Deportivo A Coruña 2-1 Osasuna: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Deportivo A Coruña won it

The opening goal came in the 32nd minute: Ante Budimir for Osasuna, set up by Moi Gómez. Deportivo A Coruña levelled at 1-1 in the 64th minute through Mario Soriano, set up by Luismi Cruz. Deportivo A Coruña turned it round: Bil Nsongo made it 2-1 in the 87th minute. It came late, and it settled the match.

It was 0-1 at half-time, and the second half turned the match the other way.

The lead changed hands once.

The referee, J. González Esteban, showed 4 yellow cards: 0 to Deportivo A Coruña and 4 to Osasuna.

Deportivo A Coruña: A. Hidalgo Morilla, 4-2-3-1 · Osasuna: J. Arrasate, 4-3-3.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball's Match Board pick, RC Deportivo A Coruna -0.25, was right: 2-1 bears it out.

The estimate's most likely result was a Deportivo A Coruña win at 46%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (13%).

On goals the estimate was close: about 2.5 expected, 3 scored.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 46%; with 3 goals the over came in, against the way the estimate leaned.

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

The pre-match consensus had a Deportivo A Coruña win at 41%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-02, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.01 for Deportivo A Coruña and 2.22 for Osasuna.

Osasuna left about 1.2 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Osasuna created the better chances, 2.22 xG to 1.01, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

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

Deportivo A Coruña had 7 shots on target, Osasuna 2.

Osasuna's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

Deportivo A Coruña had 62% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Deportivo A Coruña came into it with 12 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.34 expected goals for and 1.19 against, and had won 25% of their matches.

Osasuna came into it with 12 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.9 a match, with 1.37 expected goals for and 1.55 against, and had won 25% of their matches.

Deportivo A Coruña vs Osasuna: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Mario Soriano (Deportivo A Coruña), rated 8.1 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

Deportivo A Coruña

• Mario Soriano 8.1 1 goal
• Adama Traoré 7.6
• Bil Nsongo 7.5 1 goal
• Luismi Cruz 7.5 1 assist
• Miguel Loureiro 7.5

Osasuna

• Ante Budimir 8.0 1 goal
• Sergio Herrera 7.6
• Moi Gómez 7.0 1 assist
• Iker Muñoz 6.8
• Raúl Moro 6.8

The lowest-rated starter was Leo Román at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Deportivo A Coruña: Deportivo Alavés vs Deportivo A Coruña Saturday 21 November 2026 · La Liga
• Osasuna: Osasuna vs Málaga Sunday 22 November 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 Osasuna

What was the score in Deportivo A Coruña vs Osasuna?

Deportivo A Coruña 2-1 Osasuna (half-time 0-1), La Liga, Monday 2 November 2026.

Who scored in Deportivo A Coruña vs Osasuna?

Ante Budimir 32', Mario Soriano 64', Bil Nsongo 87'.

Did Moneyball predict Deportivo A Coruña vs Osasuna correctly?

Moneyball's Match Board pick, RC Deportivo A Coruna -0.25, was right: 2-1 bears it out.

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

Mario Soriano, rated 8.1 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Deportivo A Coruña vs Osasuna?

J. González Esteban.