Deportivo La Coruna vs Osasuna Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Deportivo La Coruna have been relatively strong since gaining promotion to the top-flight as they now take on Osasuna at Riazor in Galicia on Monday.
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Deportivo La Coruna preview: Steady Depor
Deportivo La Coruna come into this one on the back of a 3-0 hammering of Cented Academy in the first round of the Copa del Rey in midweek, ending what had become a six-match winless run of form for newly-promoted Deportivo La Coruna.
Back in La Liga for the first time in nearly a decade, Depor have been competitive this season but they have been frustrated by results of late – as was the case in a narrow 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano last weekend.
Osasuna preview: Returning manager
Osasuna have struggled at the start of this season, which led to the sacking of summer appointment Luis Miguel Ramis before bringing back Jago Arrasate as they seek to avoid another relegation battle, as was the case last weekend.
Osasuna began the second Jago Arrasate reign with a 2-0 defeat of Racing Santander but they then succumbed to a 2-0 loss to Sevilla last week, albeit did then hammer Atletico Calatayud in the cup a few days later.
Deportivo La Coruna team news: Key absentees
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is working his way back from surgery in the international break with centre-back Bright Ede and Barcelona loanee Marc Casado also remaining sidelined.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Leo Roman; Andre Altimira, Jose Maria Gimenez, Loureiro, Quagliata; Diego Villares, Amatucci; David Mella, Mario Soriano, Yeremay; Nsongo
Unavailable: Ede (Injured), Marc Casado (Injured), Eddahchouri (Injured), Aubameyang (Injured)
Questionable: Noe Carrillo (Injured)
Osasuna team news: Couple could return
Attacking midfielder Aimar Oroz could return to full fitness for this one alongside Stade Brest winger Romain Del Castillo, who have both been unavailable for the last couple of weeks.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Aitor Fernandez; Rosier, Boyomo, Alejandro Catena, Abel Bretones; Jon Moncayola, Lucas Torro, Moi Gomez; Raul Garcia, Budimir, Dubasin
Unavailable: Jorge Herrando (Injured)
Questionable: Aimar Oroz (Fitness), Del Castillo (Fitness)
Key stats
- This is the first La Liga meeting since 30 April 2017 (2-2 at Osasuna) – Deportivo are back in La Liga for the first time since 2017/18.
- Deportivo are unbeaten in their last five home La Liga games against Osasuna (W3 D2), keeping a clean sheet in all five.
- Osasuna have not scored at Deportivo since winning 2-1 there on 2 December 2007.
- Deportivo lead the head-to-head W11 D8 L7 in 26 La Liga meetings since 1997/98, and are W7 D3 L3 at home.
- Deportivo's 5-1 home win on 4 November 2001 is the biggest and highest-scoring game in the fixture since 1997/98.
- Coming into Matchweek 11, Deportivo and Osasuna both have 11 points from ten games, level with Racing.
- Deportivo are winless in six (D3 L3) since a 3-2 win at Villarreal on 5 September, and have drawn five of their ten games.
- Deportivo have conceded in 14 consecutive La Liga games – their last clean sheet was a 0-0 draw with Leganés on 20 April 2018.
- Osasuna have lost four consecutive away games since 6 September, conceding 16 goals, and have won only one of five on the road this season (W1 L4).
- Osasuna won only two of 19 away games in 2025/26 (W2 D4 L13), and have conceded in 11 consecutive away La Liga games since 1 March 2026.
- Osasuna have won only six of their 35 La Liga games on a Monday since 1997/98 (W6 D14 L15), and just three of 19 away (W3 D6 L10).
- Deportivo have lost only five of their 22 La Liga games on a Monday since 1997/98 (W8 D9 L5).
‘Key stats’ are La Liga only (not all competitions)
Deportivo La Coruna vs Osasuna prediction
Having appointed Luis Miguel Ramis, formerly of Burgos, over the summer, Osasuna wanted to become extremely defensively solid with his ultra-conservative style but that was undermined by some capitulations. They, though, should now improve at both ends under Jago Arrasate and head to a Depor side that are beginning to have steady performances undermined by a lack of quality when injuries hit, as has been the case. A low-scoring contest seems a good bet for this one in the North West of Spain.
Deportivo La Coruna vs Osasuna tip: Under 2.5 goals
