Deportivo La Coruña 1-1 Elche result, stats and report

Elche bossed Villarreal at the Estadio de la Cerámica, creating four big chances and firing 20 shots, yet walked away with a point rather than three. Villarreal barely showed up going forward and somehow kept a clean sheet.

Deportivo La Coruña rescued a point through Daniel Requena Sánchez's 82nd-minute equaliser after Levante had taken the lead through Bil Nsongo. A hard-fought draw at Riazor settled nothing for two sides who cannot find consistency.

Real Sociedad won 3-2 against Deportivo La Coruña despite being second-best for large parts of the match, as two red cards and clinical finishing in the first hour proved decisive. Deportivo had more of everything but the scoreline.

Atletico Madrid arrive at the Metropolitano in the form of their lives, having won all five of their last La Liga matches. Deportivo La Coruña have not won in five attempts and have kept zero clean sheets. This one writes itself.

Real Betis arrive at Elche in fine fettle, having won four of their last five La Liga matches. Elche need to find something they have been badly missing: desire and consistency.

Two sides who cannot keep a clean sheet to save their lives meet at RCDE Stadium on Sunday. Someone has to win. Neither looks capable of deserving it.

Deportivo La Coruña host a badly leaking Osasuna side on Monday night, and the form book points in one direction. Connor Maguire breaks down why this one could get ugly.

Elche host Valencia on Sunday with both sides in desperate form and neither able to keep a clean sheet. Something has to give, but right now there is very little evidence either side knows how to stop the bleeding.