LaLiga 2026-27 | Matchday 4 | 2026-09-06 04:00 JST
2–3
- 19' N. Pépé
- 43' Luismi Cruz
- 76' Adama Traoré (OG)
- 79' Z. Eddahchouri
- 88' P. Aubameyang
Match summary
The LaLiga 2026-27 Matchday 4 fixture between Villarreal and Deportivo La Coruna was played on September 6. Deportivo La Coruna narrowly beat Villarreal 3-2. It was 1-1 at half-time. In the second half, Deportivo La Coruna scored 2 and Villarreal scored 1, with Deportivo La Coruna coming out on top.
Villarreal had more possession (62% to 38%) and more shots (17 to 8), but Deportivo La Coruna were more efficient and took the win. Deportivo La Coruna scored 3 from 3 shots on target. Yellow cards: Villarreal 2, Deportivo La Coruna 2.
Team stats
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4-4-2
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| Villarreal | Stat | Deportivo La Coruna |
|---|---|---|
| 4-4-2 | Formation | 4-4-2 |
| 62% | Possession | 38% |
| 1.14 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.79 |
| 17 | Shots | 8 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 9 | Shots inside the box | 6 |
| 8 | Shots outside the box | 2 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 643 | Passes | 387 |
| 577 | Accurate passes | 329 |
| 90% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| -0.56 | Goals prevented (xG) | -0.56 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain
Player stats
Villarreal
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Luíz Júnior | 0 | 15(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | A. Freeman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 78(96%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 5(5) | |||||
| DF | Logan Costa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 83 | 1(1) | |||||||
| DF | Renato Veiga | 0 | 74(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.5 | 90 | 3 | 4(1) | |||||||
| DF | Sergi Cardona | 0 | 2 | 53(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.9 | 90 | 2 | 12(5) | |||||
| MF | N. Pépé | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3(38%) | 55(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 | 90 | 4 | 11(4) | ||||
| MF | N. Saliba | 0 | 1(100%) | 5 | 1 | 67(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.6 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 13(9) | |||
| MF | P. Gueye | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.2 | 62 | 2 | 6(3) | |||||
| MF | Alberto Moleiro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 62 | 1 | 8(2) | |||
| FW | Gerard Moreno | 0 | 2(100%) | 34(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | 77 | 1 | 4(4) | ||||||
| FW | Ayoze Pérez | 0 | 1 | 16(80%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 | 62 | 1 | 9(3) | |||||
| MF | Santi Comesaña | 0 | 23(82%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.2 | 28 | 2 | 5(None) | |||||||
| FW | T. Buchanan | 0 | 16(84%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 28 | 1 | 3(1) | ||||||
| FW | G. Mikautadze | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 13(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 | 28 | 3(3) | ||||||
| FW | T. Oluwaseyi | 0 | 3(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 13 | 3(None) | ||||||||
| FW | Ilias Akhomach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 13 | 2(1) | |||||||
| GK | P. Gulácsi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| GK | Rodrigo Gomes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Pau Navarro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | S. Mouriño | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | A. Diatta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | C. Macia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Deportivo La Coruna
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Leo Román | 0 | 28(70%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | Ximo Navarro | 0 | 5 | 1 | 24(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 2 | 8(6) | |||||
| DF | L. Noubi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 90 | 2 | 5(2) | |||||
| DF | J. Giménez | 0 | 2 | 32(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 2(1) | ||||||
| DF | G. Quagliata | 1 | 0 | 2(100%) | 26(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 90 | 3 | 4(2) | |||||
| MF | Luismi Cruz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1(50%) | 3 | 16(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7.6 | 77 | 1 | 14(8) | ||
| MF | Mario Soriano | 0 | 42(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 | 66 | 5(1) | ||||||||
| MF | L. Amatucci | 0 | 5 | 43(96%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6.9 | 90 | 2 | 3 | 13(6) | |||||
| MF | Riki Rodríguez | 0 | 9(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 54 | 3(None) | ||||||||
