Villarreal
5 shots on target
2–3
Full time
Deportivo A Coruña
3 shots on target
La Liga · Matchweek 4 · Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 19:00 UTC
Written before kick-off · preview
Villarreal v Deportivo A Coruña: what the records say
Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.
Villarreal host Deportivo A Coruña on Saturday 5 September in the La Liga, matchweek 4. Villarreal have won two of their last eight games. They have scored 17 and conceded 13 in those eight games — 2.1 goals a game, 1.6 against.
Deportivo A Coruña have won one of their two games so far. They scored 4 and conceded 2 across the two.
S. Mouriño has been Villarreal's most productive, with one goal. We hold no scoring contribution for any Deportivo A Coruña player yet this season.
Commentary
Minute by minute, as it happened.- 1' First half begins.
- 3' Foul committed by Renato Veiga of Villarreal. Renato Veiga
- 3' Bil Nsongo from Deportivo de A Coruña is awarded a free kick in the attacking half. Bil Nsongo
- 5' Sergi Cardona commits a foul for Villarreal. Sergi Cardona
- 5' Luismi Cruz from Deportivo de A Coruña is awarded a free kick on the right wing. Luismi Cruz
- 6' Sergi Cardona commits a foul for Villarreal. Sergi Cardona
- 6' Ximo Navarro from Deportivo de A Coruña wins a free kick in the defensive half. Ximo Navarro
- 6' Pape Gueye from Villarreal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Pape Gueye
- 6' Mario Soriano from Deportivo de A Coruña commits a foul. Mario Soriano
- 7' Villarreal wins a corner after Lucas Noubi concedes. Lucas Noubi
- 8' Attempt missed. Alex Freeman from Villarreal takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes high and wide to the right after a corner. Alex Freeman
- 9' Villarreal is called offside as Alex Freeman is caught in an offside position. Alex Freeman
- 11' Villarreal is awarded a corner after José María Giménez concedes. José María Giménez
- 12' Lorenzo Amatucci from Deportivo de A Coruña commits a foul. Lorenzo Amatucci
- 12' Ayoze Pérez from Villarreal wins a free kick in the attacking half. Ayoze Pérez
- 13' Logan Costa from Villarreal is caught offside. Logan Costa
- 16' Nathan Saliba from Villarreal wins a free kick in the attacking half. Nathan Saliba
- 16' Foul committed by Riki Rodríguez of Deportivo de A Coruña. Riki Rodríguez
- 16' Ayoze Pérez's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Alberto Moleiro. Ayoze Pérez
- 18' Sergi Cardona from Villarreal is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Sergi Cardona
- 18' Foul committed by Luismi Cruz of Deportivo de A Coruña. Luismi Cruz
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19'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Villarreal 1, Deportivo de A Coruña 0. Nicolas Pepe scores for Villarreal with a left-footed shot from the right side of the box to the center of the goal, assisted by Ayoze Pérez during a fast break. Ayoze Pérez - 22' Attempt saved. Alex Freeman's right-footed shot from outside the box for Villarreal is saved in the center of the goal by Leo Román of Deportivo de A Coruña. The assist was provided by Nicolas Pepe. Leo Román
- 23' Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Deportivo de A Coruña has a right-footed shot from the center of the box that is close but goes to the left. He was assisted by José María Giménez. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- 24' Attempt missed. Bil Nsongo from Deportivo de A Coruña takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes to the right. Lorenzo Amatucci provided the assist. Bil Nsongo
- 26' Sergi Cardona commits a foul for Villarreal. Sergi Cardona
- 26' Luismi Cruz from Deportivo de A Coruña is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Luismi Cruz
- 27' Attempt missed. Giacomo Quagliata from Deportivo de A Coruña takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes too high. Giacomo Quagliata
- 31' Ximo Navarro is caught offside for Deportivo de A Coruña. Ximo Navarro
- 32' Villarreal wins a corner after Ximo Navarro concedes. Ximo Navarro
- 33' Alberto Moleiro from Villarreal wins a free kick on the left wing. Alberto Moleiro
- 33' Foul committed by Luismi Cruz of Deportivo de A Coruña. Luismi Cruz
- 34' Villarreal win a corner after Bil Nsongo concedes. Bil Nsongo
- 34' Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno's left-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box is blocked. Gerard Moreno
- 38' Attempt saved. Alberto Moleiro's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Leo Román. The shot was assisted by Pape Gueye. Leo Román
- 40' Corner awarded to Deportivo de A Coruña after a concession by Logan Costa. Logan Costa
- 40' Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Deportivo de A Coruña has his left-footed shot from the left side of the box blocked. Lorenzo Amatucci provided the assist. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- 41' Villarreal wins a corner after Riki Rodríguez concedes. Riki Rodríguez
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43'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Luismi Cruz scores for Deportivo de A Coruña with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The match is now 1-1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - 45' Pape Gueye from Villarreal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Pape Gueye
- 45' Foul committed by Mario Soriano of Deportivo de A Coruña. Mario Soriano
- 45+1' Ayoze Pérez from Villarreal commits a foul. Ayoze Pérez
- 45+1' Luismi Cruz from Deportivo de A Coruña is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Luismi Cruz
- 45+1' The fourth official has indicated there will be 3 minutes of added time.
