Deportivo La Coruna VS Real Madrid Match Prediction
2017-08-20
20:15:00
Deportivo La Coruna
VS
Real Madrid
Our Prediction Tip
Real Madrid will win this match.
2017-08-2020:15:00 Real Madrid will win this match.
Real Madrid have won 12 of their last 13 La Liga fixtures against Deportivo, including a 6-2 win in this fixture last season. They have also won 8-2 at Deportivo, in September 2014, so expect plenty of goals on Sunday. Here are the results of the last five matches:
Apr 26, 2017: Deportivo 2-6 Real Madrid
Dec 10, 2016: Real Madrid 3-2 Deportivo
May 14, 2016: Deportivo 0-2 Real Madrid
Jan 09, 2016: Real Madrid 5-0 Deportivo
Feb 14, 2015: Real Madrid 2-0 Deportivo
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Real Madrid have enjoyed a fine start to the 2017/18 season, winning the European Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup, despite Cristiano Ronaldo's sending-off in the first leg of the latter.
And Ronaldo's ban should not be a serious concern for Zinedine Zidane, at least where this game is concerned either, with a scratch side putting six past Deportivo when they last met.
In Ronaldo's absence, there were plenty of players looking to step up to the mark and that will be the same this time out.
Deportivo have strengthened this summer, despite possessing the smaller budget, but Real Madrid are just a different level entirely.
Expect goals on Sunday, mostly from the visitors, and expect a big away win to start the season.
Unsurprisingly, Real Madrid are 1/3 favourites with Bet365 to beat Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday, but you can improve those odds to 7/4 with Ladbrokes if you back them to do that in a game with more than 3.5 goals.
There were eight in this fixture last season - six to Madrid - and there have been ten (eight to Madrid) in this fixture in the not-too-distant past too.
As a result, more than 4.5 goals - available to back at 14/5 with Betfair - is worth a look.
In Isco, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, Real have plenty of attacking talent and the French striker is 10/3 with Betfair to score two or more goals on Sunday.
Real Madrid have a great record at Deportivo, and that is likely to continue on Sunday as they look to kick-off the La Liga season with a big win.
Emre Colak starts the season suspended, while Carles Gil picked up a groin injury in pre-season. Guilherme and Fabian Schar are among those awaiting debuts.
Florin Andone is reportedly of interest to several Premier League clubs, but Deportivo have rejected offers for their Romanian striker, who scored 12 times last season.
Porto were the only team to beat Deportivo in pre-season, with West Brom (2-0) and Tenerife (3-0) beaten in their two most recent friendlies.
Goalkeeper:Tyton
Defenders:Juanfran, Albentosa, Scha, Navarro
Midfielders:Mosquera, Guilherme, Valverde
Forwards:Carabia, Andone, Bakkali
Cristiano Ronaldo has been slapped with a five-game ban for pushing the referee after his dismissal against Barcelona for first taking his shirt off and then diving. Isco and Gareth Bale were dropped in midweek, but both are likely to return on Sunday. Marco Asensio may well retain his place, however.
Karim Benzema got his first goal of the season in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup and the French striker will want to improve on his 19 goals in all competitions last season.
Real Madrid endured a difficult pre-season, drawing with Manchester United, getting thrashed by Manchester City and losing to Barcelona, but they have started the competitive season in fine form. After beating United to win the European Super Cup, they followed that up with a 5-1 aggregate win against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup.
Goalkeeper:Navas
Defenders:Daniel Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo
Midfielders:Marco Asensio, Casemiro, Kroos
Forwards:Isco, Benzema, Bale
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