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Deportivo La Coruña vs Elche Prediction: La Liga Season Opener at Riazor

Deportivo de A Coruña are back in La Liga after eight years away, hosting Elche at the Estadio ABANCA Riazor on 17 August 2026 in the opening match of the 2026/27 campaign. Promoted as Segunda runners-up with 77 points from…

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  • Deportivo La Coruña vs. Elche in week 1 of the 2026-2027 La Liga kicks off at 20:00 GMT on 2026-08-17.
  • There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Antonio Hidalgo and Martin Anselmi.
  • Deportivo La Coruña misses 3 players: A. Altimira (Knee Injury), N. Carrillo (Injury), J. Noriega (Injury) and Elche misses 3 players: A. Osorio (Muscle Injury), G. Diangana (Knee Injury), Y. Santiago (Knee Injury).
  • We're predicting Deportivo La Coruña to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-4-2, and Elche are expected to line up in 3-5-2.
  • Both teams are coming from different results: Deportivo La Coruña fell 0-1 against Real Madrid, while Elche prevailed 3-0 over Toulouse.
  • Both teams have been in great form: Deportivo La Coruña 2-2-1 and Elche 2-3-0 over their last 5 matches.
  • This one's been tight: in 10 head-to-head games, Deportivo La Coruña have won 4 games, Elche 4 games, and there've been 2 draws.

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Dep. A Coruna is going head to head with Elche on 17/8/2026 19:00 GMT for the Spain La Liga. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Dep. A Coruna v Elche H2H statistics!