Match details. LaLiga, Regular Season - 10. Kick-off is Sat 24 Oct, 20:00 Lagos time. It is played at Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid. The referee is Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez.
What's at stake. Atletico Madrid are 2nd on 22 points after 9 games, 5 points behind Barcelona, 1 point clear of Real Madrid. RC Deportivo de A Coruna are 9th on 11 points after 9 games, level on points with Celta Vigo, level on points with Osasuna. A win would take them above Celta Vigo.
Team news. Atletico Madrid are without J. Cardoso (thigh injury), Koke (muscle injury), C. Romero (muscle injury), J. Cardoso (thigh injury), Koke (muscle injury), C. Romero (muscle injury). RC Deportivo de A Coruna are without P. Aubameyang (knee injury), N. Carrillo (muscle injury), M. Casado (collarbone injury), Z. Eddahchouri (wrist injury), B. Ede (hamstring injury), P. Aubameyang (knee injury). P. Aubameyang is their top scorer.
Form. Atletico Madrid have won seven, drawn one and lost one of their last nine, 2.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W W W. In this competition Atletico Madrid have gone W W W W W L. RC Deportivo de A Coruna have won two, drawn five and lost two of their last nine, 1.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D L D L D. In this competition RC Deportivo de A Coruna have gone D L D L D W.
The numbers. Atletico Madrid score 2.1 and concede 0.9 a game over their last nine, with four clean sheets. Atletico Madrid average 18.1 shots (6.5 on target), 6.4 corners and 2.5 cards a game, with 61% of the ball. RC Deportivo de A Coruna score 1.4 and concede 1.3 a game over their last nine, with no clean sheets. RC Deportivo de A Coruna average 12.1 shots (4.5 on target), 5.6 corners and 2.8 cards a game, with 49% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Atletico Madrid have won seven, drawn three and lost none. Two of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in three. In the last four, Atletico Madrid won three and one was drawn. The last time they met, on 13 Jan 2026, it finished Atletico Madrid 1-0 RC Deportivo de A Coruna: Atletico Madrid had 15 shots to 10, 52% of the ball.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 46%; eight of the last ten meetings went under 2.5, and the meetings settle it.
The case against. Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to an open game.
The read. Atletico Madrid to win. A tight game. Their goals for and against make Atletico Madrid the likelier winners; Atletico Madrid are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Atletico Madrid; the meetings favour Atletico Madrid. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 46%. Eight of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); Atletico Madrid or Over 1.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Atletico Madrid 2-0 RC Deportivo de A Coruna (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).