Malaga
Deportivo La Coruna
Match summary
The points were shared as Malaga and Deportivo La Coruna drew 1-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put Deportivo La Coruna ahead in the 21st minute, set up by Luismi Cruz and Chupe equalised from the penalty spot in the 34th minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Malaga created 1.36 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Deportivo La Coruna 1.13 from 6.
Malaga and Deportivo La Coruna played out a 1-1 draw in La Liga on matchday two, with the home side dominating the territorial battle and overall statistics. Malaga registered fifty-five percent possession and completed 528 passes with a ninety percent accuracy rate. They also created more opportunities across the ninety minutes, accumulating thirteen shots compared to six from Deportivo La Coruna, alongside seven corners to four and an expected goals figure of 1.36 against 1.13. Both teams committed twelve fouls apiece, though the visitors received four yellow cards in contrast to one for the hosts.
The key action of the fixture unfolded primarily in the first half, which ended level at 1-1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring for Deportivo La Coruna in the twenty-first minute with a right-footed shot from a chance valued at 0.98 expected goals. Mario Soriano was then shown a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-fifth minute. Malaga equalised in the thirty-fourth minute through a penalty goal scored by Chupe, whose chance carried an expected goals value of 0.74, leaving the half-time score locked at one goal apiece.
