What this page answers
A side-by-side look at both teams' last five matches: attack, defence, running and availability. It explains where each side has an edge before kickoff; it is not a win/draw/loss prediction.
The takeaway
Deportivo A Coruña lead in both underlying performance and recent points.
- Underlying goal difference (expected goals for minus against): Espanyol -0.74, Deportivo A Coruña +0.44.
- Points per game over the last five: Espanyol 0.20, Deportivo A Coruña 0.40.
- Attack: Espanyol xG per match 0.94, 12.2 shots, 1.0 big chances created; Deportivo A Coruña xG per match 1.63, 15.4 shots, 2.2 big chances created.
- Defence: expected goals conceded per match Espanyol 1.67, Deportivo A Coruña 1.19; shots on target faced 10.5 vs 7.4, big chances faced 2.0 vs 1.4.
Each team's clearest edge
Away edge
Big chances created per match
2.2
vs 1.0
· Edge 54.5%
Points per game
0.40
vs 0.20
· Edge 50.0%
xG per match
1.63
vs 0.94
· Edge 42.6%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Head-to-head data
Espanyol
|
Metric |
Deportivo A Coruña
|
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 0.20 | Points per game | 0.40 |
| 0.80 | Goals per match | 0.80 |
| 1.80 | Goals conceded per match | 1.40 |
| 0.94 | Expected points per game | 1.65 |
| Attack | ||
| 0.94 | xG per match | 1.63 |
| 12.2 | Shots per match 4 / 5 matches with data | 15.4 |
| 7.8 | Shots on target per match 4 / 5 matches with data | 9.6 |
| 1.0 | Big chances created per match 4 / 5 matches with data | 2.2 |
| 40.5% | Possession 4 / 5 matches with data | 49.2% |
| 6.8 | Deep completions per match | 5.2 |
| Defence | ||
| 1.67 | xGA per match | 1.19 |
| 18.2 | Shots faced per match 4 / 5 matches with data | 13.0 |
| 10.5 | Shots on target faced per match 4 / 5 matches with data | 7.4 |
| 2.0 | Big chances faced per match 4 / 5 matches with data | 1.4 |
| 8.4 | Deep completions allowed per match | 6.8 |
| Running & pressing | ||
| — | Distance covered per match (km) 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| — | Sprints per match 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| 22.8 | Pressing value (lower is stronger) | 22.6 |
Highlighted values are the stronger side. For goals conceded, shots faced and the pressing value, lower is better.
Injuries & absences
Espanyol 2
- Jofre Carreras Injury Doubtful
- Kike García Injury Expected return: Unknown
Deportivo A Coruña 4
- Bright Ede Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Marc Casadó Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Injury Back in training
- Zakaria Eddahchouri Injury Expected back early November 2026
Latest pre-match snapshot; coverage varies by league.
Limitations
Based on 10 recent matches (10 with expected-goals data).
- Injury snapshots start from 2026-09-17; earlier absences are not reflected.