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Match preview · La Liga

Deportivo La Coruña – Málaga

Deportivo La Coruña 7th in La Liga Home 1.36 projected goals by the model
Málaga 20th in La Liga Away 0.92 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.36 0.92
Deportivo La Coruña Málaga
Deportivo La Coruña
46%
Draw
32%
Málaga
22%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Deportivo La Coruña Draw Málaga
Fair odds 2.19 3.12 4.48
Total goals
2.28
Over 2.5 goals
41%
Both teams to score
51%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 7 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Deportivo La Coruña

46% Deportivo La Coruña to win

Attack
15th vs 16th
Deportivo La Coruña attack v Málaga defence
Defence
12th vs 18th
Deportivo La Coruña defence v Málaga attack
Recent xG form
-0.06 vs -0.84
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.36 – 0.92
Deportivo La Coruña v Málaga

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 7 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Deportivo La Coruña and Málaga compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Deportivo La Coruña Málaga
xG / match (better) 0.97 · 17th 0.84 · 19th
xGA / match (better) 1.15 · 4th 1.66 · 14th
xGD / match (better) -0.18 · 9th -0.83 · 20th
xPts / match (better) 1.14 · 15th 0.86 · 20th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.06 -0.84

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 39% of the model's distribution.

Deportivo La Coruña clean sheet
37%
Deportivo La Coruña 2+ goals
41%
Under 2.5 goals
59%
Both teams to score: no
49%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
16.6%
1:0
11.6%
2:1
10.5%
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Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Deportivo La Coruña sample
7 matches
Málaga sample
7 matches
Home xG sample · Deportivo La Coruña
4 matches
Away xG sample · Málaga
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

Warnings

  • Deportivo La Coruña has only 7 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.
  • Málaga has only 7 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.