- In the last 10 years Osasuna have beaten Malaga only once in La Liga (2-1 in Malaga in December 2005), losing on nine occasions and drawing five times.
- Osasuna's last win against Malaga in Pamplona came back in 1990 (2-0).
- José Antonio Camacho's side have won their last two fixtures at home against Almeria and Real Zaragoza, without conceding a single goal.
- Malaga have picked up only one point from their last four league games (1-1 at home with Tenerife), and have won only once in the last eight match-days of this campaign.
- Away from home, Juan Ramón Muñiz's side are on a run of four consecutive defeats, and have failed to score a single goal in their last three.
- Malaga have conceded only two goals in the first 15 minutes of play so far, a league-joint low.
