La Liga Gameweek 6 Wed, Sep 16 · 18:00 Estadio Abanca-Riazor, La Coruña
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Our take

Deportivo La Coruna were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Deportivo La Coruna had 3 days of rest, Sevilla 4.9 and had to travel 697 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel697 kmRest days3 · 4.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Deportivo La Coruna44%
Draw26%
Sevilla30%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.13
Deportivo La Coruna44%
Draw26%
Sevilla31%
Expected goals 1.49 – 1.20
Deportivo La Coruna44%
Draw26%
Sevilla30%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.13
Deportivo La Coruna37%
Draw27%
Sevilla37%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.27
Deportivo La Coruna44%
Draw26%
Sevilla30%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.16
Over 2.5 47% Both score 51% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (La Coruña)
19°CPartly cloudy
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 21 km/h
  • Humidity 70%
Referee · SpainAlejandro Hernandez
  • Cards per match 5.3
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 143

Team strength

Deportivo La CorunaSevilla
48 L90 StrengthIn forecast 49
45 Current StrengthIn forecast 50
40 AttackIn forecast 48
57 DefenceIn forecast 57
72 Form indexContext 79
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—

Sevilla

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Deportivo La CorunaSevilla
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
0.91 xGVia Att/Def 0.99
1.30 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.08
+0.89 Goals minus xGContext +0.61
100% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 20%
8.60 ShotsContext 11.80
3.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
40% On target shareContext 34%
5.80 Shots in the boxContext 7.20
67% Box shareContext 60%
21% ConversionContext 14%
1.40 OffsidesContext 1.80
13.60 Shots allowedContext 10.20
4.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.75
3.40 BlocksContext 2.75
3.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
76% Save rateContext 63%
46% PossessionIn forecast 43%
438 PassesContext 327
368 Accurate passesContext 249
84% Pass accuracyContext 76%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.83
13.20 FoulsContext 15.00
11.40 Fouls sufferedContext 14.80
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 3.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.40
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.06 xGVia Att/Def 1.01
1.24 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.94
+0.64 Goals minus xGContext +0.39
100% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
10.70 ShotsContext 13.30
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.30
41% On target shareContext 32%
7.90 Shots in the boxContext 7.30
73% Box shareContext 55%
16% ConversionContext 11%
1.44 OffsidesContext 2.20
12.00 Shots allowedContext 9.40
3.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
3.10 BlocksContext 2.56
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
79% Save rateContext 63%
46% PossessionIn forecast 45%
430 PassesContext 352
366 Accurate passesContext 279
85% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.84
12.30 FoulsContext 15.40
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 13.40
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 2.90
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
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
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km2,605 km in 14d
Schedule load13%Low
Form 72 · 9 pts vs 6.4 for an average club · +3.2 vs expected
  • D13 SepA · Getafe1–11.3 xPts
  • W5 SepA · Villarreal3–20.7 xPts
  • W30 AugH · Valencia3–11.3 xPts
  • D24 AugA · Malaga1–11.0 xPts
  • D17 AugH · Elche1–11.6 xPts
Sevilla
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel697 km1,641 km in 14d
Schedule load11%Low
Form 79 · 10 pts vs 6.4 for an average club · +3.3 vs expected
  • W11 SepH · Valencia1–01.7 xPts
  • D6 SepA · Espanyol1–11.3 xPts
  • L29 AugH · Atletico Madrid1–31.3 xPts
  • W22 AugA · Athletic Club3–11.1 xPts
  • W15 AugH · Rayo Vallecano2–11.4 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 Sevilla
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 13Low · 11
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3La Liga 2026-2027, 13 Sep4.9La Liga 2026-2027, 11 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km697 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,605 km1,641 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one43.1

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)
17Angeliño 15Miguel Loureiro 20J. Giménez 2Adrià Alti
10Peke 16L. Amatucci 14Riki Rodríguez 19Luismi Cruz
7P. Aubameyang 32B. Nsongo
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Sevilla Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1O. Vlachodimos(G)
17G. Suazo 4Kike Salas 5A. López Gallo 2Juan Iglesias
24Y. Fofana 6L. Agoumé
20Félix Correia 18Jon Guridi 30Miguel Sierra
19L. Stassin
+2 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Sevilla Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Deportivo La Coruna+0.1 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Sevilla-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Deportivo La Coruna · Home 2.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.00
Sevilla · Away 2.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
2.00
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 1 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 · Alejandro Hernandez Spain · 143 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.05league 4.19
Red cards0.26league 0.24
Cards 5+59%league 48%
Fouls24.9league 24.5
Penalties0.32league 0.31
Home wins43%league 44%
Deportivo La Coruna

No previous matches with this referee.

Sevilla16 with this referee
Record5-4-7 Cards · opp.3.3 · 2.9 Pens for · against3 · 2 Reds1
  • L5 Apr 26A · Oviedo0–14
  • L1 Nov 25A · Atletico Madrid0–33
  • D4 May 25H · Leganes2–24
  • L9 Feb 25H · Barcelona1–45
  • W22 Apr 24H · Mallorca2–10

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 Coruna5 games · scored 9 · conceded 6
1 0-15
3 2 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
3 2 76-90
Sevilla5 games · scored 8 · conceded 6
1 2 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
3 46-60
1 1 61-75
3 1 76-90
Deportivo La Coruna10 games · scored 17 · conceded 10
2 1 0-15
4 3 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 46-60
1 2 61-75
6 2 76-90
Sevilla10 games · scored 14 · conceded 11
1 4 0-15
2 16-30
2 1 31-45
4 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
5 1 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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