The Malaguistas, 20th in the standings with one point, level with four other teams, welcome a Levante side sitting 9th with four points.
The Balearic Islands referee Luis Bestard will officiate #MálagaLevanteUD, with Valentín Pizarro from Castilla-La Mancha on VAR duty.
Players in common Málaga CF-Levante UD
Jesule (*), Sandro, Brahim, Ruano, Pato, Duda, Miguel Ángel, Nacho, Juanma, Geijo, Armando Lozano, Salva Ballesta, Manolo Reina, Pina, Saúl, Molinero, Carpintero, Peragón, Munúa, Caicedo, Xavi Torres, Valdo, Manolo Gaspar, Rubén, Javi Guerra, Samu García, Sadiku, Ignasi Miquel and Pablo Martínez
(*) Also played for CD Málaga
Coaches in common Málaga CF-Levante UD
Juande Ramos, Bernd Schuster and Juan Ramón Muñiz
(*) Javi Calleja, former Levante coach, was also a Málaga CF player (2006-09)
Players in common CD Málaga-Levante UD
Vales, Pauet, Mora, Moix, Rius, Calixto, Ocaña, Vidal, Wanderley, Catalá, Pons and Roa
Coaches in common CD Málaga-Levante UD
Rogelio Santiago “Lelé” and Luis Costa
(*) Vicente Piquer, who played for CD Málaga between 1965 and 1967, went on to coach Levante UD during the 1981/82 season
Match info
• Alfonso Herrero, Rafita, Recio and Chupe are the Malaguistas to have played every minute (270) of the league campaign so far.
• Pablo Martínez, a former Levante player, made his Blue and White debut last weekend at the Bernabéu against Real Madrid. Injured defender Calero, along with Aznou, Berrocal and Cajuste, are yet to make their debuts for the club following their summer arrivals.
• Chupe has scored Málaga’s only goal so far this season, while Brugué is the visitors’ leading goalscorer with two goals.
• Málaga CF have picked up one point at home, drawing 1-1 with RC Deportivo, while Levante have recorded one draw (0-0 against CA Osasuna) and one defeat (3-0 against RCD Espanyol) away from home.
Stats and facts
• Ninth meeting between Málaga CF and Levante UD in the First Division at La Rosaleda. Málaga have won six and drawn two of their previous eight top flight encounters at the stadium, scoring 10 goals and conceding just two. The last meeting came in the 2017/18 season, when the sides played out a 0-0 draw.
• Málaga CF are unbeaten in official matches at Martiricos against the Valencians, with 11 previous meetings. The Blue and Whites have recorded seven wins, six in the elite and one in the Copa del Rey, and four draws, two in the First Division and two in the Second.
• CD Málaga faced Levante 15 times at La Rosaleda, 16 if the 1940/41 Malacitano 3-0 Levante Gimnástico match is included. The sides never met in the First Division, and in their most recent historical encounter, CD Málaga recorded a 4-1 victory in the Second Division in 1990/91, with Villa, Antonio Mata, Álvarez and Quino on the scoresheet for the Blue and Whites.
• Across their 17 seasons in Spain’s top flight, Málaga CF have recorded five wins, five draws and seven defeats on matchday 4.
