Getafe CF vs RC Deportivo La Coruña prediction: expected goals, form and verdict
Our model makes it 0.53 to 1.85 on expected goals, with 42.6% for over 2.5 goals in the Primera Division.
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Match Overview & What Is At Stake
Getafe CF host RC Deportivo La Coruña in the Primera Division, kicking off Sunday 13 September at 16:30 UTC. Our expected-goals model projects 0.53 for the hosts and 1.85 for the visitors, a combined 2.38 goals against a competition norm of 2.70.
RC Deportivo La Coruña are a clear favourite at 68.1%, with the draw back at 23.2%.
The sections below set out what the record actually shows: recent results, the meetings we hold, and what the model builds on top of them.
Form Guide & Scoring Trends
Getafe CF — last 10: D-L-W-L-W-L-W-D-L-L (most recent first). That is 6 scored and 11 conceded, 0.60 and 1.10 per game. Both teams scored in 2 of the 10, and 2 went past 2.5 goals. They kept 3 clean sheets in the run. Restricted to matches at home, that reads D-W-W-W-L across 5, 6 scored and 4 conceded.
RC Deportivo La Coruña — last 10: W-W-D-D-L-L-D-L-D-D (most recent first). That is 13 scored and 15 conceded, 1.30 and 1.50 per game. Both teams scored in 7 of the 10, and 5 went past 2.5 goals. They kept 3 clean sheets in the run. Restricted to matches away from home, that reads W-D-L-D-D across 5, 6 scored and 6 conceded.
Head-to-Head Record
Across the 2 meetings on record, Getafe CF have won 1, RC Deportivo La Coruña 1, with 0 drawn. That covers their domestic league meetings; cup ties and European meetings are not included.
The most recent came on 28 Feb 2018: Getafe CF 3-0 RC Deportivo La Coruña.
Tactical Read: What The Numbers Say
The model expects 2.38 goals in this fixture, below the Primera Division norm of 2.70, the profile of a match decided by one goal rather than by three.
RC Deportivo La Coruña carry the larger share of that expectation, at 1.85 against 0.53. Both teams to score sits at 36%, and over 2.5 goals at 42.6% — read together, that is a match the model expects to stay compressed.
Expected Goals & Probability Outlook
Every figure here comes from the same Dixon-Coles adjusted Poisson model, run on the scoring rates above.
| Market | Model probability |
|---|---|
| Getafe CF win | 8.7% |
| Draw | 23.2% |
| RC Deportivo La Coruña win | 68.1% |
| Both teams to score | 36% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 42.6% |
The likeliest exact scorelines are 0-1 at 15.9%, 0-2 at 15.8%, 0-0 at 10.4%. No single scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of football — but the shape of the distribution is what the selections below are drawn from.
Published selections
- Over 2.5 Match Yellow Cards: Over 2.5 Cards — 84.2% confidence. Expected yellow cards 5.5 against a league baseline of 4.4.
- Over 2.5 Goals: Under 2.5 — 62.1% confidence. Expected total goals 1.86, from 1.04 - 0.83 (Primera Division baseline 1.29 per side).
- First Half Over 0.5 Goals: 1H Over 0.5 — 58.3% confidence. First-half expected goals 0.84, at a fitted 45% share of the match total.
- Both Teams To Score (GG): NG (No) — 57.3% confidence. Expected goals 1.04 - 0.83, so the weaker attack still projects 0.83 goals.
- Over 8.5 Match Corners: Over 8.5 Corners — 51.3% confidence. Expected corners 8.8 against a league baseline of 9.7.
- Most Scoring Half: 2nd Half — 39.5% confidence. Expected goals 0.84 before the break and 1.03 after, at a fitted 45% first-half share.
- Match Outcome (W/D/L): Home Win — 39.1% confidence. Expected goals 1.04 - 0.83 against a Primera Division baseline of 1.29 per side; the two fitted ratings are close to level.
- Match Winner: Home Win — 39.1% confidence. Expected goals 1.04 - 0.83 against a Primera Division baseline of 1.29 per side; the two fitted ratings are close to level.
- Leading At Half Time: HT Home Win — 25.7% confidence. Expected goals 1.04 - 0.83, which projects a 51% chance of a level score at the break.
Score Prediction & Verdict
Prediction: 0-1 — an RC Deportivo La Coruña win, and the likeliest scoreline within that result at 15.9%.
Confidence: High. The model puts an RC Deportivo La Coruña win at 68.1%, with the draw at 23.2%.
The call rests on the scoring rates above holding up. It is wrong if this becomes an open game the goals numbers do not expect, and the margin here leaves less room for that than most.
Predictions are modelled probabilities, not certainties. Bet responsibly.
