Villarreal 2-3 Deportivo A Coruña: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Deportivo A Coruña won it

Villarreal struck first through Nicolas Pépé in the 19th minute, set up by Ayoze Pérez. Deportivo A Coruña levelled at 1-1 in the 43rd minute through Luismi Cruz, set up by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. An own goal by Adama Traoré made it 2-1 to Villarreal in the 76th minute. Deportivo A Coruña levelled at 2-2 in the 79th minute through Zakaria Eddahchouri, set up by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Deportivo A Coruña turned it round: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made it 2-3 in the 88th minute. It came late, and it settled the match.

It was 1-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The lead changed hands once.

The referee, J. Gil Manzano, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to Villarreal and 2 to Deportivo A Coruña.

Villarreal: I. Pérez Soto, 4-4-2 · Deportivo A Coruña: A. Hidalgo Morilla, 4-4-2.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.91 for Villarreal and 1.69 for Deportivo A Coruña.

Villarreal scored about 1.1 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Deportivo A Coruña made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.3 goals.

Villarreal had 5 shots on target, Deportivo A Coruña 3.

Villarreal had 63% of the ball, but Deportivo A Coruña took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Villarreal came into it with 7 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.9 and conceding 1.7 a match, with 2.28 expected goals for and 1.34 against, and had won 29% of their matches.

Deportivo A Coruña came into it with 7 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 1.15 expected goals for and 1.22 against, and had won 29% of their matches.

Villarreal vs Deportivo A Coruña: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Deportivo A Coruña), rated 8.6 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 2 assists.

Villarreal

• Nicolas Pépé 7.7 1 goal
• Nathan Saliba 7.4
• Gerard Moreno 7.1
• Ayoze Pérez 7.1 1 assist
• Pape Gueye 7.0

Deportivo A Coruña

• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 8.6 1 goal, 2 assists
• Luismi Cruz 7.3 1 goal
• Zakaria Eddahchouri 7.3 1 goal
• Ximo Navarro 7.2
• José María Giménez 7.1

The lowest-rated starter was Luiz Júnior at 5.8. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Villarreal: Real Madrid vs Villarreal Saturday 10 October 2026 · La Liga
• Deportivo A Coruña: Real Sociedad vs Deportivo A Coruña Sunday 11 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 Villarreal vs Deportivo A Coruña

What was the score in Villarreal vs Deportivo A Coruña?

Villarreal 2-3 Deportivo A Coruña (half-time 1-1), La Liga, Saturday 5 September 2026.

Who scored in Villarreal vs Deportivo A Coruña?

Nicolas Pépé 19', Luismi Cruz 43', Zakaria Eddahchouri 79', Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 88'.

Did Moneyball predict Villarreal vs Deportivo A Coruña correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

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

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, rated 8.6 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Villarreal vs Deportivo A Coruña?

J. Gil Manzano.