- First half ends with the score tied at 1-1 between Villarreal and Deportivo de A Coruña.
- Half time · Villarreal 0 Deportivo A Coruña 0
- 46' The second half begins with the score tied at 1-1 between Villarreal and Deportivo de A Coruña.
- 47' Pape Gueye from Villarreal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Pape Gueye
- 47' Foul committed by Lorenzo Amatucci of Deportivo de A Coruña. Lorenzo Amatucci
- 47' Attempt saved. Alberto Moleiro's right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved by Leo Román in the center of the goal. Gerard Moreno provided the assist with a through ball. Leo Román
- 47' Gerard Moreno from Villarreal wins a free kick in the attacking half. Gerard Moreno
- 47' Lorenzo Amatucci of Deportivo de A Coruña commits a foul. Lorenzo Amatucci
- 52' Attempt saved. Pape Gueye from Villarreal has his left-footed shot from outside the box saved in the bottom right corner by Leo Román of Deportivo de A Coruña. The shot was assisted by Nicolas Pepe. Nicolas Pépé
- 54' Substitution for Deportivo de A Coruña: Yeremay Hernández comes on for Riki Rodríguez. Yeremay Hernández
- 55' Nicolas Pepe from Villarreal misses an attempt with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it too high. Nathan Saliba provided the assist. Nicolas Pépé
- 56' Nicolas Pepe's left-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Pape Gueye provided the assist. Nicolas Pépé
- 57' Alberto Moleiro from Villarreal commits a foul. Alberto Moleiro
- 57' Luismi Cruz from Deportivo de A Coruña wins a free kick in the defensive half. Luismi Cruz
- 58' Nicolas Pepe from Villarreal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Nicolas Pépé
- 58' Foul by Giacomo Quagliata of Deportivo de A Coruña. Giacomo Quagliata
- 60' Ayoze Pérez from Villarreal wins a free kick in the attacking half. Ayoze Pérez
- 60' Foul committed by Lucas Noubi of Deportivo de A Coruña. Lucas Noubi
- 61' Renato Veiga from Villarreal. Renato Veiga
- 61' Nicolas Pepe's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Nicolas Pépé
- 61' Deportivo de A Coruña is awarded a free kick in their defensive half.
