The Blue and Whites, currently 4^th in the table with 70 points and occupying a promotion playoff spot, face bottom-placed Real Zaragoza (22^nd), who have already been mathematically relegated to Primera Federación, with 36 points in the standings.

Refereeing is Basque official Daniel Palencia, assisted in the VAR room by Rubén Ávalos.

Players in common Real Zaragoza-Málaga CF

Cornago, Movilla, Sánchez Broto, Antonio Hidalgo, Apoño, Eliseu, Lolo, Pablo Barros, Uche, Roberto, Borja Bastón, Erik Morán, Juankar, Buenacasa, Adrián González, Peybernes, Febas, Delmás, Manu Molina, Iván Calero, Keidi Bare and Paulino

(*) Jorge Pina, a former player for Málaga CF and Málaga ‘B’, and currently the assistant coach of the Malaguista Juvenil ‘A’ team, previously played for Real Zaragoza ‘B’.

Coaches in common Real Zaragoza-Málaga CF

Marcos Alonso and Natxo González

Players in common Real Zaragoza-CD Málaga

Alonso*, Olivares, Ramos, Sagrado, Elzo, Lasheras, Vidal, Vallejo, Goicoechea, Bustillo, Heredia, Modesto, Pineda and Belman

(*) As CD Malacitano
(**) Antonio Iznata, CD Málaga juvenil player, was also part of Real Zaragoza

Coaches in common Real Zaragoza-CD Málaga

Antonio Sorribas*, Manuel Olivares, Francisco Bru, Luis Urquiri, Juan Otxoa, Domingo Balmanya and Luis Costa

(*) As CD Malacitano

Players who debuted with Málaga CF against Real Zaragoza in Aragón

•    Tote (Real Zaragoza 1-0 Málaga CF, 30/01/2005)
•    Francis Durán (Real Zaragoza 0-1 Málaga CF, 17/01/2007)
•    Kiko Olivas (Real Zaragoza 0-1 Málaga CF, 17/01/2007)
•    Roberto Santamaría (Real Zaragoza 1-1 Málaga CF, 28/10/2009)
•    Iván González (Real Zaragoza 1-1 Málaga CF, 28/10/2009)
•    Galatto (Real Zaragoza 3-5 Málaga CF, 12/09/2010)
•    Kris Stadsgaard (Real Zaragoza 3-5 Málaga CF, 12/09/2010)
•    Sergio Sánchez (Real Zaragoza 0-0 Málaga CF, 25/09/2011)
•    Saviola (Real Zaragoza 0-1 Málaga CF, 01/09/2012)
•    Juan Soriano (Real Zaragoza 1-2 Málaga CF, 18/10/2020)

Match info

• Following Larrubia’s goal against Racing last week at La Rosaleda, Málaga CF’s 2025/26 side has now surpassed the 72 league goals (in 42 matches) scored by the team coached by Joaquín Peiró, which won promotion as champions to the top flight in the 1998/99 season and, until now, held the club’s best-ever scoring record in the Second Division. They now have 73 goals in 41 matches. Another historic benchmark is the ‘Súper Málaga’ team of 1987/88, which won the Second Division and returned to the elite by scoring 74 goals in 38 league matches. Further back in time, CD Málaga also won the second tier in the 1951/52 season with 83 goals in 30 matches.

• Alfonso Herrero is the only Málaga CF player who has played all 3,690 minutes of the league campaign. The goalkeeper from Toledo is second in the competition so far in total saves (136), only behind UD Almería goalkeeper Andrés Fernández (150).

• Chupe is the top Malaguista scorer with 22 goals and the third-highest scorer in LALIGA HYPERMOTION, just one goal behind Racing’s Andrés Martín (23) and two behind the division’s ‘pichichi’, Almería’s Sergio Arribas (24). Dani Gómez, with 9 goals, is Zaragoza’s leading scorer.

• Larrubia remains the best dribbler in the league. The ‘10’ has successfully completed 107 dribbles, leading this category ahead of Córdoba’s Carracedo and Deportivo’s Yeremay, both with 90.

• Carlos Puga, David Larrubia, and Joaquín Muñoz are the Malaguistas who are one yellow card away from suspension, each having accumulated four bookings in their current cycle.

• Málaga CF, in league matches away from home, have recorded eight wins, three draws, and nine losses in 20 games (27 points), scoring 31 goals and conceding 28.

• Real Zaragoza, the second-worst home side in the division in terms of points, have obtained four wins, six draws, and 10 defeats in 20 matches (18 points), scoring 18 goals and conceding 29.

Stats and facts

• This will be the seventh time Málaga CF face Real Zaragoza at the Aragón side’s home ground in the Second Division. In the previous six meetings, the Blue and Whites have never lost, recording two wins and four draws. The most recent encounter at La Romareda ended 0-0 last season (2024/25).

• In addition, the two sides have met 10 times in the First Division and twice in the Copa del Rey in Aragón. Across those 12 encounters, Málaga have claimed four wins, four draws, and four defeats, with a goal tally of 20 scored and 16 conceded.

• Real Zaragoza is the third opponent that Málaga have faced the most times in its history, as MCF. There have been 37 meetings, 18 of them in Zaragoza, with six wins, eight draws, and four defeats for Málaga (22 goals scored and 18 conceded).

• An extraordinary 3-5. One of Málaga CF’s most memorable away victories dates back to 12^th September 2010. On matchday 2 of the 2010/11 First Division season, a dominant Málaga side dismantled Zaragoza in just 35 minutes. Fernando and Juanmi, both scoring braces, and Quincy, who made it 0-5 in the 34^th minute of the first half, were the goalscorers for the team then coached by Jesualdo Ferreira. Although Málaga conceded three goals afterwards, they still secured +3 points in an unforgettable night at La Romareda.

• Club Deportivo Málaga, in 21 official away matches against the Zaragoza side, was only able to secure victory on one occasion. It came on matchday 5 of the 1952/53 season in the First Division, at the Torrero stadium. The result was 0-2, with Malaguista goals from San Emeterio and Juan.

• In the nine seasons that Málaga CF played in the Second Division, on matchday 42 they secured four wins, three draws, and two defeats. The most memorable victory came in the 2007/08 season, when Málaga won their last promotion to the elite by beating CD Tenerife (2-1) at La Rosaleda, with an unforgettable brace from Antonio Hidalgo.