§ La Liga · 2026-27 · Matchday 4

Villarreal 2–3 Deportivo A Coruña

  • Pépé 19'
  • Traoré 76' (o.g.)
  • Cruz 43'
  • Eddahchouri 79'
  • Aubameyang 88'

5 September 2026

The match in data

Deportivo A Coruña got the better of Villarreal, 3–2, on 5 September 2026, on matchday 4 of the 2026-27 La Liga.

Deportivo A Coruña came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 19'.

Player of the match: Leo Román (Deportivo A Coruña), rated 65, thanks above all to 1.32 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 1.39; conceded 0) and 7 recoveries. Román produced 3.0 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Villarreal, the highest-rated player was Alex Freeman, with 65.

65
Player of the match

Leo Román

Deportivo A Coruña · 90'

Produced 3.03× and cost 0.00× their position's average

Added
  • 1.32 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 1.39; conceded 0) 4.4×
  • 7 recoveries 0.8×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Villarreal
PlayerPositionMinRating
Alex Freeman Defender 90 65
Pape Gueye Midfielder 62 55
Tajon Buchanan Forward 28 54
Gerard Moreno Forward 77 52
Renato Veiga Defender 90 51
Nathan Saliba Midfielder 90 50
Nicolas Pépé Forward 90 50
Logan Costa Defender 83 47
Ayoze Pérez Forward 62 42
Santi Comesaña Midfielder 28 42
Sergi Cardona Defender 90 37
Alberto Moleiro Forward 62 36
Georges Mikautadze Forward 28 35
Luiz Júnior Goalkeeper 90 21
Tani Oluwaseyi Forward 13 no rating
Ilias Akhomach Forward 7 no rating
Deportivo A Coruña
PlayerPositionMinRating
Leo Román ★ Goalkeeper 90 65
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward 90 63
Lorenzo Amatucci Midfielder 90 52
Marc Casadó Midfielder 24 51
Lucas Noubi Defender 90 47
José María Giménez Defender 66 47
Luismi Cruz Midfielder 77 46
Miguel Loureiro Defender 24 46
Ximo Navarro Defender 90 45
Giacomo Quagliata Defender 90 42
Yeremay Hernández Forward 36 42
Adama Traoré Forward 24 40
Bil Nsongo Forward 66 38
Mario Soriano Midfielder 66 36
Riki Rodríguez Midfielder 54 19
Zakaria Eddahchouri Forward 13 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Villarreal player won the most duels?

Nathan Saliba, with 10 duels won. Next: Alex Freeman 5, Sergi Cardona 5.

Despite a 3–2 defeat against Deportivo A Coruña, Nathan Saliba dominated Villarreal's individual battles by winning 10 duels, twice as many as Alex Freeman and Sergi Cardona with 5 each.

Which Deportivo A Coruña player played the most passes?

Lucas Noubi, with 53 passes. Next: Lorenzo Amatucci 45, Mario Soriano 44.

Lucas Noubi dictated Deportivo A Coruña's build-up with 53 passes in their 2–3 victory. Lorenzo Amatucci followed with 45, while Mario Soriano registered 44.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Villarreal 2–3 Deportivo A Coruña, La Liga 2026-27. Player of the match: Leo Román, 65
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.