- 62' Substitution for Villarreal: Georges Mikautadze comes on for Ayoze Pérez. Ayoze Pérez
- 62' Substitution for Villarreal: Tajon Buchanan comes on for Alberto Moleiro. Alberto Moleiro
- 62' Substitution for Villarreal: Santi Comesaña comes on for Pape Gueye. Santi Comesaña
- 63' Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze from Villarreal took a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it went high and wide to the right. Georges Mikautadze
- 65' Georges Mikautadze from Villarreal wins a free kick in the attacking half. Georges Mikautadze
- 65' Foul committed by Lucas Noubi of Deportivo de A Coruña. Lucas Noubi
- 66' Substitution for Deportivo de A Coruña: Miguel Loureiro comes on for José María Giménez. Miguel Loureiro
- 66' Substitution for Deportivo de A Coruña: Adama Traoré comes on for Bil Nsongo. Adama Traoré
- 66' Substitution for Deportivo de A Coruña: Marc Casadó comes on for Mario Soriano. Marc Casadó
- 67' Villarreal wins a corner after Lucas Noubi concedes. Lucas Noubi
- 69' Nathan Saliba's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Nicolas Pepe. Nicolas Pépé
- 70' Villarreal is awarded a corner after Lorenzo Amatucci concedes. Lorenzo Amatucci
- 70' Logan Costa from Villarreal misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the left. He was assisted by Nicolas Pepe, who provided a cross after a corner. Logan Costa
- 74' Tajon Buchanan from Villarreal wins a free kick on the left wing. Tajon Buchanan
- 74' Foul committed by Luismi Cruz of Deportivo de A Coruña. Luismi Cruz
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76'
⚽ Goal
Own goal by Adama Traoré for Deportivo de A Coruña. Villarreal leads 2-1 after the goal is confirmed following a VAR review. - 77' Substitution for Villarreal: Tani Oluwaseyi comes on for Gerard Moreno. Tani Oluwaseyi
- 77' Substitution for Deportivo de A Coruña: Zakaria Eddahchouri comes on for Luismi Cruz. Zakaria Eddahchouri
- 78' Foul committed by Tani Oluwaseyi of Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi
- 78' Miguel Loureiro of Deportivo de A Coruña is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Miguel Loureiro
- 78' Foul committed by Santi Comesaña of Villarreal. Santi Comesaña
- 78' Marc Casadó from Deportivo de A Coruña is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Marc Casadó
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79'
⚽ Goal
Goal! The score is now 2-2 between Villarreal and Deportivo de A Coruña. Zakaria Eddahchouri scores for Deportivo de A Coruña with a left-footed shot from the left side of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Zakaria Eddahchouri - 81' Santi Comesaña from Villarreal receives a yellow card for a bad foul. Santi Comesaña
- 81' Foul committed by Santi Comesaña of Villarreal. Santi Comesaña
- 81' Adama Traoré from Deportivo de A Coruña wins a free kick in the defensive half. Adama Traoré
- 81' Georges Mikautadze's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Santi Comesaña. Georges Mikautadze
- 83' Substitution for Villarreal: Ilias Akhomach comes on for Logan Costa. Ilias Akhomach
- 83' Foul committed by Tani Oluwaseyi of Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi
- 83' Yeremay Hernández from Deportivo de A Coruña is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Yeremay Hernández
- 84' Nicolas Pepe from Villarreal misses an attempt with a left-footed shot from outside the box, sending it high and wide to the left. The assist came from Santi Comesaña. Nicolas Pépé
- 85' Attempt blocked. Yeremay Hernández from Deportivo de A Coruña has a right-footed shot from the center of the box blocked. Zakaria Eddahchouri provided the assist. Yeremay Hernández
- 87' Yeremay Hernández from Deportivo de A Coruña is awarded a free kick in the attacking half. Yeremay Hernández
- 87' Tajon Buchanan from Villarreal receives a yellow card for a bad foul. Tajon Buchanan
- 87' Foul committed by Tajon Buchanan of Villarreal. Tajon Buchanan
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88'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Deportivo de A Coruña takes the lead 3-2 with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring from the right side of the box with a right-footed shot into the bottom left corner. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - 90' Foul committed by Santi Comesaña of Villarreal. Santi Comesaña
- 90' Marc Casadó from Deportivo de A Coruña is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Marc Casadó
- 90+1' The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1' Lorenzo Amatucci from Deportivo de A Coruña receives a yellow card for a bad foul. Lorenzo Amatucci
- 90+1' Georges Mikautadze from Villarreal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Georges Mikautadze
- 90+1' Lorenzo Amatucci from Deportivo de A Coruña commits a foul. Lorenzo Amatucci
- 90+3' Alex Freeman from Villarreal wins a free kick in the attacking half. Alex Freeman
- 90+3' Yeremay Hernández from Deportivo de A Coruña commits a foul. Yeremay Hernández
- 90+3' Renato Veiga from Villarreal commits a foul. Renato Veiga
- 90+3' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Deportivo de A Coruña wins a free kick on the right wing. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- 90+3' Yeremay Hernández from Deportivo de A Coruña receives a yellow card for a bad foul. Yeremay Hernández
- 90+5' Attempt missed. Ilias Akhomach from Villarreal takes a left-footed shot from outside the box that is close but goes to the left. Tajon Buchanan provided the assist. Tajon Buchanan
- The second half ends with Villarreal losing 2-3 to Deportivo de A Coruña.
- The match ends with Villarreal losing 2-3 to Deportivo de A Coruña.
