Football fans for Spain dey prepare for one mouth-watering match between Málaga and Deportivo La Coruña wey go take place for Estadio La Rosaleda for early morning of August 25, 2026. The game go start by 2:30am, and both sides dey desperate to collect points as the season just dey begin.
According to report, Málaga go repeat the same starting lineup wey lose to Atlético de Madrid for their opening match. Coach Juan Francisco Funes don settle for Alfonso Herrero for goalkeeper; Puga, Recio, Galilea and Rafita go form the defense. For midfield, Larrubia, Izan Merino, Dotor, Joaquín and Dani Lorenzo go dey, while Chupete go spearhead the attack.
For Deportivo side, coach Antonio Hidalgo don pick Leo Román for goalkeeper, and Ximo Navarro, Noubi, Loureiro plus Quagliata go dey for defense. Alti and Mario Soriano go hold the midfield, while Amatucci, As-Jensen, Luismi Cruz and Aubameyang go handle the attacking duties.
But both teams get injury issues. Málaga go miss Fernando Calero, Adrián Niño and Aaron Ochoa. For Deportivo, young Carrillo no go play because of physical problem.
Now, when we check the table, Deportivo dey 10th position with one point after drawing their last match. Their style dey conservative, but dem still need to show better performance to stay for the upper part of the table. On the other hand, Málaga dey 19th position with zero points after defeat. Returning to La Rosaleda na big morale boost for the Andalusian side. E go help dem regroup and potentially change the story of their season.
Another thing wey dey interesting na the head-to-head record. For last five matches between these two sides, Málaga don show dominance. Dem dey invincible with two wins and three draws, while Deportivo no win at all. This one don give Málaga serious psychological advantage. With the support of fans for La Rosaleda, the home team go dey confident to play offensive football and secure their first points of the season.
