Deportivo host Levante at Riazor on Fri 16 Oct, 21:00 CEST in Matchday 9 of the 2026/27 La Liga season. Deportivo are 8th on 10 points from 8 games (form WDLDL), Levante are 17th on 6 from 7 (7 played, so a game in hand) (form WDLLD). Updated 2026-10-14.
Deportivo: form check
Deportivo have scored 12 and conceded 11 in 8 league games (2W 4D 2L, goal difference +1). Last time out it was L 2–3 at Real Sociedad. At home they have 5 points from 4 games. Their last league XI lined up in a 4-2-3-1; next up is the visit of Levante.
Deportivo Predicted Starting XI & Lineup · 4-2-3-1
Official lineups confirmed 1 hour before kick-off.
Levante: what changed
Levante have scored 11 and conceded 15 in 7 league games (1W 3D 3L, goal difference -4). Last time out it was D 3–3 v Sevilla. Away from home they have 2 points from 4 games. Their last league XI lined up in a 4-4-2; next up is a trip to face Deportivo.
Season snapshot
- Last three for Deportivo, oldest first: L 0–1 v Sevilla, D 1–1 v Real Betis, L 2–3 at Real Sociedad.
- Last three for Levante, oldest first: L 2–4 v Barcelona, L 1–3 at Villarreal, D 3–3 v Sevilla.
- Table before this round: Deportivo 8th (10 pts, GD +1), Levante 17th (6 pts, GD -4).
The deciding factor
Deportivo (4-2-3-1 last time out) against Levante (4-4-2) comes down to which defence gives way first: Deportivo have conceded 11 in 8, Levante 15 in 7. Goals scored point the other way: 12 for Deportivo, 11 for Levante.
Fantasy angle
- Predicted lineups below are each club's actual starting XI from their last league match (Deportivo: L 2–3 at Real Sociedad, Levante: D 3–3 v Sevilla). Official lineups appear about an hour before kick-off.
- Deportivo are 8th and Levante 17th, so use the table gap as a guide to who is most likely to hold clean-sheet and goalscorer value.
- Deportivo scorers in their last league game: Mario Soriano Carreno (61'), Yeremay Hernández (69').
- Levante scorers in their last league game: Iván Romero (57'), Adrián de la Fuente (90'+2'), Ifeanyi Ndukwe (90'+10').
Verdict
Our model, built on 2026/27 goals scored and conceded, gives Deportivo a 56% win chance, a draw 21% and Levante 24%, with 2–1 the most likely single scoreline. Expected goals: 2.1 for Deportivo, 1.3 for Levante. Deportivo are the lean on the numbers, but with about eight games played it is a guide, not a certainty.