Malaga vs Deportivo La Coruña Prediction: Promoted Sides Clash in La Liga Opener
Matchday 2 of La Liga brings two newly promoted sides together at Estadio La Rosaleda on 24 August 2026. Malaga CF and Deportivo de A Coruña both came up from the 2025/26 Segunda Division, with Deportivo finishing second and Malaga…
On 2026-08-24 at 20:30 GMT, Malaga take on Deportivo La Coruña in week 2 of La Liga (2026-2027).
Recent managerial H2H between Juan Funes and Antonio Hidalgo over 1 match, record stands at 0-0, with 1 draw.
Malaga sit 18th with 0 points while Deportivo La Coruña occupy 10th on 1 point.
Malaga have 6 players out: F. Calero (Ribs Injury), Juanpe (Muscle Injury), D. Murillo (Injury), A. Nino (Injury), A. Ochoa (Knee Injury), M. Diarra (Calf Injury) while Deportivo La Coruña have 2 players missing: N. Carrillo (Injury), Y. Hernandez (Groin Injury).
We're predicting Malaga to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Deportivo La Coruña are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw Alfonso Herrero lead Malaga with a 7.9 TheyScored rating, and P. Aubameyang top-rating for Deportivo La Coruña at 7.6.
Mixed emotions: Malaga lost 0-2 against Atletico Madrid, but Deportivo La Coruña salvaged a 1-1 draw against Elche.
Struggling form all round: Malaga are 1-2-2 and Deportivo La Coruña are 1-3-1 in their recent 5 matches.
Deportivo La Coruña lead this rivalry - 10 wins from 32 matches versus Malaga (who've won just 9 games), alongside 13 draws.
Malaga is going head to head with Dep. A Coruna on 24/8/2026 19:30 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 Malaga v Dep. A Coruna H2H statistics!