Málaga – Racing match preview
Málaga CF are hosting Real Racing Club at La Rosaleda on the 41st and penultimate matchday of LaLiga Hypermotion. The match against this rival from Santander kicks-off on Sunday at 18:30.
The Malaguistas, 4th in the standings with 69 points and currently in a promotion playoff spot, face a Racing team that sits 1st with 78 points and has already mathematically secured promotion to the First Division.
Officiating is the Valencian referee of Romanian origin Sergiu Muresan, assisted in the VAR by Raúl Martín González from Gran Canaria.
Players in common Málaga CF-Real Racing Club
Solaeta, Salva Ballesta, Diego Alonso, Alexis, César Navas, Geijo, Calatayud, Anderson, Schürrer, Jonatan Valle, Valdo, Toribio, Juanmi, Lacen, Mamadou Koné, Adrián González, Caye Quintana, Jairo, Harper, Sekou, Rubén Castro, Lago Junior, Dioni, Ferreiro, Baturina and Montero
(*) Andreu and Marc Torrejón, players for Málaga CF ‘B’, previously played for Racing de Santander. Rafa de Vicente, a former Racing player, was part of Atlético Malagueño from 2012 to 2015. Paulino, who played for Málaga CF in the 2021/22 season, came through the youth academy of Real Racing Club
Coaches in common Málaga CF-Real Racing Club
Gregorio Manzano, Marcos Alonso, Juan Ramón Muñiz and José Alberto López
(*) Víctor Sánchez del Amo, former manager of Málaga CF, played for Real Racing Club in the 1998/99 season
Players in common CD Málaga-Real Racing Club
Huete*, Alonso*, García Gordillo*, Yayo*, Galcerá*, Fuentes, Garín, Lezama, Galacho, San Emeterio, Sobrado, Martínez, Espina, Gento II, Varela, Corral and Macan
(*) As CD Malacitano
Coaches in common CD Málaga-Real Racing Club
Cristóbal Martí, Luis Urquiri, Antonio Barrios, Gabriel Andonegui, Juan Otxoa and Otto Bumbel
Players who debuted for Málaga CF against Real Racing Club at La Rosaleda
• Pato (Málaga CF 2-1 Racing de Santander, 10/06/2001)
• Edinho (Málaga CF 1-2 Racing de Santander, 19/09/2009)
Match info
• Alfonso Herrero is the only Málaga CF player to have played all 3,600 minutes of the league campaign. The goalkeeper from Toledo ranks second in the competition so far for total saves (131), behind only Andrés Fernández, the UD Almería keeper, who has made 144 saves.
• Chupe, who scored his eighth brace of the season last matchday in Ceuta, is the top scorer for Málaga CF with 22 goals and the second-highest scorer in LALIGA HYPERMOTION, level with Racing player Andrés Martín, and two goals behind the league’s top scorer, Sergio Arribas (24).
• Larrubia remains the best dribbler in the league. The number 10 has successfully completed 104 dribbles, leading this statistic ahead of Carracedo from Córdoba CF and Yeremay from Deportivo de La Coruña, both of whom have 90 successful dribbles.
• Murillo and Dotor are available again after serving their suspensions. David Larrubia and Joaquín Muñoz are both one booking away from suspension, having accumulated four yellow cards in their cycle.
• Málaga CF, the fourth-best home team in the league, have played 20 home matches, recording 12 wins, six draws, and two defeats (42 points), with 41 goals scored and 23 conceded.
• Real Racing Club, the second-best away team in the league, has collected a total of 34 points from 20 matches, with 10 wins, four draws, and six defeats, scoring 34 goals and conceding 31.
Stats and facts
• This is the fourth time Málaga CF will face Real Racing Club at La Rosaleda in the Second Division. The head-to-head record is balanced: one win for Málaga in the 2019/20 season (2-0), one win for the Cantabrian side in 2022/23 (0-1), and, last season (2024/25), a draw between both teams (0-0).
• In the First Division, there have been 10 meetings in Málaga between the Blue and Whites and Racinguistas with six wins, two draws, and two defeats for Málaga. In addition, there was another clash at Martiricos in the 2007/08 season in the Copa del Rey, which ended in a 0-0 draw. Overall, MCF’s goal balance in these home matches is 20 scored and 10 conceded.
• As CD Málaga, in Second Division and at La Rosaleda, there were five meetings against the Santander club, all ending in wins for the Malaguistas, with 18 goals scored and 3 conceded. In the most recent historical encounter, on matchday six of the 1991/92 league season, Málaga won 2-1, with goals from Castillo and Kirov.
• There have been 13 official matches between CD Málaga and Racing de Santander, at the Blue and White home ground, with 12 wins for Málaga and only one defeat. The best result was a 7-1 victory in Second Division in the 1948/49 season, featuring a hat-trick from Pedro Bazán.
• In the nine seasons in which Málaga CF played in the Second Division, on matchday 41, they obtained three wins, two draws, and four defeats.