The Malaguistas and Canarios are two of the nine LALIGA HYPERMOTION teams that have earned four out of a possible six points in the first two matchdays of the competition. Ahead of them in the table, with a perfect record of wins, are Real Valladolid CF, Real Racing Club de Santander, and Real Sporting de Gijón.
The referee for the match will be Eder Mallo. The 32-year-old from Bilbao is starting his second season in the Second Division. He will be assisted in the VAR by Iván Caparrós from Valencia.
Players in common UD Las Palmas-Málaga CF
Oti, Axier, Sandro, Agostinho, Schürrer, Gerardo Carrera, Apoño, Roberto Santamaría, Rondón, Peñaranda, Sadiku, Jairo, Sandro Ramírez, Rubén Castro and Cristian
(*) Aarón Escandell, former Atlético Malagueño goalkeeper, played for UD Las Palmas
Coaches in common UD Las Palmas-Málaga CF
Pepe Mel
Players in common UD Las Palmas-CD Málaga
Cabrera, Elzo, Manolo Torres, Beneyto, Gutiérrez, Romero, Mújica, Ríos, Calixto, Catalá, Juani, Jaime Molina and Onofre
Coaches in common UD Las Palmas-CD Málaga
Juan Otxoa and Marcel Domingo
(*) Antonio Ruiz, CD Málaga player (1963/64), coached UD Las Palmas
Players who debuted with Málaga CF away against UD Las Palmas
- Miguel Ángel (UD Las Palmas 0-0 Málaga CF, 22/09/2001)
- ‘Chori’ Castro (UD Las Palmas 1-1 Málaga CF, 10/01/2016)
- Success (UD Las Palmas 1-0 Málaga CF, 05/02/2018)
- Ideye (UD Las Palmas 1-0 Málaga CF, 05/02/2018)
- Álex Calvo (UD Las Palmas 2-2 Málaga CF, 11/03/2023)
Match info
• Four Málaga CF players have played all 180 minutes of the competition so far: Alfonso Herrero, Larrubia, Pastor, and Montero. The two central defenders rank in the overall top five for both total passes and completed passes.
• Rafa, an explosive goalscorer. The homegrown player scored his third official goal for the first team last week in just his second match of the season (with only 9 minutes played). At the tail end of last season, he netted twice in just 55 minutes across six appearances.
• Málaga CF make their first trip away from La Rosaleda. Last season (2024/25) they recorded two wins, 10 draws, and nine league defeats in 21 away matches, scoring 20 goals and conceding 30.
• UD Las Palmas, at home, have drawn the only match they’ve played this 2025/26 season. It came on the opening matchday, a 1-1 result against FC Andorra.
Stats and facts
• This will be the ninth time Málaga CF and UD Las Palmas face each other in the Canary Islands in the Second Division. In the previous eight meetings, Málaga CF earned one victory (1-2 with goals from Hidalgo and Peragón in the 2007/08 season), four draws, and three defeats.
• The two teams have faced each other five times in the First Division in Gran Canaria. Málaga’s record stands at two draws and three defeats, with two goals scored and five conceded. Under the name Atlético Malagueño, in Segunda División B (1993/94 season), there was one more meeting in Las Palmas, which ended in a 2-0 win for the home side.
• CD Málaga played UD Las Palmas six times in the Canary Islands in the Second Division. Their record: two draws, three defeats, and one victory, the last historic clash between the two sides in the 1991/92 season, a 1-2 win with a brace from Quino.
• In the nine seasons Málaga CF have played in the Second Division, they recorded six wins, one draw, and two defeats on matchday 3. The most recent precedent was a home win (2-1) against Albacete BP last 2024/25 season.