Head coach: Antonio Hidalgo · 3-4-1-2 (onze aligné contre Valence le 30/08/2026 selon le compte rendu officiel du club : Román ; Navarro, Ede, Noubi ; Quagliata, Amatucci, Riki, Cruz ; Soriano ; Bil, Aubameyang) — aucune source consultée ne confirme qu'il s'agit du dispositif systématique
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The essentials at a glance
The summary of this page: estimated level of play, form trend and qualitative verdict. For the details, head to the other tabs.
Editors' ratings
7/10
Attack
6/10
Defence
8/10
Form
9/10
Confidence / mood
Current risk:Low
No match played yet this season: no form to report.
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From the Sports World, we offer you all the coverage minute to minute, the previous, the alignations, the best games and goals of the encounter and the result with all the reactions to the post match.
From the Sports World, we offer you all the coverage minute to minute, the previous, the alignations, the best games and goals of the encounter and the result with all the reactions to the post match.
Match-by-match results, record and rhythm of the current season.
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Cumulative points vs league average
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How Deportivo La Corogne play
System, playing identity, and what sets the team apart at both ends of the pitch.
Playing identity
Preferred system
3-4-1-2 (onze aligné contre Valence le 30/08/2026 selon le compte rendu officiel du club : Román ; Navarro, Ede, Noubi ; Quagliata, Amatucci, Riki, Cruz ; Soriano ; Bil, Aubameyang) — aucune source consultée ne confirme qu'il s'agit du dispositif systématique
Philosophy
Antonio Hidalgo, who arrived in June 2025 and was the architect of promotion, builds teams presented by the club as “solid and organised”, with coordinated pressing and a search for numerical superiorities: “We have been very tight in our pressing, we have been able to find superiorities” (30/08/2026).
Attacking strengths
5 goals in 3 matchdays, driven by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who scored in each of the first three matchdays according to the club's official report after the 3-1 win over Valencia.
Defensive solidity
Only 3 goals conceded in 3 matches (1-1 against Elche, 1-1 away to Málaga, 3-1 against Valencia) and a satisfied Hidalgo: “We have conceded very little.” Best defence of the three promoted sides at this stage.
Pressing
Pressing described by the head coach as “very tight” during the win over Valencia; no numerical data (PPDA, recovery height) verified at this stage of the season.
Transitions
The 3-1 win over Valencia was built on a very accomplished first half (2 goals in 17 minutes, including an own goal by Tárrega as early as the 13th minute); the club describes a match that was “very interesting with the ball and without it”, with no verifiable transition data.
StrengthThe only unbeaten side among the three promoted clubs (5 points, 7th), recruitment of a level clearly above a typical promoted club (Aubameyang, Angeliño on loan from Roma, Amatucci from Fiorentina, Asp Jensen from Bayern, Leo Román via a release clause), continuity with the head coach who won promotion, and a full Riazor (29,077 spectators against Valencia).
WeaknessVery small sample (a single win), a side that remains a promoted club with no recent top-flight experience (eight years' absence), and a squad reshuffled at the end of the transfer window (Charlie Patiño's loan departure on 31/08, late integration of Adama Traoré, sending-off of Altimira).
The mood around the club, and who is missing
Internal climate, relationship with the supporters, and known absences before the next match.
Mood
Squad confidence
Very high after the club's first LaLiga EA Sports win in eight years, a 3-1 against Valencia at ABANCA-Riazor in front of 29,077 spectators. Aubameyang, named among the candidates for LaLiga's August player of the month award, embodies the promoted club's immediate success, while Antonio Hidalgo tempers it by pointing out that “it is only three points”. The arrivals of José María Giménez and Marc Casadó, who joined the group on 3 September, further reinforce the impression of a squad oversized for a promoted side. The trip to Villarreal on 5 September will be a first test against top-half opposition.
Coach / players / board relationship
No tension reported between the staff, the board and the dressing room. On 3 September football director Fernando Soriano publicly set out the club's recruitment philosophy: “We have tried with great enthusiasm to build a team of good people, people who can contribute and connect with our supporters and with the club.” The same cautious message comes from the head coach and the board, both explicitly setting survival as the objective. The last deadline-day moves, Eric Puerto's loan and José Ángel Jurado's departure, happened without public friction.
Mood with the supporters
Riazor is enjoying a rare euphoria, fed by keeping Yeremay Hernández and by a transfer window spectacular for a promoted side. Adama Traoré, presented on 2 September, noted the city's particularity himself: “almost everyone in A Coruña is a Dépor fan, and they live it”. The club arranged collection of tickets for the trip to Villarreal at the Hotel Vila-real Palace on matchday, between 15:00 and 19:00, a sign of mobilisation on the road. Aubameyang's nomination for the August player of the month award further strengthened the sense of belonging regained.
Pressure on the head coach
Low. Antonio Hidalgo has the credit of promotion and an unbeaten start, with five points from three matchdays. The board and the staff give the same message about survival, which protects the head coach from a mismatch of expectations. The risk, identified as early as the summer, is that the ambition suggested by the market quickly turns that objective into an obligation to do better. Managing the coexistence of ten signings, including Giménez, Casadó and Adama Traoré, who arrived at the last minute, remains his main challenge.
