Villarreal vs 05.09.26 19:002 – 3Full Time
Deportivo La Coruna — La Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Aubameyang strikes late as Deportivo stun Villarreal 3-2
Villarreal suffered a damaging home defeat as Deportivo La Coruna came from behind twice to win 3-2 in a La Liga round four fixture at Estadio de la Ceramica, despite dominating possession and territory for long spells.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Nicolas Pépé put the hosts ahead in the 19th minute, finishing off an assist from Ayoze Pérez, but Deportivo levelled just before the break through Luismi Cruz, teed up by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Villarreal restored their lead in bizarre fashion when Adama Traoré turned the ball into his own net in the 76th minute.
The visitors responded almost immediately, Zakaria Eddahchouri equalising in the 79th minute with another assist from Aubameyang, who then completed the turnaround himself with a decisive strike in the 88th minute to make it 2-3. Villarreal finished with 17 shots to Deportivo's eight and a 63 per cent share of possession, yet could not convert that control into a positive result.
Aubameyang was directly involved in all three of Deportivo's goals, scoring once and setting up two more to finish with a rating of 8.98.
Villarreal enjoyed 63 per cent possession but were undone despite their territorial dominance.
Deportivo La Coruna won 3–2 away against Villarreal (half-time 1–1).
Villarreal met Deportivo La Coruna in the La Liga (Regular Season - 4). Kick-off was Saturday, 5 September 2026, 19:00 UTC at Estadio de la Ceramica. Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano.
Team pages: Villarreal · Deportivo La Coruna · La Liga
Key moments
- 19' Goal: Nicolas Pépé (assist: Ayoze Pérez) — 1–0 · Watch Nicolas Pépé's goal video (19')
- 43' Goal: Luismi Cruz (assist: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang) — 1–1 · Watch Luismi Cruz's goal video (43')
- 76' Goal (own goal): Adama Traoré — 2–1 · Watch Adama Traoré's goal video (76')
- 79' Goal: Zakaria Eddahchouri (assist: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang) — 2–2 · Watch Zakaria Eddahchouri's goal video (79')
- 88' Goal: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang — 2–3 · Watch Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's goal video (88')
Starting line-ups
Villarreal (4-4-2)
Deportivo La Coruna (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Villarreal 67%, the draw 21%, Deportivo La Coruna 12%. It finished Villarreal 2–3 Deportivo La Coruna.
Villarreal's rating gap decides it — Villarreal are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and La Liga home advantage on top gives Villarreal a clear lead. The draw at 21% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Villarreal at 67%?
Villarreal sit 228 points higher on our strength rating — 1933 to 1705. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 5,974 such games. 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 46.7% of 6,112 games vs 44.9% across all 99,727 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 68–18–14.
Why only 67%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Villarreal's column. Across 10,911 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw only 21%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.6%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,965. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Villarreal average 6 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 228 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Villarreal scored +0.35 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,827 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Villarreal 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 Nicolas Pépé's goal against Deportivo La Coruna (19').
- Watch Luismi Cruz's goal against Villarreal (43').
- Watch Adama Traoré's own goal video (76').
- Watch Zakaria Eddahchouri's goal against Villarreal (79').
- Watch Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's goal against Villarreal (88').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Villarreal 2–3 Deportivo La Coruna. Explore more on the Villarreal and Deportivo La Coruna team pages or the La Liga page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Villarreal vs Deportivo La Coruna?
Deportivo La Coruna won 3–2 away against Villarreal (half-time 1–1).
›Who scored in Villarreal vs Deportivo La Coruna?
Nicolas Pépé (19') for Villarreal; Luismi Cruz (43') for Deportivo La Coruna; Adama Traoré (76') (own goal) for Villarreal; Zakaria Eddahchouri (79') for Deportivo La Coruna; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (88') for Deportivo La Coruna.
›Where can I watch Villarreal vs Deportivo La Coruna highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Villarreal 2–3 Deportivo La Coruna are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Villarreal and Deportivo La Coruna?
Villarreal and Deportivo La Coruna have met 10 times — 4 wins for Villarreal, 2 wins for Deportivo La Coruna and 4 draws.