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Matchday 2 · Monday 24 August, 21:30 · Estadio La Rosaleda

Malaga vs Deportivo La Coruna: line-ups and result

Malaga 18 · 2 points
  • 34' Chupe (pen)
1 - 1
Deportivo La Coruna 5 · 8 points
  • 21' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Line-ups Malaga vs Deportivo La Coruna

Malaga 4-1-4-1 · Juan Funes
1 Herrero
31 Rafita
4 Galilea
15 Recio
3 Puga
23 Merino
11 Muñoz
22 Lorenzo
8 Dotor
19 Cruz
9 Chupe
  • 56' David Larrubia Juan Cruz
  • 73' Rafa Rodríguez Carlos Dotor
  • 73' Haitam Abaida Joaquín Muñoz
  • 85' Ramón Enríquez Dani Lorenzo
  • 85' Julen Lobete Izan Merino

Line-up for Malaga: Herrero, Rafita, Galilea, Recio, Puga, Merino, Muñoz, Lorenzo, Dotor, Cruz, Chupe

Bench
  • 13 C. Lopez
  • 5 A. Pastor
  • 12 J. Salinas
  • 10 D. Larrubia 56'
  • 14 R. Rodriguez 73'
  • 18 P. Martinez
  • 6 R. Enriquez 85'
  • 7 H. Abaida 73'
  • 28 J. Otunenche
  • 17 E. Jauregi
  • 24 J. Lobete 85'
  • 32 J. Fernandez
Absentees Malaga

Niño, Ochoa, Murillo, Calero, Lobete, Diarra (injured)

Deportivo La Coruna 4-2-3-1 · Antonio Hidalgo
13 Román
12 Quagliata
15 Loureiro
4 Noubi
23 Navarro
21 Soriano
16 Amatucci
18 Jensen
19 Cruz
2 Altimira
7 Aubameyang
  • 62' Diego Villares Jonathan Asp Jensen
  • 62' David Mella Adrià Altimira
  • 73' Yeremay Hernández Cubas Luismi Cruz
  • 74' Bright Ede Miguel Loureiro
  • 85' Bil Nsongo Mario Soriano

Line-up for Deportivo La Coruna: Román, Quagliata, Loureiro, Noubi, Navarro, Soriano, Amatucci, Jensen, Cruz, Altimira, Aubameyang

Bench
  • 1 G. Parreno
  • 25 A. Fernandez
  • 22 B. Ede 74'
  • 24 Angelino
  • 3 A. Comas
  • 14 R. Rodriguez
  • 8 D. Villares 62'
  • 34 T. Gijselhart
  • 9 Z. Eddahchouri
  • 10 Y. Hernandez 73'
  • 11 D. Mella 62'
  • 32 B. Nsongo 85'
Absentees Deportivo La Coruna

Carrillo (injured), Altimira (suspended)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Malaga

  1. Chupe Forward 1 goals 0 assists

Deportivo La Coruna

  1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward 4 goals 2 assists
  2. Luismi Cruz Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Zakaria Eddahchouri Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Lorenzo Amatucci Midfielder 0 goals 1 assists
  5. Mario Soriano Midfielder 0 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Malaga

Player Starts Min. Form
Alfonso Herrero 4/4 360 strong
Ángel Recio 4/4 360 mixed
Chupe 4/4 360 mixed
Rafita 4/4 337 mixed
Einar Galilea 4/4 334 solid
Carlos Dotor 4/4 316 strong
David Larrubia 3/4 304 solid
Izan Merino 3/4 293 solid

Deportivo La Coruna

Player Starts Min. Form
Leo Román 4/4 360 strong
Lucas Noubi 4/4 360 solid
Giacomo Quagliata 4/4 360 mixed
Lorenzo Amatucci 4/4 360 strong
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 4/4 355 excellent
Ximo Navarro 4/4 353 mixed
Mario Soriano 4/4 295 solid
Luismi Cruz 3/4 242 solid

Stats

Malaga Match Deportivo La Coruna
  • 1.95 xG 1.12
  • 55% Possession 45%
  • 13 Shots 6
  • 2 Shots on target 4
  • 8 Shots off target 1
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 12 Fouls 12
  • 1 Offsides 2
  • 1 Yellow cards 4
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

MAL home Per match DEP away
1.00 Points 2.00
0.50 Goals for 2.00
0.50 Goals against 1.50
1.27 xG for 0.91
0.99 xG against 1.70
6.5 Corners 2.5
DD Home and away form DW

Head-to-head record Malaga vs Deportivo La Coruna

28 previous meetings
9 Malaga 11 draws 8 Deportivo La Coruna
  • Goals per match2.46
  • Both teams scored46%
  • Over 2.5 goals32%
  • Apr 2026 Deportivo La Coruna 1 - 1 Malaga
  • Oct 2025 Malaga 3 - 0 Deportivo La Coruna
  • Jan 2025 Malaga 1 - 1 Deportivo La Coruna
  • Oct 2024 Deportivo La Coruna 0 - 0 Malaga
  • Jul 2020 Malaga 1 - 0 Deportivo La Coruna
  • Oct 2019 Deportivo La Coruna 0 - 2 Malaga
  • Jun 2019 Malaga 0 - 1 Deportivo La Coruna
  • Jun 2019 Deportivo La Coruna 4 - 2 Malaga
  • Feb 2019 Malaga 0 - 0 Deportivo La Coruna
  • Oct 2018 Deportivo La Coruna 1 - 1 Malaga

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Malaga against Deportivo La Coruna?

Malaga are without Adrián Niño (injury), Aaron Ochoa (knee injury), Diego Murillo (injury), Fernando Calero (rib injury), Julen Lobete (knee injury) and Moussa Diarra (calf injury).

Who is unavailable for Deportivo La Coruna against Malaga?

Deportivo La Coruna are without Adrià Altimira (red card) and Noé Carrillo (injury).

What formation do Malaga play?

Malaga have used a 4-4-2 in 2 of their last 4 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-4-2.

What formation do Deportivo La Coruna play?

Deportivo La Coruna have used a 4-4-2 in 2 of their last 4 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-4-2.

How did the last meeting between Malaga and Deportivo La Coruna finish?

On 4 April 2026, Deportivo La Coruna vs Malaga finished 1-1.

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