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La Liga · MW4 Estadio de la Cerámica, VillarrealRef: Jesús Gil Manzano
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Villarreal 2-3 Deportivo La Coruña result, stats and report

Villarreal
Villarreal
Lost · xG 1.61
2 – 3
FT
Deportivo La Coruña
Won · xG 0.87
Deportivo La Coruña
Match review
Next: Villarreal v Napoli · Tue 13 Oct · Deportivo La Coruña v Levante · Fri 16 Oct
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Villarreal vs Deportivo La Coruña: what we can confirm

Villarreal vs Deportivo La Coruña has finished in La Liga. Played UK time.

Match Review · published 6 Sept 2026, 02:20 BST

Villarreal 2-3 Deportivo La Coruña: Aubameyang Seals Stunning Away Win Despite Villarreal's Dominance

By SportSignals Match Desk · Football analysis desk ·

Deportivo La Coruña came to the Estadio de la Cerámica, soaked up relentless pressure, and left with three points thanks to a late Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang goal. Villarreal had the ball, the shots, and the chances. They did not have the result.

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How it played out

COR won it 3–2

VillarrealCOR

No minute-by-minute record was captured for this match, so the shape of it is not drawn.

Provider final · 11:55 · archive check in progressFull stats

The completed-match archive is not published yet. Current match rows are not substituted into it while verification is pending.

📊 Match recap and data context

Deportivo La Coruña upset Villarreal 3-2 at Estadio de la Cerámica in La Liga, overturning our model's 45% pick for a home win. The visitors' recent form showed three draws in five matches, yet they delivered the upset with clinical finishing. Villarreal had won their last outing but could not sustain that momentum. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

SportSignals uses automated analysis with editorial oversight. Check current team news and market prices before relying on this context.

Villarreal v Deportivo La Coruña · La Liga ·

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Player ratings

Who decided it

All 22
  1. Nathan-Dylan Saliba★ MOTM90 min7.5
  2. Nicolas PépéVillarreal1 goal · 90 min7.5
  3. Luismi CruzCOR1 goal · 77 min7.3
  4. Zakaria EddahchouriCOR1 goal · 13 min7.3
  5. Ximo NavarroCOR90 min7.2

Forecast audit · prediction, not a Tip

How the forecast compared

VillarrealDeportivo La CoruñaLa Liga

The provider forecast gives Villarreal win the highest 1X2 probability at 44.9%. A separately qualified SportSignals Tip has an official settlement record for this fixture.

Villarreal
44.9%
Draw
27.4%
COR
27.7%
Both teams to score · Yes
53.6%
Over 2.5 goals
50.4%

Forecast result checked ·

Tip record · publication ledgerProof it was published before kickoffImmutable
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SportSignals Tip settlement

Official terminal ledger · each row keeps its exact result
La Liga· published 04:25lost
Under 2.5 goals

Logged at 2.26 with Betfair Exchange

Betfair Exchange offered 2.26 when we checked at 01:05 on 5 Sept.

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Publication provenance
  • Immutable Tips ledger · record cc8beaf8-2a58-4332-adb0-33da49a0e9cf · model publication version not recorded

Source: immutable SportSignals Tips publication ledger. Provider predictions and market prices are separate records and never create a Tip or a settlement result.

Match facts · what the record shows

Pre-match facts retained

The historical evidence saved at kick-off, kept separate from what happened in the match.

Head-to-head evidence

Pre-match historical evidence

  • 0-0is the most common scoreline between Villarreal and Deportivo La Coruña, landing 2 times across 8 league meetings on record.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • 4/8recorded league meetings saw both teams score (50%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • 41league matches at home unbeaten for Villarreal.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • 4league matches away from home unbeaten for Deportivo La Coruña.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Villarreal scored first in 6 of their last 10 league matches (60%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Deportivo La Coruña scored first in 4 of their last 10 league matches (40%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Villarreal have averaged 2.0 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Deportivo La Coruña have averaged 1.4 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Gerard Moreno has the highest listed average xGOT for Villarreal at 0.64 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has the highest listed average xGOT for Deportivo La Coruña at 0.62 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot

Immutable kick-off snapshot · Source: match facts feed. Evidence sets are labelled separately and never rebuilt from mutable post-match rows.

Questions about this result

  • What was the final score in Villarreal vs Deportivo La Coruña?
    COR beat Villarreal 3-2 in the La Liga at Estadio de la Cerámica.
  • Who scored the opening goal?
    Nicolas Pépé opened the scoring in the 19th minute.
  • Who scored in the match?
    Nicolas Pépé (19'), Luismi Cruz (43'), Adama Traoré (76', og), Zakaria Eddahchouri (79'), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (88').
  • How many bookings were there?
    The referee showed 4 yellow cards.
  • Who refereed the match?
    Jesús Gil Manzano officiated.
  • When and where was the match played?
    Villarreal vs COR kicked off on Saturday, 5 September 2026 UK time at Estadio de la Cerámica.
  • How many corners were there in the match?
    8 corners were taken across the 90 minutes.
  • Did the model call it right?
    Yes. The published pick was Both teams to score, and it landed.
  • When do they play next?
    Villarreal play Napoli on Tuesday, 13 October 2026 UK time. COR play Deportivo La Coruña on Friday, 16 October 2026 UK time.

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