| FW | B. Nsongo | 1 | 0 | 2(40%) | 3 | 1 | 12(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 66 | 16(8) | ||||
| FW | P. Aubameyang | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15(83%) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 | 90 | 2 | 4(3) | ||||
| FW | Peke | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 9(75%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 | 36 | 5(4) | |||||
| DF | Miguel Loureiro | 0 | 9(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 24 | 1(1) | ||||||||
| MF | Marc Casadó | 0 | 1 | 6(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 24 | 2(2) | |||||||
| FW | Adama Traoré | 0 | 2(50%) | 10(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 24 | 6(3) | |||||||
| FW | Z. Eddahchouri | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 13 | 1 | 1(None) | ||||||
| GK | Álvaro Fernández | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | B. Ede | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | David Mella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Teun Gijselhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Diego Villares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Angeliño | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Jonathan Asp Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Villarreal
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | Luíz Júnior |
| Starter | DF | 3 | A. Freeman |
| Starter | DF | 2 | Logan Costa |
| Starter | DF | 12 | Renato Veiga |
| Starter | DF | 23 | Sergi Cardona |
| Starter | MF | 19 | N. Pépé |
| Starter | MF | 24 | N. Saliba |
| Starter | MF | 18 | P. Gueye |
| Starter | MF | 10 | Alberto Moleiro |
| Starter | FW | 7 | Gerard Moreno |
| Starter | FW | 22 | Ayoze Pérez |
| Bench | MF | 14 | Santi Comesaña |
| Bench | FW | 17 | T. Buchanan |
| Bench | FW | 9 | G. Mikautadze |
| Bench | FW | 11 | Ilias Akhomach |
| Bench | FW | 21 | T. Oluwaseyi |
Show unused substitutes (6)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 25 | P. Gulácsi |
| Bench | GK | 13 | Rodrigo Gomes |
| Bench | DF | 15 | S. Mouriño |
| Bench | DF | 6 | Pau Navarro |
| Bench | MF | 5 | A. Diatta |
| Bench | MF | 16 | C. Macia |
Deportivo La Coruna
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 13 | Leo Román |
| Starter | DF | 23 | Ximo Navarro |
| Starter | DF | 4 | L. Noubi |
| Starter | DF | 20 | J. Giménez |
| Starter | DF | 12 | G. Quagliata |
| Starter | MF | 19 | Luismi Cruz |
| Starter | MF | 21 | Mario Soriano |
| Starter | MF | 16 | L. Amatucci |
| Starter | MF | 14 | Riki Rodríguez |
| Starter | FW | 32 | B. Nsongo |
| Starter | FW | 7 | P. Aubameyang |
| Bench | DF | 15 | Miguel Loureiro |
| Bench | MF | 6 | Marc Casadó |
| Bench | FW | 24 | Adama Traoré |
| Bench | FW | 9 | Z. Eddahchouri |
| Bench | FW | 10 | Peke |
Show unused substitutes (7)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 25 | Álvaro Fernández |
| Bench | DF | 22 | B. Ede |
| Bench | DF | 17 | Angeliño |
| Bench | MF | 8 | Diego Villares |
| Bench | MF | 34 | Teun Gijselhart |
| Bench | MF | 18 | Jonathan Asp Jensen |
| Bench | FW | 11 | David Mella |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 19' | Villarreal | ⚽ Goal | N. Pépé | 1-0 |
| 1H 43' | Deportivo La Coruna | ⚽ Goal | Luismi Cruz | 1-1 |
| 2H 9' | Deportivo La Coruna | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Riki Rodríguez → IN Peke | |
| 2H 17' | Villarreal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT P. Gueye → IN Santi Comesaña | |
| 2H 17' | Villarreal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Alberto Moleiro → IN T. Buchanan | |
| 2H 17' | Villarreal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Ayoze Pérez → IN G. Mikautadze | |
| 2H 21' | Deportivo La Coruna | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Giménez → IN Miguel Loureiro | |
| 2H 21' | Deportivo La Coruna | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Mario Soriano → IN Marc Casadó | |
| 2H 21' | Deportivo La Coruna | 🔄 Substitution | OUT B. Nsongo → IN Adama Traoré | |
| 2H 31' | Villarreal | ⚽ Goal | Adama Traoré | 1-2 |
| 2H 32' | Villarreal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Gerard Moreno → IN T. Oluwaseyi | |
| 2H 32' | Deportivo La Coruna | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Luismi Cruz → IN Z. Eddahchouri | |
| 2H 34' | Deportivo La Coruna | ⚽ Goal | Z. Eddahchouri | 1-3 |
| 2H 36' | Villarreal | 🟨 Yellow card | Santi Comesaña | |
| 2H 38' | Villarreal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Logan Costa → IN Ilias Akhomach | |
| 2H 42' | Villarreal | 🟨 Yellow card | T. Buchanan | |
| 2H 43' | Deportivo La Coruna | ⚽ Goal | P. Aubameyang | 1-4 |
| 2H 45+3' | Deportivo La Coruna | 🟨 Yellow card | Peke | |
| 2H 45+1' | Deportivo La Coruna | 🟨 Yellow card | L. Amatucci |
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