Deportivo La Coruna vs Levante: Can the Underdogs Trouble the Favourites?

Deportivo La Coruna sit eighth in La Liga with 10 points from eight matches, a position that reflects a side well clear of trouble. Levante, on six points from seven games, are 17th, just one place above the relegation zone, with a goal difference of -4. On paper, Friday’s meeting at the Estadio de Riazor is a clear favourite-versus-underdog contest. The question is whether Levante’s attack can turn it into something more.

Deportivo’s home record against Levante’s road problems

Deportivo have won one of their four home games this season, drawing two and losing one, and they have scored five times on home soil. Across their last five matches they have scored seven and conceded eight, averaging 1.4 goals for and 1.6 against.

Levante’s road record is the weak point. They have scored only once in four away matches this season and conceded six. Yet their recent output has picked up: 11 goals in their last five games, an average of 2.2 per match, although they have also conceded 12 in that run.

Head-to-head: Levante have had the recent edge

The two sides have met only a handful of times in recent years, and the results have been tight. Levante won the last two meetings, 2-1 in October 2024 and 2-1 at home… more precisely, Deportivo lost 2-1 at Levante in October 2024 and went down 2-1 at Riazor in January 2025, which we can state as: Levante won the last two encounters, 2-1 in October 2024 and 2-1 in January 2025 (Deportivo’s home defeat). Earlier, two draws, 2-2 in 2017 and 2018, and Deportivo’s 2-1 win in March 2016.

Team news: both sides missing key players

Deportivo will be without L. Amatucci, who is out after a red card, along with P. Aubameyang (knee injury), M. Casado (collarbone) and Z. Eddahchouri (wrist). Levante are missing K. Etta Eyong (muscle), A. Primo (shoulder) and H. Sotelo (knee).

Our prediction

Deportivo La Coruna 1-1 Levante. Deportivo’s home form and their stronger position should give them the edge, but their injury problems in defence and attack leave room for doubt. Levante’s recent scoring suggests they can make the home side work for a result, and a draw feels like the most natural outcome.