Villarreal CF vs RC Deportivo La Coruña Prediction La Liga · Sep 6, 2026

Analysis

Villarreal come into round 4 with two points from three games and a 4-5 goal difference, sitting 14th: 2-2 at Racing Santander, 2-2 at Atlético Madrid and a 0-1 defeat at Alavés. Every one of those matches was on the road, so this is where their season finally starts at home — and the attacking ceiling is not in doubt for a side that put five past Atlético (5-1) in front of their own fans in May. Deportivo, by contrast, arrive in confidence: 1-1 with Elche, 1-1 at Málaga and then a 3-1 dismantling of Valencia that takes them to five points from three, with five scored and three conceded. The caveat is where those points came from — their only away trip so far brought a single point and a single goal at Málaga. Villarreal's superior quality in the final third should tell over 90 minutes, but Depor have found the net in all three outings, so a home clean sheet is not the way to back it.