Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Tenerife and Malaga square off against each other at Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez in what is expected to be one of the most exciting games of Thursday’s program. Los Insulares aim to recover from back-to-back defeats to Zaragoza and Granada and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against Malaga. Defender Jose Amo should be the only absentee in the home team.
Los Boquerones, on the other hand, have drawn four of their last five games and it is more than obvious that they struggle at the back. As the rock-bottom hosts are desperate to escape the relegation zone, we predict that the Andalusians are going to return home with their hands empty. In their last meeting at Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez Tenerife defeated Malaga 3-1 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. Forward Haitam Abaida remains on the sidelines with injury for the away team.
Highlighted Team (Tenerife):
Tenerife is a Spanish club based in the Canary Islands. Tenerife were founded on November 21, 1912, with the team playing home games at Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez. The stadium was opened on July 25, 1925 and it can hold up to 22,824 spectators.
Los Insulares established them as the elite division club in the 1990s, but in 1999 the team suffer relegation to La Liga 2. Tenerife played in la liga two seasons more (2001/02, 2009/10), but they have been competing in lower leagues ever since. Los Insulares wear white and blue shirts when playing at home, whereas light green is the dominant colour of their away kit.
Tenerife participated in the UEFA Cup in the 1993/94 season, with the team eliminating the likes of Auxerre and Olympiakos before losing to Juventus in the last 16. Three years later the Spanish club did remarkably well to make it to the UEFA Cup semis. Las Palmas are considered Tenerife’s main rivals.