Villarreal v Deportivo La Coruna result

Full-time · Villarreal 2–3 Deportivo La Coruna

La Liga · Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:00 BST · Estadio de la Ceramica

Updated 6 Nov 2026, 01:34 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Villarreal · Deportivo La Coruna

The model’s pre-match pick

Villarreal 2–3 Deportivo La Coruna — Deportivo La Coruna won this La Liga match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Over 2.5 goals.

Free pick

Over 2.5 goals

Best price: 1.75 at Betano

What this price implies, and its fair odds with the margin removed →

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Over 2.5 goals in the last 90 days, 67.4% of 543 landed (95% range 63.4–71.2%); it had given them 75.9% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. The model has been overconfident here: weigh its calls in this market with that in mind. How accurate →

How often calls like this land: when the model rated over 2.5 goals between 62% and 80% in 21 top-flight leagues over the last 365 days — every such forecast, not only the free picks — it landed 544 of 845 times (64.4%), against an average rating of 67.7%. How we measure →

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Villarreal: 3.64 to 2.44 in expected goals, from 31 shots to 18, ahead on xG from the seventh minute (per-shot expected goals for this match). The result went the other way.

The result

Deportivo La Coruna won 3–2 at Estadio de la Ceramica in La Liga on Saturday 5 September. Deportivo La Coruna have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Villarreal: Nicolas Pépé (19’, assisted by Ayoze Pérez); Deportivo La Coruna: Luismi Cruz (43’, assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang), an own goal by Adama Traoré (76’), Zakaria Eddahchouri (79’, assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (88’).

Discipline

Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain showed four yellow cards — against 5.2 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Villarreal: Santi Comesaña (81’) and Tajon Buchanan (87’); Deportivo La Coruna: Lorenzo Amatucci (90+1’) and Peke (90+3’).

What it changes

Villarreal move down from 12th to 16th (four league matches played). Villarreal have scored 15 goals, the 10th-most (shared) of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game). Villarreal have conceded 15 goals, the eighth-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Deportivo La Coruna move up from seventh to fourth (four league matches played). Deportivo La Coruna have scored 15 goals, the 10th-most (shared) of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game). Deportivo La Coruna have conceded 14 goals, the sixth-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Villarreal are winless in their last four matches in all competitions. Deportivo La Coruna are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Deportivo La Coruna) 11.2, Nathan-Dylan Saliba (Villarreal) 7.5 and Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) 7.5 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Over 2.5 goals, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included.

Next up

Villarreal next host Getafe on 8 November 2026.

Deportivo La Coruna next travel to Espanyol on 7 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Villarreal: Villarreal v Getafe, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for Deportivo La Coruna: Espanyol v Deportivo La Coruna, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Villarreal 2–3 Deportivo La Coruna · La Liga
Venue: Estadio de la Ceramica · Villarreal
Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 2): Villarreal 1 · draws 1 · Deportivo La Coruna 0 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Villarreal 1W 2D 2L · Deportivo La Coruna 2W 2D 1L

Villarreal 2–3 Deportivo La Coruna (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 6 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.13 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.63 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.75

over 8 matches

6.63 / 4.38

Corners

against 4.75 / 4.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 3.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.63 / 2.5

Cards

against 2 / 2.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

5.22 yellows

Referee · Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain

25.33 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 9 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 30 August 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Villarreal for / against	Line	Deportivo La Coruna for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.75our book	1.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.63 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.38 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.75 for · 14 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.13 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.38 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.75 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.5 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain — 5.22 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 25.33 fouls over 9 matches.

