Deportivo A Coruña 1-1 Levante: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How the match unfolded

The opening goal came in the 63rd minute: Bil Nsongo for Deportivo A Coruña. Levante levelled at 1-1 in the 82nd minute through Daniel Requena Sánchez, set up by Petar Ratkov.

It was 0-0 at half-time.

The referee, M. Orellana Cid, showed 5 yellow cards: 3 to Deportivo A Coruña and 2 to Levante.

Deportivo A Coruña: A. Hidalgo Morilla, 4-4-2 · Levante: L. Ferreira de Castro, 4-3-3.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was RC Deportivo A Coruna -0.25 at 1.85. On 1-1 it lost half: half the stake came back.

The estimate's most likely result was a Deportivo A Coruña win at 50%; a draw, at 27%, is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (13%), exactly the final score.

On goals the estimate was close: about 2.6 expected, 2 scored.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 47%; with 2 goals the under came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 51%; both did, in line with the estimate.

The bookmakers, margin removed, had a Deportivo A Coruña win at 44%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-09, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.72 for Deportivo A Coruña and 1.46 for Levante.

The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Deportivo A Coruña to create more, and Levante did.

Deportivo A Coruña had 5 shots on target, Levante 4.

Levante had 54% of the ball.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Deportivo A Coruña came into it with 9 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.29 expected goals for and 1.14 against, and had won 22% of their matches.

Levante came into it with 8 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.23 expected goals for and 1.99 against, and had won 13% of their matches.

Deportivo A Coruña vs Levante: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Adrián Dela (Levante), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.

Deportivo A Coruña

• Bil Nsongo 7.3 1 goal
• Yeremay Hernández 7.1
• José María Giménez 7.0
• Diego Villares 7.0
• Adama Traoré 6.8

Levante

• Adrián Dela 7.8
• Daniel Requena Sánchez 7.4 1 goal
• Petar Ratkov 7.2 1 assist
• Thiago Fernández 7.0
• Mathew Ryan 7.0

The lowest-rated starter was Leo Román at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Deportivo A Coruña: Atlético de Madrid vs Deportivo A Coruña Saturday 24 October 2026 · La Liga
• Levante: Levante vs Athletic Club Wednesday 21 October 2026 · La Liga

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Deportivo A Coruña vs Levante

What was the score in Deportivo A Coruña vs Levante?

Deportivo A Coruña 1-1 Levante (half-time 0-0), La Liga, Friday 16 October 2026.

Who scored in Deportivo A Coruña vs Levante?

Bil Nsongo 63', Daniel Requena Sánchez 82'.

Did Moneyball predict Deportivo A Coruña vs Levante correctly?

Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was RC Deportivo A Coruna -0.25 at 1.85. On 1-1 it lost half: half the stake came back.

Who was man of the match in Deportivo A Coruña vs Levante?

Adrián Dela, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Deportivo A Coruña vs Levante?

M. Orellana Cid.