La Liga · Matchday 11 
Deportivo La Coruna and Osasuna seek the edge in a tight table
Both teams have 11 points after 10 matches, with Deportivo two places above Osasuna on goal difference. At Riazor, the hosts will look to make home advantage count against an away side that has conceded heavily on its travels.
📍 Estadio de Riazor
Preview written: · Team news checked:
All Matchday 11 matchesFull head-to-head
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Deportivo La Coruna | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Osasuna | 1.0 | 2.0 |
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Open game
- Predicted score
- 1-0
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.43 – 1.04
- Double chance
- 1X · 73%12 72% · X2 55%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 45%Over 1.5: 71% · Over 3.5: 23%
- Both teams score
- 50%
- Clean sheet
- 36% – 24%Deportivo La Coruna–Osasuna
- Half-time result
- X · 44%1 34% · 2 22%
- Half-time / full-time
- 1/1 · 27%X/X 18% · X/1 16%
- Expected corners
- 9.45.8 – 3.6 · Over 9.5: 46%
- Expected cards
- 4.82.2 – 2.6 · Over 3.5: 69%
- Most likely scores
- 1-113%
- 1-011%
- 0-09%
- 2-19%
- 2-09%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
Why the model leans towards Deportivo La Coruna
- Power ratings: Deportivo La Coruna -0.03 goals per game (9th of 20 in La Liga), Osasuna -0.11 (13th).
- Deportivo La Coruna's attack (1.26 goals per game) meets Osasuna's defence (1.39 conceded per game).
- Osasuna's attack (1.28) meets Deportivo La Coruna's defence (1.29).
- Home advantage in this competition: home sides score about 30% more goals.
- Put together, the model expects 1.43 – 1.04 goals: Deportivo La Coruna 45%, draw 28%, Osasuna 27%.
Absences
Deportivo La Coruna
- OutP. Aubameyang · Knee Injury
- OutM. Casado · Collarbone injury
- OutZ. Eddahchouri · Wrist Injury
- OutB. Ede · Hamstring Injury
Osasuna
- OutJ. Herrando · Muscle Injury
- DoubtfulR. Del Castillo · Muscle Injury
- DoubtfulA. Oroz · Hamstring Injury
Injury and suspension list from our data provider, updated every 6 hours. It can change before kick-off.
Chance to score
Deportivo La Coruna
- Diego Villares1 goals in 6 games11%
- Mario Soriano1 goals in 10 games9%
- B. Nsongo1 goals in 10 games9%
Osasuna
- A. Budimir7 goals in 10 games41%
- Asier Osambela1 goals in 8 games7%
- Raúl García1 goals in 10 games6%
Model estimate: each player’s season goals per minute compared with his team’s, applied to the model’s expected goals for this match and his usual minutes. Players listed as out are left out.
Season stats
| · | Deportivo La Coruna | Osasuna | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · | All | Home | All | Away |
| Won-drawn-lost | 2-5-3 | 1-3-1 | 3-2-5 | 1-0-4 |
| Goals scored per game | 1.30 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 1.20 |
| Goals conceded per game | 1.30 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.40 |
| xG per game | 1.20 | 1.02 | 1.51 | 1.49 |
| xG against per game | 1.17 | 1.00 | 1.41 | 1.88 |
| Scored in | 80% | 80% | 60% | 60% |
| Clean sheets | 0% | 0% | 30% | 0% |
| Failed to score | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% |
| Both teams scored | 80% | 80% | 40% | 60% |
| Over 1.5 goals | 80% | 80% | 80% | 100% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 30% | 20% | 40% | 80% |
| Over 3.5 goals | 30% | 20% | 30% | 60% |
| Shots per game | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 8.8 |
| Shots on target per game | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| Shots on target | 37% | 37% | 38% | 41% |
| Possession | 48% | 45% | 47% | 47% |
| Passes per game | 443.1 | 429.8 | 401.2 | 439.4 |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 84% | 80% | 84% |
| Corners per game | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| Corners against per game | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| Cards per game | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Fouls per game | 12.3 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 12.4 |
League matches this season (La Liga). Per-game averages; % = share of matches.
When goals come
Deportivo La Coruna
- 0-150 / 1
- 16-303 / 3
- 31-451 / 3
- 46-600 / 4
- 61-753 / 1
- 76-90+5 / 2
Usual formation: 4-4-2
Osasuna
- 0-151 / 3
- 16-301 / 4
- 31-451 / 2
- 46-605 / 3
- 61-752 / 3
- 76-90+1 / 4
Usual formation: 5-4-1
Goals scored (green) and conceded (orange) by 15-minute period, league matches this season.