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Villarreal

Villarreal Goalkeeper

Villarreal — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Luíz Júnior	3	90270 min	62 /90	51.7 /90	00 /90

Villarreal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Villarreal before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Luíz Júnior n 8	90	2.8 6/4

Villarreal Defensive

Villarreal — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Carlos Romero	3	90270 min	62 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	206.7 /90	20.7 /90	10.3 /90
J. Foyth	3	90270 min	62 /90	72.3 /90	72.3 /90	175.7 /90	10.3 /90	20.7 /90
Renato Veiga	3	90270 min	10.3 /90	51.7 /90	51.7 /90	82.7 /90	31 /90	00 /90
S. Mouriño	3	80240 min	124.5 /90	10.4 /90	20.8 /90	207.5 /90	62.3 /90	20.8 /90
A. Freeman	1	2828 min	26.4 /90	00 /90	00 /90	39.6 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Villarreal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Villarreal before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Renato Veiga n 8	90	1.4 7/3	0.4 3/0	G. Quagliata
P. Gueye n 8	80.6	1 5/2	2.1 6/6	L. Amatucci
J. Foyth n 8	77.5	0.9 5/1	0.4 2/1	—
Carlos Romero n 8	58.3	0.8 3/1	2.3 5/4	—
Luíz Júnior n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
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Villarreal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Villarreal before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Carlos Romero n 8	58.3	2.9 7/4
J. Foyth n 8	77.5	2.2 6/4
P. Gueye n 8	80.6	1.1 7/1
Renato Veiga n 8	90	0.5 4/0
G. Mikautadze n 8	73.6	0.2 1/0
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Villarreal Attacking

Villarreal — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
G. Mikautadze	3	84251 min	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	72.5 /90	41.4 /90	41.4 /90	62.2 /90
Ayoze Pérez	3	48145 min	00 /90	00 /90	42.5 /90	31.9 /90	21.2 /90	10.6 /90
Gerard Moreno	3	45134 min	10.7 /90	00 /90	42.7 /90	21.3 /90	53.4 /90	64 /90
T. Buchanan	3	42126 min	00 /90	00 /90	32.1 /90	21.4 /90	10.7 /90	21.4 /90
P. Gueye	3	90270 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	20.7 /90	10.3 /90	51.7 /90	00 /90
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Villarreal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Villarreal before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Gueye n 8	80.6	1.1 6/1	0.4 3/0
Renato Veiga n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
J. Foyth n 8	77.5	0.4 1/1	0.1 1/0
Carlos Romero n 8	58.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Luíz Júnior n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Villarreal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Villarreal before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Gueye n 8	80.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Luíz Júnior n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Renato Veiga n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Foyth n 8	77.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Carlos Romero n 8	58.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Deportivo La Coruna

Deportivo La Coruna Goalkeeper

Deportivo La Coruna — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Leo Román	3	90270 min	93 /90	31 /90	00 /90

Deportivo La Coruna — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Deportivo La Coruna before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Leo Román n 3	90	3 2/2

Deportivo La Coruna Defensive

Deportivo La Coruna — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
G. Quagliata	3	90270 min	20.7 /90	31 /90	10.3 /90	103.3 /90	41.3 /90	10.3 /90
L. Noubi	3	90270 min	31 /90	51.7 /90	20.7 /90	103.3 /90	31 /90	00 /90
Ximo Navarro	3	88263 min	51.7 /90	41.4 /90	00 /90	103.4 /90	31 /90	20.7 /90
B. Ede	3	65196 min	41.8 /90	31.4 /90	10.5 /90	104.6 /90	00 /90	00 /90
Miguel Loureiro	1	7474 min	11.2 /90	33.6 /90	00 /90	22.4 /90	11.2 /90	00 /90
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Deportivo La Coruna — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Deportivo La Coruna before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Amatucci n 3	90	1.7 2/1	0.3 1/0	P. Gueye
L. Noubi n 8	84.4	1.5 5/4	0.9 4/2	—
G. Quagliata n 8	78.4	1.3 7/2	1.1 3/3	Renato Veiga
Leo Román n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
P. Aubameyang n 3	88.3	0.7 1/1	0.3 1/0	—
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Deportivo La Coruna — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Deportivo La Coruna before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Amatucci n 3	90	2.7 3/2
G. Quagliata n 8	78.4	1.6 6/2
L. Noubi n 8	84.4	1.5 5/4
P. Aubameyang n 3	88.3	0 0/0
Ximo Navarro n 8	85.1	1.7 7/5
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Deportivo La Coruna Attacking

