La Liga Gameweek 21 Sun, Jan 24 · 16:00 Estadio Abanca-Riazor, La Coruña
Deportivo La Coruna 9th · 11 pts · 9 played
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Atletico Madrid 2nd · 22 pts · 9 played
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Away travel509 kmRest days7 · 4.9Matches / 14d2 · 3
Real contextStrength only
Deportivo La Coruna—%
Draw—%
Atletico Madrid—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (La Coruña)

Forecast from 9 Jan

Referee—Not appointed yet

Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Deportivo La Coruna and Atletico Madrid. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

Deportivo La CorunaAtletico Madrid
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
45 Current StrengthIn forecast 81
40 AttackIn forecast 82
57 DefenceIn forecast 87
21 Form indexContext 96
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Deportivo La Coruna

Attack—
Defense risk—

Atletico Madrid

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Deportivo La CorunaAtletico Madrid
1.44 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.11
1.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.89
1.08 xGVia Att/Def 1.72
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.98
+0.36 Goals minus xGContext +0.39
89% Scored inContext 89%
0% Clean sheetsContext 44%
11.67 ShotsContext 17.56
4.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.44
37% On target shareContext 37%
7.89 Shots in the boxContext 10.33
64% Box shareContext 60%
12% ConversionContext 12%
1.71 OffsidesContext 2.00
12.56 Shots allowedContext 9.56
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.11
3.11 BlocksContext 2.89
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.22
69% Save rateContext 71%
48% PossessionIn forecast 60%
444 PassesContext 590
376 Accurate passesContext 521
85% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.79 Team ratingContext 7.05
13.00 FoulsContext 12.11
11.89 Fouls sufferedContext 11.56
1.78 Yellow cardsContext 2.22
0.22 Red cardsContext 0.11
This league season, per match · 9 and 9 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.08 xGVia Att/Def 1.70
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.13
+0.32 Goals minus xGContext +0.30
90% Scored inContext 90%
0% Clean sheetsContext 40%
11.10 ShotsContext 16.10
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.90
38% On target shareContext 37%
7.60 Shots in the boxContext 9.50
66% Box shareContext 58%
13% ConversionContext 12%
1.63 OffsidesContext 2.20
11.80 Shots allowedContext 10.20
4.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
3.00 BlocksContext 2.90
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
69% Save rateContext 71%
48% PossessionIn forecast 60%
455 PassesContext 588
389 Accurate passesContext 517
85% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.77 Team ratingContext 7.04
12.80 FoulsContext 11.30
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.70
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Deportivo La Coruna
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,393 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 21 · 3 pts vs 6.7 for an average club · -3.7 vs expected
  • D16 OctH · Levante1–11.6 xPts
  • L11 OctA · Real Sociedad2–31.1 xPts
  • D20 SepH · Real Betis1–11.2 xPts
  • L16 SepH · Sevilla0–11.6 xPts
  • D13 SepA · Getafe1–11.3 xPts
Atletico Madrid
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel509 km6,372 km in 14d
Schedule load31%Moderate
Form 96 · 15 pts vs 5.8 for an average club · +6.8 vs expected
  • W17 OctA · Espanyol1–01.9 xPts
  • W13 OctH · Manchester United2–01.7 xPts
  • W10 OctA · Alaves2–11.6 xPts
  • W20 SepH · Real Madrid2–11.1 xPts
  • W16 SepH · Osasuna4–01.9 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Deportivo La Coruna Atletico Madrid
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 31
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7La Liga 2026-2027, 17 Jan4.9UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 - League phase, 19 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km509 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,393 km6,372 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 32 / 3 / 4
Next matchdays after this one73.2

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Deportivo La Coruna Last XI · not confirmed
4-4-2 · vs Levante (H) 1–1, 16 Oct
13Leo Román(G)
12G. Quagliata 22B. Ede 20J. Giménez 23Ximo Navarro
14Riki Rodríguez 8Diego Villares 21Mario Soriano 19Luismi Cruz
32B. Nsongo 10Peke
Atletico Madrid Last XI · not confirmed
4-3-1-2 · vs Espanyol (A) 1–0, 17 Oct
13J. Oblak(G)
30Dani Martínez 17D. Hancko 21C. Romero 18Marc Pubill
23M. Hjulmand 8Pablo Barrios 20G. Simeone
7K. Lee
11A. Lookman 15J. David

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Deportivo La Coruna Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Atletico Madrid Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Deportivo La Coruna · Home 1.20points per game · 5 home games
W-D-L
1-3-1
Scored
1.20
Conceded
1.00
Atletico Madrid · Away 2.40points per game · 5 away games
W-D-L
4-0-1
Scored
1.80
Conceded
1.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 4 this season

OpponentDeportivo La CorunaAtletico Madrid
Real Sociedad L 2–3 A W 3–0 A
Sevilla L 0–1 H W 3–1 A
Villarreal W 3–2 A D 2–2 H
Malaga D 1–1 A W 2–0 H
Points4 of 12 · 1.00 per game10 of 12 · 2.50 per game

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Goals & match trends

Deportivo La CorunaAtletico MadridForecast
Scored per game 1.442.11
Conceded per game 1.330.89
Match goals 2.783.00
Over 1.5 89%89%
Over 2.5 33%78%
Over 3.5 33%33%
Both teams scored 89%44%
Clean sheets 0%44%
Failed to score 11%11%
Games99
Deportivo La CorunaAtletico MadridForecast
Scored per game 1.442.00
Conceded per game 1.331.00
Match goals 2.783.00
Over 1.5 89%90%
Over 2.5 33%80%
Over 3.5 33%30%
Both teams scored 89%50%
Clean sheets 0%40%
Failed to score 11%10%
Games910

Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.

Corners & cards

Deportivo La CorunaAtletico MadridLeague
Corners
Corners won5.225.57
Corners conceded5.443.57
Match total10.669.149.91
Over 8.556% 5/943% 3/7
Over 9.556% 5/943% 3/7
Over 10.533% 3/943% 3/7
Cards
Cards2.112.33
Opponent cards2.001.89
Match total4.114.224.73
Over 3.578% 7/967% 6/9
Over 4.533% 3/944% 4/9
Deportivo La CorunaAtletico MadridLeague
Corners
Corners won4.805.00
Corners conceded5.404.25
Match total10.209.259.91
Over 8.550% 5/1050% 4/8
Over 9.550% 5/1050% 4/8
Over 10.530% 3/1050% 4/8
Cards
Cards2.002.20
Opponent cards1.801.70
Match total3.803.904.73
Over 3.570% 7/1060% 6/10
Over 4.530% 3/1030% 3/10

Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.

Goal timing

Deportivo La Coruna9 games · scored 13 · conceded 12
1 0-15
3 3 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
4 3 76-90
Atletico Madrid9 games · scored 19 · conceded 8
1 0-15
2 16-30
2 1 31-45
4 2 46-60
2 2 61-75
8 3 76-90
Deportivo La Coruna10 games · scored 14 · conceded 14
1 1 0-15
4 4 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
4 3 76-90
Atletico Madrid10 games · scored 20 · conceded 10
2 0-15
3 16-30
2 2 31-45
4 3 46-60
1 2 61-75
8 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.

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