Malaga vs Deportivo La Coruna - prediction, team news, lineups

By Matt Law | 22 Aug 2026 19:49, Last updated: 22 Aug 2026 19:51

Two newly-promoted clubs volition fastener horns successful Spain's apical formation connected Monday evening, with Malaga welcoming Deportivo La Coruna to Estadio La Rosaleda.

Malaga opened their 2026-27 La Liga run with a 2-0 decision to Atletico Madrid, portion Deportivo's caller play started with a 1-1 gully against Elche.

Match preview

Malaga started beingness backmost successful the apical formation with a 2-0 nonaccomplishment to Atletico connected August 19, but it was a affirmative show for agelong spells, with Diego Simeone's broadside having to hold until the 70th infinitesimal to marque the breakthrough done summertime signing Lee Kang-in.

The White and Sky Blues secured a instrumentality to La Liga done past season's Segunda Division playoffs, with the squad backmost astatine the apical level for the archetypal clip since 2017-18.

Juan Francisco Funes' broadside person made 4 signings this summer, boosting their squad with the arrivals of Juan Cruz, Pablo Martinez, Fernando Calero and Jose Salinas, portion determination person been six first-team departures - much are expected to travel earlier the model closes.

Malaga person lone won 11 of their erstwhile 44 matches against Deportivo successful each competitions, with the second really starring the head-to-head with 17 successes.

Last season, Malaga recorded a 3-0 triumph implicit Deportivo connected location soil, but the reverse lucifer successful April of this twelvemonth finished 1-1.

Deportivo finished 2nd successful past season's Segunda Division to unafraid a instrumentality to the apical flight, with the Blue and Whites backmost successful La Liga for the archetypal clip since 2017-18 - the aforesaid arsenic Malaga.

There were lone 4 points betwixt fourth-placed Malaga and second-placed Deportivo successful past season's Segunda Division table, and determination is not expected to beryllium overmuch betwixt them this term.

Antonio Hidalgo's broadside opened their 2026-27 La Liga run with a 1-1 gully against Elche; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted connected his debut for Deportivo earlier Marc Aguado levelled for Elche.

The Blue and Whites person made 7 signings this summer, portion determination person been six exits, truthful determination is simply a caller look to the squad astatine this signifier of the market.

There is expected to beryllium much question some successful and retired of Estadio Riazor earlier the summertime transportation model closes, arsenic Hidalgo looks to assemble a squad susceptible of staying successful La Liga.

Malaga La Liga form:

Deportivo La Coruna La Liga form:

Team News

Malaga volition invited Aaron Ochoa backmost into their squad connected Monday pursuing a suspension, but Adrian Nino, Diego Murillo, Juanpe, Calero and Moussa Diarra are each injured.

Head manager Funes is expected to defy the temptation to shuffle his battalion contempt the disappointing quality of the effect against Atletico past clip out, arsenic the show was affirmative for agelong spells.

Chupe scored 25 times successful Spain's 2nd tier past word and is acceptable to again pb the line.

As for Deportivo, Yeremay Hernandez is retired of the contention owed to a groin problem; Noe Carrillo besides needs to beryllium assessed, with the 19-year-old carrying an wounded issue.

Aubameyang was connected the scoresheet for Deportivo past clip out, and the experienced guardant volition proceed successful the last 3rd of the field.

There is besides expected to beryllium a commencement successful cardinal midfield for Lorenzo Amatucci, who was a standout performer for the nine connected his debut past clip out.

Malaga imaginable starting lineup:

Herrero; Puga, Recio, Galilea, Rafita; Merino; Larrubia, Dotor, Lorenzo, Munoz; Chupe

Deportivo La Coruna imaginable starting lineup:

Roman; Navarro, Noubi, Ede, Quagliata; Soriano, Amatucci; Altimira, Nsongo, Asp Jensen; Aubameyang

We say: Malaga 2-2 Deportivo La Coruna

Both of these teams person prime successful the last 3rd of the field, and we are expecting an unfastened game, with the points perchance being shared successful a 2-2 draw.

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