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La Liga · 2026

Deportivo La Coruña 3–1 Valencia · La Liga

3–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Deportivo La Coruña won 3–1.

Shots
1112
Shots on target
44
Expected goals
1.421.33
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Deportivo La Coruña beat Valencia 3–1. Recorded in this match (Deportivo La Coruña – Valencia): shots 11–12, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 1.42–1.33, possession 45%–55%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Deportivo La Coruña show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Deportivo La Coruña's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

8.33 shots/match ▲ShotsDeportivo La Coruña · Valencia12 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricDeportivo La CoruñaValenciaBaseline
Shots8.33 shots/match12 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots against12 shots/match11 shots/match12.8 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots12 shotsDeportivo La Coruña 11 shots, Valencia 12 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsDeportivo La Coruña 4 shots, Valencia 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.42 xG1.33 xGDeportivo La Coruña 1.42 xG, Valencia 1.33 xG
  • Possession45%55%Deportivo La Coruña 45%, Valencia 55%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersDeportivo La Coruña 5 corners, Valencia 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls5 foulsDeportivo La Coruña 14 fouls, Valencia 5 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardDeportivo La Coruña 2 cards, Valencia 1 card
  • Passes450 passes546 passesDeportivo La Coruña 450 passes, Valencia 546 passes
  • Pass accuracy84%85.9%Deportivo La Coruña 84%, Valencia 85.9%
  • Shots inside box5 shots7 shotsDeportivo La Coruña 5 shots, Valencia 7 shots
  • Blocked shots2 blocks4 blocksDeportivo La Coruña 2 blocks, Valencia 4 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves3 saves3 savesDeportivo La Coruña 3 saves, Valencia 3 saves
  • Offsides1 offside3 offsidesDeportivo La Coruña 1 offside, Valencia 3 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 13′César TárregaGoal · Valencia
  2. 17′Pierre-Emerick AubameyangGoal · Deportivo La Coruña
  3. 26′Umar SadiqGoal · Valencia
  4. Half-time
  5. 59′Mouctar DiakhabyGoal · Valencia
  6. 64′Mouctar DiakhabyYellow card · Valencia
  7. 90′Adrià AltimiraSecond yellow · Deportivo La Coruña
  8. 90′Adrià AltimiraYellow card · Deportivo La Coruña
  9. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 60′Valencia · 3 player changesDavid Otorbi · Hugo Duro · Arnaut Danjuma
  • 64′Deportivo La Coruña · 1 player changeTeun Gijselhart
  • 66′Valencia · 1 player changeAliou Dieng
  • 73′Deportivo La Coruña · 2 player changesAdrià Altimira · Yeremay Hernández
  • 82′Valencia · 1 player changeDani Raba
  • 83′Deportivo La Coruña · 2 player changesMiguel Loureiro · Jonathan Asp Jensen

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Deportivo La Coruña favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Valencia in 0 · 13 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Deportivo La Coruña3 matchesValencia3 matches
1.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/30.33 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed3/31.33 goals/match
0.96 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲ 1.02 xG/match
8.33 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 12 shots/match
3.67 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/33 shots/match
43%Possession3/3● 47%
3.67 corners/matchCorners3/3● 4.67 corners/match
14.3 fouls/matchFouls3/310.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 30 Aug 2026, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsDeportivo La CoruñaValencia
CompetitionLa Liga
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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