Deportivo La Coruna 1-1 Levante: Reque answers Nsongo's opener
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Key numbers
- xG 1.15 v 0.85: a narrow edge for the hosts
- Levante 54% possession, 42.3% over 7 matches
- 82' equaliser: +0.9 FN xPts for Levante
A goalless first half, then one apiece
Nothing separated the sides before the break, and the deadlock only gave way in the second half. Bil Nsongo put Deportivo La Coruna ahead in the 63rd minute, but Reque levelled in the 82nd to leave both teams with a point. Deportivo stayed eighth and Levante remained 17th.
Deportivo's chances came in volume
Deportivo edged the expected goals, 1.15 to 0.85, and nine of their 13 shots came from inside the box. Yet 0.09 xG per shot suggests plenty of attempts rather than clear-cut openings, and five on target brought only one goal. Levante were not far behind on shot quality at 0.08.
Levante held the ball far longer than usual
Levante had 54% possession, well above their 42.3% average across seven earlier matches this season. Deportivo, meanwhile, completed fewer passes than in any previous fixture this season. The ball spent more time with the visitors, and that territory eventually paid off with a late equaliser.
The equaliser cost Deportivo more than it gave Levante
Reque's goal in the 82nd minute was the biggest moment of the match once both sides' FN xPts changes are combined: +0.9 for Levante and −1.5 for Deportivo La Coruna. Petar Ratkov, a substitute, provided the assist. It was Reque's first goal in La Liga this season.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Reque 7.6Strong
One goal, two shots on target and three tackles across 90 minutes.
Reque made his mark mostly in attack: both of his shots were on target and one was the equaliser. He also won seven of 17 duels and made three tackles, so he contributed in midfield too. Six fouls were the blemish, but the goal in the 82nd minute rescued a point after Nsongo had put Deportivo ahead.
Game state
1-01-1
Deportivo La Coruna ahead 19 min · level 71 min · Levante ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
63'
Bil Nsongo
Goal · LEV −0.8
+1.1
82'
Reque
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Petar Ratkov +0.3 · DEP −1.5
+0.9
Deportivo La Coruna
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +1.1Opponent moments −1.5Time effect −0.1→ League points won 1
Levante
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.3→ League points won 1
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
Deportivo La CorunaLevante
1.15Expected goals (xG)0.85
Compared with usual
Deportivo La Coruna
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 1.15 | 1.1 | |
| xG against | 0.85 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 13 | 11.5 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.3 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 12.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 46% | 48.4% | |
| Passes | 373 | 453.1 | low |
| Corners | 3 | 5.5 | |
| Fouls | 17 | 12.5 | |
Levante
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2.1 | |
| xG | 0.85 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 1.15 | 2.1 | |
| Shots | 11 | 12 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.3 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 15.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 54% | 42.3% | |
| Passes | 425 | 375.9 | |
| Corners | 5 | 3.3 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 9.6 | |
Timeline
- 33'
Yellow
Iván Romero
- 42'
Yellow
Luismi Cruz
- 62'
Sub
Luismi Cruz → Adama Traoré
- 62'
Sub
Ximo Navarro → Adrià Alti
- 63'
Goal
Bil Nsongo league goal #1
- 69'
Sub
Oriol Rey → Petar Ratkov
- 69'
Sub
Enzo Bardeli → Jon Ander Olasagasti
- 76'
Sub
Nacho Pérez → Jeremy Toljan
- 80'
Sub
Peke → Jonathan Asp Jensen
- 80'
Sub
Riki Rodríguez → Angeliño
- 82'
Goal
Reque league goal #1 assist Petar Ratkov
- 85'
Sub
Bright Ede → Miguel Loureiro
- 89'
Yellow
Dela
- 90+3'
Sub
Thiago Fernández → Víctor García
- 90+6'
Yellow
Adrià Alti
- 90+7'
Yellow
José María Giménez
Category leaders
- Key passesPeke4
- Duels wonGiacomo Quagliata7/13
- DribblesPeke3/4
- Defensive actionsManu Sánchez4
- ShotsDela4 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonThiago Fernández4
#La Liga#Matchweek 9#Deportivo La Coruna#Levante#Reque#Bil Nsongo
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.