Deportivo La Coruna vs Real Betis

20 September 2026 · La Liga · 2026/27 · Referee César Soto Grado

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

Diego Villares 87’

Juan Camilo Hernández 43’

Match summary

Deportivo La Coruna and Real Betis shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Real Betis led 1-0 at half-time.

Juan Camilo Hernández put Real Betis ahead in the 43rd minute, set up by Nelson Deossa and Diego Villares equalised with a header in the 87th minute, set up by Mario Soriano.

Deportivo La Coruna had the better of the chances, with 1.94 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Real Betis's 1.03 from 11.

Deportivo La Coruna hosted Real Betis for matchday 7 of La Liga, with the contest ending in a 1-1 draw after a dominant display from the hosts. Deportivo La Coruna registered 24 shots to their opponents 11, with 7 shots on target compared to 4 for Real Betis. The hosts also earned 11 corners to 5, recorded 56 dangerous attacks to 39, and accumulated an expected goals total of 1.94 against 1.03 for Real Betis. Despite having 43 percent possession and 419 passes, Deportivo La Coruna heavily outshot Real Betis, while discipline remained controlled with 1 yellow card shown to each side.

The breakthrough arrived in the first half when Cucho Hernández scored with a right foot shot in the 43rd minute to give Real Betis a 0-1 lead going into the interval, following earlier injury substitutions for Marc Bartra and Marc Casadó. The second half featured numerous substitutions for both teams and a yellow card for Valentín Gómez in the 65th minute for a foul. Deportivo La Coruna finally converted their territorial pressure into an equaliser in the 87th minute when Diego Villares scored with a header, securing the 1-1 final score.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%

24 Shots 11

7 Shots on target 4

11 Corners 5

90 Attacks 99

56 Dangerous attacks 39

419 Passes 575

87% Pass accuracy 87%

8 Tackles 19

6 Fouls 9

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

4 Offsides 0

Key events

Deportivo La Coruna Real Betis

Kick-off

Bright EdeFoul

3’

4’

Marc BartraShot on target

12’

Valentín GómezMarc BartraInjury

Jonathan Asp JensenShot on target

22’

Diego Villares Marc CasadóInjury

34’

David MellaShot on target

38’

43’

Cucho HernándezRight foot shot

0-1

45+3’

Cucho Hernández: card review (VAR)

Half-time0-1

Second half underway

GiménezShot on target

54’

Jonathan Asp JensenShot on target

56’

David MellaShot on target

60’

61’

Isco Nelson Deossa

62’

Facundo BernalAntony

Pierre-Emerick AubameyangJonathan Asp Jensen

65’

Luismi CruzRiki Rodríguez

65’

Valentín GómezFoul

65’

Abdessamad EzzalzouliShot on target

Yeremay HernándezDavid Mella

75’

Adama TraoréBil Nsongo

75’

Pierre-Emerick AubameyangShot on target

77’

79’

Dani CeballosPablo Fornals

79’

Rodrigo RiquelmeMarc Roca

Diego Villares Header

1-1

87’

Full-time1-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Deportivo La Coruna 1.94 xGReal Betis 1.03 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Real Betis attacking Deportivo La Coruna attacking

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Leo Román	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ximo Navarro	DEF	90			1	0.08	0.00	0
Giménez	DEF	90			3	0.15	0.04	1
Bright Ede	DEF	90			1	0.13	0.00	0
Giacomo Quagliata	DEF	90			1	0.06	0.33	1
David Mella	MID	80			2	0.33	0.07	1
Mario Soriano	MID	90		1	2	0.04	0.63	3
Marc Casadó	MID	33			0	0.00	0.00	0
Riki Rodríguez	MID	70			1	0.07	0.01	1
Bil Nsongo	FWD	80			4	0.27	0.05	1
Jonathan Asp Jensen	FWD	70			3	0.10	0.08	2
Diego Villares	Sub	57	1		1	0.27	0.05	1
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Sub	20			3	0.40	0.00	0
Luismi Cruz	Sub	20			0	0.00	0.40	4
Adama Traoré	Sub	10			1	0.05	0.00	0
Yeremay Hernández	Sub	10			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Álvaro Vallés	GK	90			0	0.00	0.13	1
Héctor Bellerín	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Natan	DEF	90			1	0.12	0.07	1
Marc Bartra	DEF	11			1	0.08	0.00	0
Fran García	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Marc Roca	MID	84			0	0.00	0.08	1
Pablo Fornals	MID	84			0	0.00	0.01	1
Nelson Deossa	MID	66		1	1	0.07	0.05	1
Antony	FWD	67			0	0.00	0.01	1
Juan Camilo Hernández	FWD	90	1		5	0.31	0.00	0
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli	FWD	90			3	0.45	0.11	1
Valentín Gómez	Sub	79			0	0.00	0.31	1
Isco	Sub	24			0	0.00	0.17	2
Facundo Bernal	Sub	23			0	0.00	0.00	0
Rodrigo Riquelme	Sub	6			0	0.00	0.00	0
Dani Ceballos	Sub	6			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Deportivo La Coruna win 25% Avg odds 3.72 Our estimate 20%

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.65 Our estimate 27%

Real Betis win 49% Avg odds 1.93 Our estimate 53%

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed. Our estimate is the figure from before kick-off. How our figures work.

Form going into the game

Deportivo La Coruna D W W D L

Real Betis W L W W W

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Previous and next meeting

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