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DEP
La Coruña
1 – 1
ELC
Elche
Draw — xG 0.34 vs 1.23
AI

Aubameyang Strikes First, Aguado Rescues Elche in La Liga Opener

Deportivo La Coruña (€82M) edged Elche (€76M) in squad value but not on the pitch, as the visitors dominated with 61% possession and an npxG of 1.45 against the hosts' 0.34 in a 1-1 La Liga matchday 1 draw. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave Deportivo La Coruña the lead in the 21st minute, only for Marc Aguado to equalize for Elche in the 76th. Aguado was the standout performer of the match, earning the top rating at 8.19.

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Timeline

DEP ELC
Goal — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang⚽ 21'
Yellow card — Ximo Navarro🟨 26'
Yellow card — Lorenzo Amatucci🟨 45+1'
Sub — Diego Villares🔁 60'
60' 🔁 Sub — Tete Morente
60' 🔁 Sub — Lucas Cepeda
Sub — Zakaria Eddahchouri🔁 60'
67' 🟨 Yellow card — Gonzalo Villar
69' 🔁 Sub — Umaru Konare Tounkara
Sub — David Mella🔁 71'
Sub — Luismi Cruz🔁 71'
76' ⚽ Goal — Marc Aguado
81' 🔁 Sub — Javi Morcillo
81' 🔁 Sub — Alvaro Padilla
Sub — Kevin Sánchez🔁 85'
88' 🟨 Yellow card — Umaru Konare Tounkara

First Half vs Second Half

Metric 1H 2H xG (DEP) 0.11 0.22 Possession (DEP) 36% 41% Shots (DEP) 3 5

Shot Map

ELC shots → ← DEP shots
Goal On target Off target

Lineups

Elche · 5-4-1La Coruña · 4-4-2
1
Dituro
2
Sangaré
5
Redondo
11
Valera
22
Affengruber
23
Chust
8
Aguado
16
Neto
12
Villar
14
Niño
29
Houary
13
Román
4
Noubi
12
Quagliata
22
Ede
23
Navarro
16
Amatucci
21
Soriano
32
Nsongo
2
Altimira
7
Aubameyang
18
Jensen
Match Rating Leader
AG
Marc Aguado
8.19

Player Performance

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DEP

Value Analysis

La Coruña's chance creation shifted after the break — , with possession moving from 36% to 41%.

The chance-quality ledger — — is the evidence base for the scoreline verdict.

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