Match Report
The table read 19th (Deportivo La Coruña, 51 pts) against 8th (Rayo Vallecano, 60 pts), 9 points apart. Deportivo A Coruña's recent output outran their position: 13th on form over five rounds, 19th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.02/1.43 for Deportivo La Coruña and 1.43/1.19 for Rayo Vallecano (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.14.
Deportivo La Coruña had not won in 6 games.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Deportivo La Coruña have 2 wins to Rayo Vallecano's 2, with 3 draws, at 3.14 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 86% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 86%.
The match was played at Estadio Abanca-Riazor in La Coruña (capacity 34,600). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rayo Vallecano led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-3.