Espanyol 0-0 Deportivo A Coruña: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How the match unfolded

Neither side found a way through. Espanyol and Deportivo A Coruña shared a goalless draw, and the ninety minutes were decided by the defences and the goalkeepers rather than the forwards.

The referee, A. Quintero González, showed 8 yellow cards: 4 to Espanyol and 4 to Deportivo A Coruña.

Espanyol: E. Sarabia Armesto, 3-4-1-2 · Deportivo A Coruña: A. Hidalgo Morilla, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 2.25, and 0-0 bears it out.

The estimate's most likely result was an Espanyol win at 37%; a draw, at 29%, is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (14%).

The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 2.4 and the match produced none.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 43%; with 0 goals the under came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 50%; they did not both score, in line with the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had an Espanyol win at 38%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-07, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.34 for Espanyol and 1.25 for Deportivo A Coruña.

Deportivo A Coruña left about 1.2 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Deportivo A Coruña created the better chances, 1.25 xG to 0.34, and still did not win. 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 Espanyol to create more, and Deportivo A Coruña did.

Espanyol had 4 shots on target, Deportivo A Coruña 1.

Espanyol had 64% of the ball.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Espanyol came into it with 12 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.19 expected goals for and 1.23 against, and had won 25% of their matches.

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.

Espanyol vs Deportivo A Coruña: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Leo Román (Deportivo A Coruña), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.

Espanyol

• Omar El Hilali 7.5
• Ángel Fortuño 7.3
• Leandro Cabrera 7.2
• Edu Expósito 7.2
• Tyrhys Dolan 7.0

Deportivo A Coruña

• Leo Román 7.8
• Miguel Loureiro 7.7
• Adrià Altimira 7.5
• José María Giménez 7.1
• Lorenzo Amatucci 7.0

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

What comes next

• Espanyol: Athletic Club vs Espanyol Friday 20 November 2026 · La Liga
• Deportivo A Coruña: Deportivo Alavés vs Deportivo A Coruña Saturday 21 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 Espanyol vs Deportivo A Coruña

What was the score in Espanyol vs Deportivo A Coruña?

Espanyol 0-0 Deportivo A Coruña (half-time 0-0), La Liga, Saturday 7 November 2026.

Who scored in Espanyol vs Deportivo A Coruña?

Nobody: the match finished 0-0.

Did Moneyball predict Espanyol vs Deportivo A Coruña correctly?

A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 2.25, and 0-0 bears it out.

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

Leo Román, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Espanyol vs Deportivo A Coruña?

A. Quintero González.