The big picture

Deportivo come in 9th on the ladder with 15 points; Real Madrid are 2nd on 30. Real Madrid are the side higher up the table.

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

Real Madrid are 9–2 in LaLiga 2026-27, averaging 2.5 goals for and 0.9 against.

Form

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

Real Madrid have won five of their last five and most recently beat AEK Athens 3–2.

Real Madrid arrive on a 6-game winning streak.

Head to head

These sides have met 26 times on our records since 2003: Deportivo 7, Real Madrid 18, 1 drawn.

Last time out (2017-18), Real Madrid won 7–1 at Santiago Bernabéu.

Real Madrid have won the last ten against Deportivo.

Biggest margin between these two: Real Madrid by 6 goals in 2017-18 (7–1).

Players to watch

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

For Real Madrid, watch Kylian Mbappé (1.1 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Jude Bellingham (0.4 goals a game, 3 assists in 2026-27).

At Riazor

Deportivo have won 4 of their last 20 at Riazor.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Real Madrid go in as clear favourites.