Club objectives
The official message remains strictly about survival, restated on 3 September by Fernando Soriano: “reaching our objective of staying up is going to cost us an enormous effort”. The make-up of the squad, with a Uruguay international at centre-back, a former Barça player in midfield and two forwards of European standard, nonetheless hints at a higher ambition. The club completed the paperwork by publishing its squad numbers on 2 September, Aubameyang inheriting 7 and Yeremay 10. The operational priority is now to integrate the last signings without breaking the balance found against Valencia.
Recent internal tensions
No internal tension is reported by the sources consulted. The club handled its deadline-day departures without controversy and the head coach made no public request that went unanswered. The only point to watch concerns the management of playing time, with a squad now large and several high-profile signings who arrived after the league started. Adama Traoré himself asked for patience over his physical integration.
Absences
SuspendedAdrià Altimira — Sent off for a second booking in stoppage time of the 3-1 against Valencia on 30 Aug 2026; suspended for the trip to Villarreal on 5 Sep.
InjuredNoé Carrillo — Ankle injury sustained on 12 Aug 2026; still unavailable according to FútbolFantasy as of 3 Sep 2026, with no return date given.
DoubtfulAdama Traoré — The last signing, presented on 2 Sep 2026 with a contract until June 2028. The player himself called for patience: “there has to be a process, training alone is not the same as training with the team”.
Before kick-off
What to know before the next match: statistical form, qualitative analysis, and a computed estimate of the 1/X/2 probabilities.
No upcoming match is currently scheduled for this team in the football-data.org fixtures — either the table has not been refreshed yet, or the league has not published the rest of the schedule.
Prediction
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What other sources say
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The full squad
The professional squad by position, captain marked with an armband.
Goalkeepers
Leo Román (13)
Álvaro Ferllo (25)
Germán Parreño (1)
Eric Puerto
Defenders
Ximo Navarro (23)
Angeliño (24, prêt de l'AS Roma)
Giuseppe Quagliata (12)
Altimira / « Alti » (2)
Lucas Noubi (4)
Dani Barcia (5)
Arnau Comas (3)
B. Ede (22)
M. Loureiro (15)
Midfielders
Mario Soriano (21)
L. Amatucci (16)
Diego Villares (8)
Riki Rodríguez (14)
José Ángel (20)
J. Asp Jensen (18)
T. Gijselhart (34)
Noé Carrillo (37)
Forwards
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (7)
Yeremay (10)
David Mella (11)
Luismi Cruz (19)
Z. Eddahchouri (9)
Kevin Sánchez (33)
Bil Nsongo (32)
Adama Traoré
This team's current captain could not be confirmed with certainty at the last check — no armband is shown above until the information is reliable.
Squad last verified on 31 Aug 2026 — source: BeSoccer, RC Deportivo squad page (accessed on 31/08/2026), corrected against the club's official statements: Charlie Patiño (No. 6) removed as loaned to VfL Bochum on 31/08/2026, Adama Traoré added (signing announced by the club on 30/08/2026, shirt number not verified). Some first names appear only as an initial in the source. Captain's armband not verified..
What has been said recently
Chronological feed of verified information about the club.
rss18 Oct 2026
Today's cover of the Bizkaia-Araba Sports World Edition
Matchday 4: Deportivo travel to the Estadio de la Cerámica on Saturday 5 September 2026 at 21:00 to face Villarreal, after their first LaLiga EA Sports win in eight years.
José María Giménez and Marc Casadó took their first session with the group on 3 September. Football director Fernando Soriano restated the club's line: “We are in LaLiga, the best league in the world. We know that reaching our objective of staying up is going to cost us an enormous effort and that we need everyone's commitment.”
Official presentation of Adama Traoré, tied down until June 2028. The winger said he was surprised by the local fervour — “almost everyone in A Coruña is a Dépor fan, and they live it, that is very important” — and called for patience over his physical condition: “there has to be a process, training alone is not the same as training with the team”. He said he had spoken with Aubameyang before signing.
The club has arranged collection of tickets for the trip to Villarreal: they will be handed over in person at the Hotel Vila-real Palace on matchday, Saturday 5 September, from 15:00 to 19:00.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is among the nominees for LaLiga's August player of the month award, alongside Raphinha, Jude Bellingham, Álex Baena and Nahuel Tenaglia: a first individual distinction for the promoted A Coruña side.
Two departures confirmed at the close of the window: Eric Puerto has been loaned to FC Penafiel and José Ángel Jurado has ceased to be an RC Deportivo player.
A double swoop in the final hours: centre-back José María Giménez has been loaned by Atlético Madrid until June 2027 and midfielder Marc Casadó has arrived on a season-long loan from FC Barcelona.
News last verified on 18 Oct 2026. Sources: sports press (L'Équipe, Le Parisien, Foot Mercato, regional press…) and official club websites — see the link on each item.
Editorial content (playing style, mood, absences, external prediction sources) last verified on 3 Sep 2026. The standings/form data above are refreshed automatically — as is the 1/X/2 estimate, recomputed on every view.