La Liga table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 11 | +34 | 30 |
| 2 |  Atletico Madrid | 11 | +14 | 28 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 11 | +18 | 27 |
| 4 |  Real Betis | 11 | +3 | 23 |
| 5 |  Real Sociedad | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 |  Sevilla | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 7 |  Athletic Club | 10 | +4 | 15 |
| 8 |  Villarreal | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 |  Celta Vigo | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 |  Alaves | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 |  Rayo Vallecano | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 12 |  Getafe | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 13 |  Deportivo La Coruna | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 |  Espanyol | 11 | -1 | 11 |
| 15 |  Osasuna | 10 | -10 | 11 |
| 16 |  Racing Santander | 11 | -14 | 11 |
| 17 |  Elche | 11 | -4 | 10 |
| 18 |  Levante | 11 | -5 | 10 |
| 19 |  Valencia | 11 | -9 | 9 |
| 20 |  Malaga | 11 | -13 | 5 |
Table as of
Next matches
Deportivo La Coruna
- Sat 7 NovEspanyol – Deportivo La CorunaLa Liga
- Sun 22 NovAlaves – Deportivo La CorunaLa Liga
- Sun 29 NovDeportivo La Coruna – BarcelonaLa Liga
Osasuna
- Sat 7 NovOsasuna – Athletic ClubLa Liga
- Sun 22 NovOsasuna – MalagaLa Liga
- Sun 29 NovValencia – OsasunaLa Liga
Head-to-head: last 9 meetings
Deportivo La Coruna 3 wins · 3 draws · Osasuna 3 wins
- 16/12/2021Deportivo La Coruna1-2OsasunaCopa del Rey
- 13/04/2019Osasuna2-1Deportivo La CorunaSegunda División
- 24/11/2018Deportivo La Coruna2-0OsasunaSegunda División
- 30/04/2017Osasuna2-2Deportivo La CorunaLa Liga
- 18/12/2016Deportivo La Coruna2-0OsasunaLa Liga
- 20/01/2013Osasuna2-1Deportivo La CorunaLa Liga
- 20/08/2012Deportivo La Coruna2-0OsasunaLa Liga
- 02/03/2011Osasuna0-0Deportivo La CorunaLa Liga
- 17/10/2010Deportivo La Coruna0-0OsasunaLa Liga
A narrow gap, a clear opportunity
The table leaves little between Deportivo La Coruna and Osasuna: both have 11 points from 10 matches in La Liga, with Deportivo 12th and Osasuna 14th. Their goal differences tell a different story, however. Deportivo are level on goals, while Osasuna sit at -10, giving the visitors a clear incentive to tighten up as they chase a decisive edge in this close contest.
Deportivo’s home record offers encouragement: one win, three draws and one defeat in five matches at Riazor. Osasuna have won once in five away games and lost four, conceding 17 goals on the road. Those contrasting records give the hosts a platform, though neither side has built a comfortable cushion in the standings.
Recent returns point to a tight contest
Deportivo have taken two wins, two draws and one defeat across their last five league matches, scoring four and conceding seven. Osasuna have scored five in their last five, but have let in 12. The visitors’ away defensive record is a particular concern; Deportivo, meanwhile, have scored six times in five home league games.
A rivalry with recent away wins
The most recent meeting came in the Copa del Rey in December 2021, when Osasuna won 2-1 at Riazor. The last five encounters have produced two wins for each club and a draw. Deportivo’s 2-0 home victory in December 2016 is one reminder that the hosts have also had success in this fixture.
Absences could shape the options
Deportivo will be without P. Aubameyang, M. Casado, Z. Eddahchouri and B. Ede through injury. Osasuna are missing J. Herrando, while R. Del Castillo and A. Oroz are doubts with muscle and hamstring injuries respectively.
Defensive control may be decisive
Deportivo’s home matches have brought six goals for and five against, a steadier balance than Osasuna’s away figures of six scored and 17 conceded. Osasuna have scored five times in the 46th-60th-minute period across their league campaign, so Deportivo will need to stay alert after the interval. The hosts’ stronger home footing could be decisive if they keep the game controlled.
Our prediction
Deportivo’s home record and Osasuna’s difficulties away from home give the hosts the stronger case in a matchup between two sides level on points. PreviaXI’s model also favours Deportivo, with a narrow home win the likeliest outcome.
Deportivo La Coruna 1-0 Osasuna
⚑ Report a mistakeEditorial policy
La Liga table All previews that day
More La Liga previews
La Liga 
Athletic Club 
Real Sociedad Our pick2–1Exact score
Real Sociedad have won four straight league matches and sit fifth, seven points ahead of seventh-placed Athletic Club. But the hosts’ home record and the visitors’ recent defensive struggles make this Basque derby finely balanced.
Read preview La Liga 
Elche 
Valencia Our pick1–0Missed
Valencia travel to Elche looking to improve their position after taking six points from 10 league matches. Elche have four more points and the home advantage, but have yet to win at home this season.
Read preview La Liga 
Racing Santander 
Real Madrid Our pick1–2Correct result
Real Madrid travel to El Sardinero aiming to extend a run of three straight league wins. Racing Santander’s home record offers hope, but their recent defensive struggles make the challenge steep.
Read preview La Liga 
Getafe 
Sevilla Our pick0–0Missed
Getafe have scored only twice across their last five matches, but their home record offers a route to frustrate sixth-placed Sevilla. The visitors have more attacking output, though recent meetings have often been tight.
Read preview