Deportivo La Coruna — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
P. Aubameyang	3	88265 min	31 /90	00 /90	93.1 /90	72.4 /90	20.7 /90	20.7 /90
Bil Nsongo	2	72143 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.3 /90	10.6 /90	21.3 /90	10.6 /90
Z. Eddahchouri	1	3030 min	00 /90	00 /90	13 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
L. Amatucci	3	90270 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90
Mario Soriano	3	76229 min	00 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90	31.2 /90	00 /90
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Deportivo La Coruna — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Deportivo La Coruna before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Quagliata n 8	78.4	0.9 4/2	0.4 3/0
L. Noubi n 8	84.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Leo Román n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Amatucci n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Aubameyang n 3	88.3	3.1 3/3	2.4 3/3
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Deportivo La Coruna — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Deportivo La Coruna before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Amatucci n 3	90	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
Leo Román n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Noubi n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Quagliata n 8	78.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Aubameyang n 3	88.3	1 3/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Villarreal		Deportivo La Coruna
62%	Possession	38%
1.14	Expected goals (xG)	0.79
17	Shots	8
5	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	3
6	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside the box	6
7	Corners	1
2	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	14
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	4
643	Passes	387
90%	Pass accuracy	85%

Villarreal Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Freeman	90	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	6.9
Luíz Júnior	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.2
N. Saliba	90	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	7.6
N. Pépé	90	1	0	3	1	4	0	0	7.9
Sergi Cardona	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.9
Renato Veiga	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Logan Costa	83	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
Gerard Moreno	77	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.5
Ayoze Pérez	62	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
Alberto Moleiro	62	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	7.5
P. Gueye	62	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	7.2
G. Mikautadze sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
Santi Comesaña sub	28	0	0	0	0	2	0	Y	6.2
T. Buchanan sub	28	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.7
T. Oluwaseyi sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Ilias Akhomach sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.2

Deportivo La Coruna Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
P. Aubameyang	90	1	2	2	1	2	2	0	9.2
L. Amatucci	90	0	0	0	0	2	5	Y	6.9
G. Quagliata	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Noubi	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Ximo Navarro	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.9
Leo Román	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Luismi Cruz	77	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.6
Bil Nsongo	66	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.3
Mario Soriano	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Giménez	66	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
Riki Rodríguez	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Peke sub	36	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
Marc Casadó sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Miguel Loureiro sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Adama Traoré sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Z. Eddahchouri sub	13	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Villarreal v Deportivo La Coruna — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

VillarrealLWDDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Deportivo La CorunaWLDDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Villarreal 1 · 1 draw · Deportivo La Coruna 0 · 4 goals/game

2018-05-12 Deportivo La Coruna 2–4 Villarreal
2018-01-07 Villarreal 1–1 Deportivo La Coruna

League standing · 2026/27

Villarreal#9 pos12 pts11 pl0 GD

Deportivo La Coruna#8 pos14 pts11 pl+1 GD

Goals per game

Villarreal scored1.36

Deportivo La Coruna scored1.36

Villarreal conceded1.36

Deportivo La Coruna conceded1.27

Shot Map and Expected Goals

Villarreal 3.64 xG from 31 shots, Deportivo La Coruna 2.44 from 18. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Villarreal (attacking right)Deportivo La Coruna (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Villarreal	31	2	3.64
Deportivo La Coruna	18	6	2.44

Shot locations and expected-goals values from per-shot data. Per-shot tables, situation and shot-type breakdowns are part of TACTIX Pro.

Expected Goals Race

At half-time, Villarreal led on xG, 1.93 to 1.42. At full time, Villarreal led on xG, 3.64 to 2.44. The widest gap was 2.08 xG to Villarreal, in the 69th minute.

xG timeline (cumulative)

Villarreal 3.64 xGDeportivo La Coruna 2.44 xGdots = goals · 49 shots

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Villarreal v Deportivo La Coruna?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Villarreal v Deportivo La Coruna was Over 2.5 goals (best price 1.75 at Betano).
What is the head-to-head record between Villarreal and Deportivo La Coruna?: In their last 2 meetings, Villarreal won 1, Deportivo La Coruna won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Villarreal and Deportivo La Coruna?: Recent form — Villarreal 1W 2D 2L; Deportivo La Coruna 2W 2D 1L.

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