Deportivo vs. Real Madrid—Friendly: Live Score and Match Stats

Jose Mourinho’s getting his feet warm again at the Bernabéu.

Real Madrid’s ‘Special One’ has a big job on his hands. | WOLFGANG JANNACH/APA/Getty Images

In their last 13 meetings, Real Madrid are unbeaten against Deportivo La Coruña, winning 12 and drawing the other.

That should give you a pretty good idea of how this preseason friendly at Estadio Abanca-Riazor is expected to go—but the numbers from last season paint an even clearer picture.

Madrid scored 77 goals in La Liga compared with Deportivo’s 65 in the Segunda División, while conceding just 35 compared with Deportivo’s 44. Madrid also finished with 86 points, nine more than Deportivo’s 77, despite playing in the top flight. 

The underlying numbers were just as impressive: Madrid generated 75.67 xG across the league campaign and completed more than 20,000 passes, underlining the huge gulf in possession and technical quality. 

On paper, Madrid should breeze this.

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