The Malaguistas, 17th in the standings with 42 points before the start of the current matchday, face Eibar sitting in 12th place with 47 points.
Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo will officiate the match. The 40-year-old from Castilla-La Mancha has been in the Second Division since the 2011/12 season (14 consecutive campaigns). In the 24/25 season, he has officiated two Málaga CF matches, both at La Rosaleda (1-1 against RC Deportivo and 0-2 against Cádiz CF). The VAR will be overseen by the Catalan Rubén Ávalos Barrera.
Players in common SD Eibar-Málaga CF
Axier, Raúl Albentosa, Charles, Keko Gontán, Adrián González, Borja Bastón, Recio, Blanco Leschuk, Iván Alejo, Yanis Rahmani, Lombán, Vadillo, Fran Sol, Esteban Burgos, Lago Junior, Hervías and Cristian
(*) Sielva, former Atlético Malagueño player, was also part of SD Eibar
Coaches in common SD Eibar-Málaga CF
None
Players who debuted with Málaga CF against SD Eibar at Ipurua
• Lago Junior (SD Eibar 2-1 Málaga CF, 15/01/2023)
• Appiah (SD Eibar 2-1 Málaga CF, 15/01/2023)
Match info
• Alfonso Herrero is the only Malaguista who has played every single minute (3,150) of all the matches in LALIGA HYPERMOTION. The goalkeeper from Toledo is second in the league for saves, with a total of 133 (an average of 3.80 per match), just behind FC Cartagena's goalkeeper Pablo Cuñat (134).
• Dioni, with seven goals, is the top scorer for Málaga in the competition. Bautista, with eight goals, is the best local scorer.
• Pastor and Víctor are the Málaga players at risk of suspension with four yellow cards each. Kevin Medina and Dani Sánchez are available after serving their suspension.
• Málaga CF have two wins, nine draws, and seven losses (15 points) as an away team in 18 matches, with 18 goals scored and 25 conceded.
• SD Eibar have nine wins, five draws, and three losses (32 points) at home in 17 matches, with 20 goals scored and 15 conceded.
Stats and facts
• This is the 10th time that SD Eibar and Málaga CF will face each other at Ipurua in an official match. There have been four encounters in the First Division, another four in the Second Division, and one more in the Copa del Rey.
• In total, Málaga CF have one win (1-2 in the 15/16 season, in the elite, with goals from Juanpi and Santa Cruz), five draws, and three losses in Guipúzcoa.
• CD Málaga played three official matches against Eibar at Ipurua. Two in the Second Division, with narrow defeats (1-0) in the 90/91 and 91/92 seasons. And another match in the Copa del Rey, with a 1-3 victory in the 83/84 season, with goals from Juan Carlos Pérez-Frías, Fernando Rodríguez, and Mané.
• In the eight seasons that Málaga CF played in the Second Division, on matchday 36, the team earned five wins and three draws. The most recent positive result was a home victory in the 22/23 season, with a 1-0 win against FC Cartagena.
