Deportivo vs Elche Preview

Deportivo host Elche at Riazor on Monday, 17th August 2026, as both sides open their La Liga campaigns against each other.

Deportivo’s pre-season form has been mixed. Their most recent outing ended in a 1-0 home defeat to Real Madrid. Prior to that, they won 1-0 away at Genoa. Before that, they drew 1-1 away at Fiorentina. Earlier in this run, Deportivo drew 2-2 away at St. Pauli, and their sequence began with a 1-0 home win over Lugo. Across these five matches, Deportivo have won two, drawn two and lost one, with a home defeat their most recent result.

Elche head into the new season unbeaten across their pre-season schedule. Their most recent outing was a 3-0 home win over Toulouse. Prior to that, they drew 2-2 at home with Cordoba. Before that, they drew 2-2 at home with Al Ain. Earlier in this run, Elche drew 0-0 at home with Johor DT, and their sequence began with a 2-1 home win over Kaizer Chiefs. Overall, Elche have won two and drawn three, remaining unbeaten heading into matchday one.

The head-to-head record favours Elche, who have won two of the last five meetings, with two draws and one win for Deportivo. Most recently, Elche won 4-0 away from home. In the previous encounter, the two sides drew 0-0 in Elche. With both clubs newly promoted or recently returned to the top flight, this opening fixture carries extra weight as both look to start life back in La Liga on the front foot.

With the season yet to begin, both clubs currently sit level on zero points, zero goal difference and zero matches played, meaning this Riazor opener is a genuine blank slate for both sides. Deportivo’s home form during pre-season has been solid, with a win and a draw in their two home outings, while Elche’s unbeaten run, built on a mix of wins and draws against varied opposition, suggests a well-organised side capable of frustrating stronger opponents.

Deportivo’s attacking form has looked reasonably sharp, scoring in four of their last five outings, while Elche have shown defensive resilience, keeping the scoreline level in three of their last four matches before their comfortable win over Toulouse. That balance between Deportivo’s home comfort and Elche’s defensive solidity could make for a tightly contested opening fixture at Riazor.

In Spain, the match is available to stream via DAZN Spain, DAZN LaLiga, RTVE Play and Movistar+. In Great Britain and Ireland, viewers can catch the game on Premier Sports 1 and Premier Sports Player. In the United States, the match is available on ESPN Deportes, ESPN Select and fuboTV.

Lineups & Injuries

Deportivo (4-4-2) Román, Ximo Navarro, Lucas Noubi, Loureiro, Angeliño, Alti, Luismi Cruz, Mario Soriano, Amatucci, Bil Nsongo, Aubameyang

Elche (5-3-2) Dituro, Germán Valera, Affengruber, Chust, Bigas, Buba Sangaré, Gonzalo Villar, Diangana, Marc Aguado, Cepeda, Fer Niño

Deportivo Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Dep. A Coruna	0-1	Real Madrid	CF	12.08.26
✅	Genoa	0-1	Dep. A Coruna	CF	08.08.26
🤝	Fiorentina	1-1	Dep. A Coruna	CF	06.08.26
🤝	St. Pauli	2-2	Dep. A Coruna	CF	01.08.26
✅	Dep. A Coruna	1-0	Lugo	CF	29.07.26

Elche Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Elche	3-0	Toulouse	CF	08.08.26
🤝	Elche	2-2	Cordoba	CF	31.07.26
🤝	Elche	2-2	Al Ain	CF	28.07.26
🤝	Elche	0-0	Johor DT	CF	24.07.26
✅	Elche	2-1	Kaizer Chiefs	CF	18.07.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Dep. A Coruna	0-4	Elche	LL2	01.06.25
Elche	0-0	Dep. A Coruna	LL2	13.10.24
Elche	0-1	Dep. A Coruna	LL2	23.06.20
Dep. A Coruna	1-3	Elche	LL2	10.11.19
Elche	0-0	Dep. A Coruna	LL2	04.06.19

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Spain	DAZN Spain, DAZN LaLiga, RTVE Play, Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD, fuboTV España
Great Britain	Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player
Ireland Republic	Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player
USA	ESPN Deportes, ESPN Select, fuboTV, ESPN App
Germany	DAZN Germany, DAZN1 Germany
Italy	DAZN Italia
France	DAZN France, Disney+ Premium
Portugal	DAZN Portugal
Canada	TSN+
Japan	DAZN Japan, U-NEXT

POS.	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Real Sociedad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Elche	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Deportivo Alavés	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Celta de Vigo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Málaga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Rayo Vallecano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Villarreal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Barcelona	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Atlético Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Sevilla	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Racing Santander	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Deportivo La Coruña	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Valencia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Athletic Club	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Espanyol	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Real Betis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Getafe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Osasuna	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Levante	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0