Expected goals
Villarreal
Deportivo A Coruña
1.69
Expected goals
0.91
what the chances were worth
1.39
On target
1.70
what the shots on target were worth
1.27
From open play
0.91
0.42
From set plays
0.00
Villarreal created the better chances - 1.69 to 0.91 - and lost.
Expected goals is SportMonks' model: what a chance of that kind is worth, on average,
across a season of them. It says what the chances added up to, not what should have happened.
Pressure, minute by minute
Villarreal
Deportivo A Coruña
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
Pressure is SportMonks' index, not ours: a measure of how close each side was to
scoring in a given minute, published after full time. The marks are the goals.
Match statistics
Villarreal on the left, Deportivo A Coruña on the right.
The game
63%
Ball possession
37%
140
Total attacks
76
93
Dangerous attacks
32
Attack
17
Shots total
8
5
Shots on target
3
6
Shots off target
3
6
Shots blocked
2
9
Shots inside the box
6
8
Shots outside the box
2
1
Hit the woodwork
0
3
Big chances created
3
2
Big chances missed
1
7
Corners
1
2
Offsides
1
Build-up
648
Passes
387
581
Accurate passes
328
90%
Pass accuracy
85%
20
Crosses
11
2
Accurate crosses
1
22
Dribble attempts
15
7
Successful dribbles
7
22
Throw-ins
8
7
Goal kicks
9
Defence
0
Saves
4
13
Tackles
20
8
Interceptions
12
44
Duels won
46
14
Fouls
14
2
Yellow cards
2
5
Substitutions
5
Player statistics
Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.
Villarreal
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luiz Júnior | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 19 | 79 | 5.80 |
| Alex Freeman | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 83 | 96 | 6.97 |
| Renato Veiga | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 78 | 95 | 6.50 |
| Nicolas Pépé | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 62 | 89 | 7.68 |
| Sergi Cardona | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 59 | 88 | 6.14 |
| Nathan Saliba | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 73 | 92 | 7.38 |
| Logan Costa | 83 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 52 | 92 | 6.50 |
| Gerard Moreno | 77 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 38 | 92 | 7.14 |
| Alberto Moleiro | 62 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 31 | 81 | 6.34 |
| Pape Gueye | 62 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 59 | 88 | 7.04 |
| Ayoze Pérez | 62 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 20 | 80 | 7.09 |
| Georges Mikautadze sub | 28 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 16 | 87 | 6.79 |
| Santi Comesaña sub | 28 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 29 | 82 | 6.30 |
| Tajon Buchanan sub | 28 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 19 | 84 | 6.56 |
| Tani Oluwaseyi sub | 13 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | 100 | 6.32 |
| Ilias Akhomach sub | 7 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | 83 | 5.73 |
Deportivo A Coruña
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakaria Eddahchouri sub | 13 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 6 | – | – | – | NaN | 7.25 |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Noubi | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 53 | 81 | 6.77 |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 18 | 83 | 8.63 |
| Giacomo Quagliata | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 32 | 81 | 6.57 |
| Leo Román | 90 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 40 | 70 | 6.35 |
| Lorenzo Amatucci | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 45 | 96 | 6.84 |
| Ximo Navarro | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 30 | 83 | 7.20 |
| Luismi Cruz | 77 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 21 | 76 | 7.26 |
| José María Giménez | 66 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 34 | 94 | 7.10 |
| Mario Soriano | 66 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 44 | 95 | 6.43 |
| Bil Nsongo | 66 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 16 | 75 | 6.82 |
| Riki Rodríguez | 54 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 11 | 82 | 6.24 |
| Yeremay Hernández sub | 36 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 12 | 75 | 6.71 |
| Marc Casadó sub | 24 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7 | 86 | 6.63 |
| Miguel Loureiro sub | 24 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 9 | 100 | 6.41 |
| Adama Traoré sub | 24 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 11 | 91 | 6.38 |
Form
Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.
Villarreal
LWDDL
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 2–3–3 |
| Goals for · against | 17–13 |
Deportivo A Coruña
DW
| Played | 2 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 1–1–0 |
| Goals for · against | 4–2 |
Who to watch
Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.
Villarreal
|
S. Mouriño
1 goal
|
1 |
|
G. Mikautadze
1 assist
|
1 |
Deportivo A Coruña
Nothing recorded yet.