The big picture

Deportivo come in 9th on the ladder with 15 points; Athletic Club are 7th on 16. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.

Deportivo are 3–3–5 in LaLiga 2026-27, averaging 1.4 goals for and 1.3 against.

Athletic Club are 4–3–3 in LaLiga 2026-27, averaging 1.4 goals for and 1 against.

Form

Deportivo have won one of their last five and most recently beat Osasuna 2–1.

Athletic Club have won two of their last five and most recently beat Real Sociedad 2–1.

Head to head

These sides have met 26 times on our records since 2003: Deportivo 11, Athletic Club 7, 8 drawn.

Last time out (2017-18), Deportivo won 3–2 at San Mamés.

Biggest margin between these two: Deportivo by 3 goals in 2007-08 (3–0).

Players to watch

For Deportivo, watch Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (0.6 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Mario Soriano Carreno (0.2 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

For Athletic Club, watch Álex Berenguer (0.4 goals a game, 4 assists in 2026-27) and Iñaki Williams (0.3 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

At Riazor

Deportivo have won 4 of their last 20 at Riazor.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.