The malaguistas, 12th at the moment in the table with 31 points, visit 9th position Real Sociedad with 33 points. In their first encounter of the season at La Rosaleda, Malaga beat Real 3-1 with a brilliant hat-trick, scorer Charles, while Agirretxe scored for the visiting team. The last visit at Anoeta in La Liga was for the 14/15 season, it was also positive visit Gracia’s team as they won (0-1) with a goal from Juanmi hitting the top corner of the Guipuzcoan goal.
TO be considered:
• Weligton, if he plays, he would notch up his 206th appearance with Málaga CF in the first Division. It would overtake Fernando Sanz (205), only as the second highest player with most matches within the clubs elite, the first being the Portuguese Captain, Duda (294).
• The Eusebio factor.
Real Sociedad are now four consecutive without matches without losing in La Liga, also, four matches without being defeated at Anoeta.
- Those most played.
Kameni and Rosales accumulate 2,250 minutes in the Championship (25 complete games). Locals Rulli and Vela (4 goals) have played 24 of the 25 matches this season. - Encounters at Anoeta. A total of 12 in the League between Real and Malaga CF, with 5 Basque win, 4 draws and 3 wins by the Malaguistas. 22 goals in favor of the Gipuzkoan side and 16 for the Whites and blues.
- The Russian playmaker Khokhlov, with 3 goals, is the best scorer in the history of the first division battle between Real Sociedad - Malaga CF.
Players:
Repeating players for the Real Sociedad-Malaga CF clash:
Mikel Roteta, Gerardo, Juanito, Nacho, Schurrer, Rossato and Chory Castro
Repeating players in common Real Sociedad-CD Malaga
Sagrado, Azcue, Del Rio, Egusquiza and Goicoechea
(*) two players from the Real Sociedad academy belonged to Málaga CF (Jon Bakero) and Málaga CF b (Zubillaga).
(**) As for coaches, Real Sociedad have "shared" technicians with CD Málaga (Antonio Barrios Seoane) and Málaga CF b (José Mari Bakero), not so with Málaga CF. The current playmaker malaguista, Javi Gracia, was a Real player from (1995-1999) playing 106 League games and scoring 12 goals.