Malaga vs Deportivo La Coruna — La Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow2 clips- 21′Deportivo La Coruna, goal:0–1assist
- 25′Deportivo La Coruna, yellow card:Foul
- 34′Malaga, penalty goal:1–1Penalty
- Half-time1 – 1
- 56′Malaga, substitution:off
- 57′Deportivo La Coruna, yellow card:Foul
- 61′Malaga, yellow card:Persistent fouling
- 62′Deportivo La Coruna, substitution:off
- 62′Deportivo La Coruna, substitution:off
- 73′Malaga, substitution:off
- 73′Malaga, substitution:off
- 73′Deportivo La Coruna, substitution:off
- 74′Deportivo La Coruna, substitution:off
- 79′Deportivo La Coruna, yellow card:Foul
- 85′Deportivo La Coruna, substitution:off
- 85′Malaga, substitution:off
- 85′Malaga, substitution:off
- 89′Deportivo La Coruna, yellow card:Argument
- Full-time1 – 1
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Match report
Malaga held to 1-1 draw by Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga
Malaga and Deportivo La Coruna shared the points in a 1-1 draw at Estadio La Rosaleda, in a La Liga Regular Season - 2 fixture. The result left Malaga in 16th place after two games while Deportivo sit 10th, with both sides still searching for consistency early in the campaign.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Deportivo struck first through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who converted an assist from Luismi Cruz in the 21st minute to put the visitors ahead. Malaga responded before the break as Chupe levelled from the penalty spot in the 34th minute, and the score stood at 1-1 at half-time and remained that way until the final whistle.
Malaga had the greater share of possession and produced more shots and corners across the match, yet Deportivo were sharper in front of goal, registering four shots on target compared with Malaga's two. Discipline was also uneven, with Deportivo picking up four yellow cards against a single caution for the home side.
Carlos Dotor earned the highest rating on the pitch at 7.5 despite not registering a goal or assist, while Aubameyang's 21st-minute strike and a 7.3 rating underlined his influence for Deportivo.
Malaga's 55% share of possession did not translate into greater efficiency, as Deportivo managed four shots on target to their two.
Malaga and Deportivo La Coruna drew 1–1 (half-time 1–1).
Malaga met Deportivo La Coruna in the La Liga (Regular Season - 2). Kick-off was Monday, 24 August 2026, 19:30 UTC at Estadio La Rosaleda. Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas.
Team pages: Malaga · Deportivo La Coruna · La Liga
Key moments
- 21' Goal: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (assist: Luismi Cruz) — 0–1 · Watch Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's goal video (21')
- 34' Goal (penalty): Chupe — 1–1 · Watch Chupe's goal video (34')
Starting line-ups
Malaga (4-1-4-1)
- 1 Alfonso Herrero (c)
- 31 Rafita
- 4 Einar Galilea
- 15 Ángel Recio
- 3 Carlos Puga
- 23 Izan Merino
- 11 Joaquín Muñoz
- 22 Dani Lorenzo
- 8 Carlos Dotor
- 19 Juan Cruz
- 9 Chupe
Deportivo La Coruna (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Malaga 40%, the draw 31%, Deportivo La Coruna 29%. It finished Malaga 1–1 Deportivo La Coruna.
Level sides, home ground holds off Deportivo La Coruna's cold finishing due to recover — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and La Liga home advantage gives Malaga the lean. The draw at 31% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Malaga in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1688 to 1685. Sides this close won 45.6% of 14,495 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.9%). La Liga home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (28.3% vs 30.2%). La Liga homes won 46.6% of 6,094 games vs 44.9% across all 99,343 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 40%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Deportivo La Coruna sit -0.38 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 32.5% of 1,321 games, vs 28.9% for visitors finishing normally. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Malaga's column. Across 10,727 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Deportivo La Coruna win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,653. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Malaga have gained 69 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.5% of 12,221 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Malaga are newly promoted — game 2 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Malaga vs Deportivo La Coruna final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this La Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's goal against Malaga (21').
- Watch Chupe's goal against Deportivo La Coruna (34').
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