereed the Blue and Whites twice this season (Leganés 2-0 Málaga and Málaga 2-1 Real Sporting). He will be assisted in the VAR by Javier Iglesias from A Coruña.
Players in common Málaga CF-UD Las Palmas
Oti, Axier, Sandro, Agostinho, Schürrer, Gerardo Carrera, Apoño, Roberto Santamaría, Rondón, Peñaranda, Sadiku, Jairo, Sandro Ramírez, Rubén Castro and Cristian
(*) Aarón Escandell, former Atlético Malagueño goalkeeper, played for UD Las Palmas
Coaches in common Málaga CF-UD Las Palmas
Pepe Mel
Players in common CD Málaga-UD Las Palmas
Cabrera, Elzo, Manolo Torres, Beneyto, Gutiérrez, Romero, Mújica, Ríos, Calixto, Catalá, Juani, Jaime Molina and Onofre
Coaches in common CD Málaga-UD Las Palmas
Juan Otxoa and Marcel Domingo
(*) Antonio Ruiz, CD Málaga player (1963/64), coached UD Las Palmas
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against UD Las Palmas at La Rosaleda
• Milijas (Málaga CF 0-0 UD Las Palmas, 27/09/1998)
• Cifuentes (Málaga CF 1-3 UD Las Palmas, 11/09/2017)
• Iván Alejo (Málaga CF 0-0 UD Las Palmas, 10/02/2019)
• Fran Villalba (Málaga CF 0-4 UD Las Palmas, 22/08/2022)
Match info
• The 0-1 result from the first leg of the playoff gives Málaga CF a double advantage. On one hand, UD Las Palmas now need to win by at least two goals to reach the promotion final to the elite. Whereas if the tie is level after regular time and extra time, there will be no penalty shootout. In that case, Málaga would qualify thanks to their higher league position.
• In the three meetings between Málaga CF and UD Las Palmas this 2025/26 season, the Yellows haven’t been able to score against Alfonso Herrero. Málaga have won all three matches against their opponent: twice away from home by 0-1, and at La Rosaleda with a 2-0 victory.
• David Larrubia scored in Las Palmas, marking his 11th goal of the season. The homegrown forward had already scored 10 goals in 39 appearances in LALIGA HYPERMOTION. He is the third-highest scorer for Málaga, behind Chupe (24) and Niño (12 in total, 11 in the league and one more in the Copa del Rey).
• At home in the league, Málaga CF have played 21 matches, recording 12 wins, seven draws, and two defeats, with 42 goals scored and 24 conceded.
• As a league away team, UD Las Palmas have played 21 matches, claiming eight wins, seven draws, and six defeats, with 24 goals scored and 26 conceded.
Stats and facts
• Second promotion playoff match to the First Division, at La Rosaleda, under the current format and as Málaga CF. The only previous precedent came against RC Deportivo in the 2018/19 season, when Málaga lost 0-1.
• Málaga CF and UD Las Palmas have faced each other 9 times at La Rosaleda in the Second Division. In the previous games, Málaga have recorded four wins, four draws, and one victory for the Yellows.
• In addition, there were five more matches in the First Division and another in Segunda División B at Martiricos, when Málaga CF was known as Atlético Malagueño. The overall record of those matches against UD Las Palmas stands at three wins, one draw, and two defeats for Málaga.
• Club Deportivo Málaga and Las Palmas have faced each other in 24 official matches at La Rosaleda. Málaga have a positive historical record: 15 wins, six draws, and three defeats, with 34 goals scored and 13 conceded.
• CD Málaga 2-1 UD Las Palmas, 1991/92 season. The match was played on 27th October 1991 at Los Cármenes in Granada, corresponding to matchday 9 of the Second Division. It was the second, and last, time in history that CD Málaga played a home match away from La Rosaleda. Málaga won with goals from Kirov (penalty) and Villa.