RC Deportivo - Málaga CF match preview
Málaga CF are heading to ABANCA-Riazor to face RC Deportivo de la Coruña on matchday 8 of LaLiga Hypermotion. Kick-off is on Sunday at 14:00.
The Malaguistas, with 10 points in 12th place in the standings, face the Galician team with 7 points and in 18th position on the table.
The match will be officiated by referee Carlos Muñiz Muñoz. The 28-year-old from Zaragoza is making his debut in the category and will be assisted in VAR by the Basque referee Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega.
Players in common Deportivo de La Coruña-Málaga CF
Yosu, Alberto Luque, Juan Rodríguez, Saúl, Schürrer, Munúa, Adrián López, Rubén, Luis Alberto, Albentosa, Borja Bastón, Mamadou Koné, José Rodríguez, Hugo Vallejo, Keko Gontán, Diego Rolan, Rubén Castro, Juanfran Moreno and Dioni
(*) Senel, who played for Málaga B, Rafa de Vicente and Kuki Zalazar, ex Atlético Malagueño players, played for RC Deportivo
Caoches in common Deportivo de La Coruña-Málaga CF
Víctor Sánchez del Amo, Natxo González and Pepe Mel
(*) Sergio Pellicer, Málaga CF coach, managed the Deportivo reserve team in the 2018/19 season
Players in common Deportivo de La Coruña-CD Málaga
Lezama, Elzo, Gamonal, Bazán, Chao, Muñiz, Carrillo, Juan, Gento II, Carlos Torres, Ruiz, Mané, Albis, Belman and Kirov
Coaches in common Deportivo de La Coruña-CD Málaga
Helenio Herrera, Iturraspe, Otxoa and Pons
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against RC Deportivo at Riazor
• Josemi (RC Deportivo 4-0 Málaga CF, 17/06/2001)
• Obinna (RC Deportivo 1-0 Málaga CF, 13/09/2009)
• Ochoa (RC Deportivo 1-1 Málaga CF, 03/12/2014)
Match info
• Captain Alfonso Herrero, the only Malaguista who has played all minutes (630) of all league games to date, will reach 50 official matches with Málaga CF if he plays on Sunday.
• Nelson Monte and Juanpe, with three yellow cards, are the Malaguistas with the most bookings this season and are one yellow card away from suspension.
• Antoñito Cordero, with three goals and three assists, is the ‘pichichi’ and best Malaguista assistant in the league. Yeremay, with three goals, is Deportivo’s top scorer.
• Málaga CF remain unbeaten as visitors, having drawn all three of their away matches (2-2 against Ferrol and Granada, and 0-0 against Córdoba)
• RC Deportivo have earned three points at home in three matches, accumulating two defeats (0-1 against Oviedo and 0-2 against Burgos) and one victory (1-0 against Racing de Ferrol).
Stats and facts
• The third time RC Deportivo and Málaga CF will play one another at Riazor in the Second Division. The results include a draw (1-1) and a Malaguista victory in the last encounter between the two teams in the 19/20 season (0-2, with goals from Mikel Villanueva and Sadiku).
• Additionally, the two teams have faced each other 18 other times: 15 in the First Division, once in the promotion playoff to the elite, and twice in the Copa del Rey. The Malaguistas’ record against Deportivo in the total of 20 matches in A Coruña is two wins, four draws, and 14 losses, with 16 goals scored and 37 conceded.
• RC Deportivo de La Coruña is the team that Málaga CF have faced the most times in official matches. In total, there have been 40 matches, with 10 Málaga victories, 13 draws, and 17 Deportivo victories
• The last victory for CD Málaga at Riazor was in the 81/82 season. Antonio Benítez's Málaga defeated Deportivo 0-2, with goals from José Luis (own goal) and Fernando Rodríguez, on Second Division matchday 9. It was a historic year that ended with the penultimate promotion to the elite for the now-defunct Malaguista club.
• In the previous eight seasons in the Second Division, on matchday 8, MCF achieved two victories, five draws, and one defeat.