Deportivo La Coruna 3-1 Valencia: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 3

Deportivo La Coruna

3 : 1

Valencia

P. Aubameyang17'

13' (og)C. Tarrega
26'U. Sadiq
59' (og)M. Diakhaby

Estadio Municipal de RiazorM. OrtizCapacity 34,611Sun, 30 Aug 202619:30

Deportivo La Coruna4-4-2

Line ups

5-4-1Valencia Valencia crest

Assistant

David Lagar

Assistant

David Lagar

Substitutions

64'
146.5
R. Rodriguez
346.3
T. Gijselhart
73'
217.2A
M. Soriano
26.9
A. Altimira
73'
196.6
Cruz Luismi
106.9
Y. Hernandez
83'
236.2
X. Navarro
156.6
M. Loureiro
83'
326.7
B. Nsongo
186.3
J. Asp

Unused

Substitutions

60'
86.2
J. Guerra
77.3
A. Danjuma
60'
396.2
R. Sato
96.5
H. Duro
60'
115.9
L. Rioja
276.7
D. Otorbi
66'
186.9
Pepelu
156.7
A. Dieng
82'
226.3
A. Martinez
196.7
D. Raba

Unused

Home

N. Carrillo
Injury
Out
A. Traore
Muscle Injury
Out

Away

S. Canos
Knee Injury
Out
J. Copete
Ankle Injury
Out
D. Lopez
Knee Injury
Out
P. Maffeo
Muscle Injury
Out
G. Rodriguez
Muscle Injury
Out

Player of the match

Pierre Aubameyang

Attacker · Deportivo La Coruna

7.9

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots4

Shots on target3

Shot accuracy75%

Dribbles won1

Offsides1

Build-up

Passes21

Key passes1

Pass accuracy86%

Defending

Duels won3 · 60%

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Player
Leo RománG	3	1	1,51	+0,51	24/37	7/19
Stole DimitrievskiG	3	3	0,70	-0,30	21/34	3/15

Live stats

Possession & Passing

45%Possession55%

454Total passes555

83%Pass accuracy86%

5Corners5

Attack

11Shots12

4On target4

5Off target4

2Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

5Shots in box7

6Shots out box5

1.4xG1.3

-2.3Goals prevented-2.3

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves3

1Offsides3

14Fouls5

2Yellow cards1

1Red cards0

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

1,20xG0,98

7Shots4

1On target1

1Big chances1

9Touches in box7

56%Possession44%

4Corners2

Second half

0,22xG0,35

4Shots8

3On target3

1Big chances0

5Touches in box13

30%Possession70%

1Corners3

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Deportivo La Coruna

1.4211645%

96% open play4% set piece

Valencia

1.33141055%

87% open play13% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

25 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Deportivo La Coruna1,42 xG · 3 scored

Valencia1,33 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Deportivo La Coruna22

Open play 17Set piece 2Dribble 1Rebound 1Defensive 1

Valencia22

Open play 14Set piece 4Rebound 4

Momentum

14 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Deportivo La Coruna46% pressure

Valencia54% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-1

100%Draw 0%0%

1.42xG1.33

11Shots14

6On target10

Momentum

90' Saved Umar Sadiq 0.12 xG · Set piece · Header

Shot map

11 v 12

Deportivo La Coruna shoot right, Valencia left. Bigger dot = better chance.

DCDeportivo La CorunaVALValenciagoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

14 on target · 2 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Deportivo La CorunaValenciagoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Deportivo La CorunaDefensive line 33%

ValenciaDefensive line 34%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Deportivo La CorunaUntil 64'

Most-connected pair: Soriano and Amatucci, 25 passes between them.

ValenciaUntil 60'

Most-connected pairs: Tárrega and Diakhaby and 2 others, 14 passes each.

Tactical battle

43control57

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

5 touches in box

In possession

38,9%Field tilt61,1%

9Passes into box5

32Progressive passes25

8Carries into final third15

9Chances created7

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

10,50Press intensity (PPDA)17,24

3High turnovers12

8Regains within 5s4

29,9sBall recovery time22,9s

22Interceptions9

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

124Carries154

1318mCarry distance1671m

6Progressive carries16

527mProgressive carry distance883m

1Carries into the box7

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

8Take-ons won5

18Take-ons attempted12

570mProgressive pass distance409m

2Through balls1

8Switches of play5

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,62Expected threat (xT)0,68

0,95Action value (VAEP)1,07

22Shot-creating actions22

2Goal-creating actions0

0,91Expected assisted goals0,48

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,9Passes per attack4,6

16,1sAttack duration17,3s

1,83 m/sAttack directness1,56 m/s

5Build-up attacks7

12Direct attacks4

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

14Touches in box20

48Final third entries65

2Big chances1

0,70xG on target1,51

1Big chances missed0

Passing

3/12 (25%)Crosses3/25 (12%)

29/58 (50%)Long balls31/61 (51%)

18Throw-ins21

5Free kicks14

4Goal kicks9

Duels

49Total51

31/66 (47%)Ground35/66 (53%)

15/27 (56%)Aerial12/27 (44%)

8/18 (44%)Dribbles5/13 (38%)

8Dispossessed10

Defending

40Recoveries43

13Interceptions4

18Tackles18

67%Tackles won56%

35Clearances18

1Big chances scored1

0Big saves1

1Errors led to goal0

0Errors led to shot1

7,45Average rating6,48

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Deportivo La CorunaThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 16-30

ValenciaThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 76-90

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

88%1+ goal50%

38%2+ goals25%

They concede

100%1+ goal75%

25%2+ goals50%

13%3+ goals38%

Heaviest results

best 3-1 (H)·worst 0-1 (H)

best 1-0 (A)·worst 0-5 (H)

Match summary

Deportivo La Coruna beat Valencia 3-1 at Estadio Municipal de Riazor in La Liga. Deportivo La Coruna led 2-1 at half-time. Scorers: an own goal by C. Tarrega (13'), P. Aubameyang (17'), an own goal by M. Diakhaby (59') for Deportivo La Coruna; U. Sadiq (26') for Valencia. Deportivo La Coruna finished with ten men after Adrià Altimira was sent off. In their last 13 meetings, Deportivo La Coruna have won 2, Valencia 7, with 4 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.