La Liga Gameweek 9 Fri, Oct 16 · 20:00 Estadio Abanca-Riazor, La Coruña
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Our take

Deportivo La Coruna were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Absences weigh more on Deportivo La Coruna. Deportivo La Coruna were without P. Aubameyang and L. Amatucci. Deportivo La Coruna had 5.2 days of rest, Levante 4 and had to travel 796 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel796 kmRest days5.2 · 4Matches / 14d1 · 1
Deportivo La Coruna43%
Draw26%
Levante31%
Expected goals 1.59 – 1.33
Deportivo La Coruna42%
Draw27%
Levante31%
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.23
Deportivo La Coruna45%
Draw25%
Levante30%
Expected goals 1.65 – 1.32
Deportivo La Coruna35%
Draw26%
Levante39%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.49
Deportivo La Coruna43%
Draw24%
Levante32%
Expected goals 1.72 – 1.46
Over 2.5 56% Both score 59% Likeliest score 1–1
Pre-match forecast. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (La Coruña)
17°COvercast
  • Precipitation 0.5 mm
  • Wind 4 km/h
  • Humidity 95%
Referee · SpainManuel Jesus Orellana Cid
  • Cards per match 6.1
  • Penalties per match 0.50
  • Matches 14

Team strength

Deportivo La CorunaLevante
45 L90 StrengthIn forecast 48
45 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
40 AttackIn forecast 55
57 DefenceIn forecast 41
42 Form indexContext 45
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+15%
Defense risk−5%

Levante

Attack+11%
Defense risk−14%

Both teams face a more favorable matchup than their league-average baseline.

Playing style

Deportivo La CorunaLevante
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.57
1.38 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.14
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 1.42
1.20 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.15
+0.41 Goals minus xGContext +0.15
88% Scored inContext 57%
0% Clean sheetsContext 29%
11.50 ShotsContext 12.00
4.25 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
37% On target shareContext 36%
7.75 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
63% Box shareContext 59%
13% ConversionContext 13%
1.83 OffsidesContext 2.25
12.75 Shots allowedContext 15.57
4.38 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.71
3.38 BlocksContext 3.29
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.43
69% Save rateContext 60%
48% PossessionIn forecast 42%
453 PassesContext 375
385 Accurate passesContext 304
85% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.74
12.50 FoulsContext 9.57
11.88 Fouls sufferedContext 12.14
1.75 Yellow cardsContext 1.14
0.25 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 8 and 7 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.90
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 1.50
1.20 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.90
+0.41 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
90% Scored inContext 70%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
10.70 ShotsContext 12.50
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.11
37% On target shareContext 37%
7.40 Shots in the boxContext 8.33
67% Box shareContext 61%
14% ConversionContext 14%
1.63 OffsidesContext 1.71
12.20 Shots allowedContext 14.70
3.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.70
3.50 BlocksContext 3.33
2.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.70
70% Save rateContext 65%
47% PossessionIn forecast 40%
447 PassesContext 359
382 Accurate passesContext 292
85% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.80
11.60 FoulsContext 9.40
11.80 Fouls sufferedContext 11.70
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
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
Rest5.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,038 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 42 · 5 pts vs 5.9 for an average club · -0.8 vs expected
  • 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
  • W5 SepA · Villarreal3–20.7 xPts
Levante
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel796 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 45 · 5 pts vs 5.6 for an average club · -0.7 vs expected
  • D12 OctH · Sevilla3–31.6 xPts
  • L20 SepA · Villarreal1–30.9 xPts
  • L13 SepH · Barcelona2–40.5 xPts
  • D6 SepA · Malaga0–01.3 xPts
  • W29 AugH · Real Betis5–21.3 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 Levante
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.2La Liga 2026-2027, 11 Oct4La Liga 2026-2027, 12 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km796 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,038 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 21 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one85

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 Confirmed XI
4-4-2
13Leo Román(G)
12G. Quagliata 22B. Ede 20J. Giménez 23Ximo Navarro
14Riki Rodríguez 8Diego Villares 21Mario Soriano 19Luismi Cruz
32B. Nsongo 10Peke
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Levante Confirmed XI
4-3-3
13M. Ryan(G)
23Manu Sánchez 3Ifeanyi Ndukwe 4Adrián de la Fuente 29Nacho Pérez
6Reque 20Oriol Rey 18E. Bardeli
24T. Fernandez 9Iván Romero 7Roger Brugué
+3 more reported missing outside this XI

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 Scores -0.07 · concedes +0.02 goals
Attack line −40.2% · Defence line −5.6% of weighted minutes
  • ATT P. Aubameyang Core 7.59
  • MID L. Amatucci Starter 6.66
  • ATT Z. Eddahchouri Rotation 6.85
  • MID Marc Casadó Rotation 6.37
Levante Scores -0.01 · concedes 0.00 goals
Attack line −8.4% · Defence line −0.7% of weighted minutes
  • ATT E. Eyong Rotation 6.55
  • MID Hugo Sotelo Rotation 6.45
1 without recent minutes (no impact): Primo
Total impact vs full squads
  • Deportivo La Coruna-1.6 pp
  • Draw+0.4 pp
  • Levante+1.2 pp

From eScored squad data: each player's weight is his role (core 3, starter 2, rotation 1, depth 0.5) times his share of minutes. Defenders and keepers count to the defence line, forwards to attack, midfielders half to each. EloLambda turns the lost share into fewer goals scored and more conceded (weight 0.1); the totals show how that moves the result chances.

Home / Away this season

Deportivo La Coruna · Home 1.25points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-2-1
Scored
1.25
Conceded
1.00
Levante · Away 0.50points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
0-2-2
Scored
0.25
Conceded
1.50

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

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.

Referee · Manuel Jesus Orellana Cid Spain · 14 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.57league 4.33
Red cards0.57league 0.29
Cards 5+79%league 55%
Fouls29.5league 24.7
Penalties0.50league 0.36
Home wins57%league 45%
Deportivo La Coruna1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.4.0 · 6.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • L7 Dec 25H · Castellón1–34
Levante

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Deportivo La Coruna8 games · scored 12 · conceded 11
1 0-15
3 3 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
4 2 76-90
Levante7 games · scored 11 · conceded 15
3 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 4 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 61-75
5 4 76-90
Deportivo La Coruna10 games · scored 15 · conceded 13
2 1 0-15
4 4 16-30
2 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
4 2 76-90
Levante10 games · scored 17 · conceded 19
5 0-15
1 1 16-30
5 4 31-45
3 4 46-60
2 1 61-75
6 4 76-90

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

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