The Blue and Whites, currently 20th in the table with 5 points, travel to face the Green and Whites sitting fourth on 20 points and occupying a UEFA Champions League qualification spot.
Mateo Busquets will referee the Betis-Málaga clash, with Javier Iglesias in charge of VAR.
Players in common Real Betis-Málaga CF
Zafra, Fernando, Miguel Ángel, Contreras, Tote, Molinero, Nacho, Goitia, Xavi Torres, Portillo, Joaquín, Santa Cruz, Juankar, N’Diaye, Pacheco, Dani Martín, Juanmi, Ismael Gutiérrez, Vadillo, Juanfran, Rubén Castro, Juan Cruz, Isco, Pablo Fornals, Diego Llorente and Darko Brasanac
(*) Malaguista Rafa Rodríguez came through the youth ranks at Real Betis Balompié
Coaches in common Real Betis-Málaga CF
Juande Ramos, Antonio Tapia, Víctor Sánchez del Amo, Pepe Mel and Manuel Pellegrini
Players in common Real Betis-CD Málaga
García Díaz, Paquirrini, Muruaga, Comas, Aumesquet, Sobrado, León Lasa, Antúnez, Loli, Américo, Zacarizo, Megido, Tello, Manolo Hierro, Jaro, Txirri, Antonio Monreal and Luis Merino
Coaches in common Real Betis-CD Málaga
José Quirante (*), Manuel Olivares, Antonio Barrios, Pepe Valera, Carlos Iturraspe, Sabino Barinaga and Marcel Domingo
(*) Coach under the name of CD Malacitano
Match info
• Juani made his official debut for Málaga CF last Tuesday in the Copa del Rey clash against Sporting de Alcázar. Carlos López and Pastor also made their first appearances of the 2026/27 season in the same match.
• Alfonso Herrero and Recio are the only Malaguista players to have featured in every minute of the league campaign so far (900). The goalkeeper from Toledo ranks second in the saves chart with 37, just six behind the leader, Real Betis’ Álvaro Valles (43).
• Niño is Málaga CF’s leading scorer with four goals, three of which have come in each of the last three league matches. Ez Abde is Real Betis’ top scorer in the league with three goals.
• David Larrubia ranks fourth in LALIGA EA SPORTS for successful dribbles, with 26. He is behind Lamine Yamal (40), Mbappé (34) and Diomande (28).
• Málaga CF have picked up two points from their five away league fixtures so far, drawing 1-1 with Celta and Alavés. Their other three trips have ended in defeat, all in the Spanish capital, against Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid and Getafe.
• Real Betis Balompié have won their first four home league fixtures, beating Real Sociedad, Real Madrid and Getafe 1-0, and Osasuna 5-2. However, they suffered defeat in their most recent outing at home, losing 2-5 to FC Barcelona.
Stats and facts
• Real Betis Balompié and Málaga CF have met 13 times in the First Division at the Betis home ground. Málaga’s record stands at three wins, five draws and five defeats, with nine goals scored and 17 conceded. Málaga’s most recent away victory over Betis in the top division came in the 2015/16 season, when a Camacho goal secured a 0-1 win.
• Under the name CD Málaga, the two sides met 23 times in official matches on Betis soil. In the top flight, there were 12 encounters, with five Betis wins, two draws and five Malaguista victories. The most recent of those historic wins came in the 1988/89 season, when goals from Emilio Pérez and Matosas secured a 1-2 victory for the Blue and Whites, despite a strike from ‘Poli’ Rincón for the hosts.
• Legendary goalkeeper José Ramón Esnaola, who spent 12 seasons at Real Betis, is the player to have faced CD Málaga more times than anyone else in history, making 25 appearances against the club.
• CD Malacitano’s final official away match before changing its name to CD Málaga was against Real Betis in the then Copa del Generalísimo. The match took place on 20 April 1941 and ended in a goalless draw (0-0).
• On matchday 11 of their previous 17 seasons in the First Division, Málaga CF have recorded six wins, four draws and seven defeats.
