Estadio Municipal de Riazor plays host to a Friday-night La Liga fixture as Deportivo La Coruna welcome Levante for Matchday 9 of the regular season, with kick-off at 19:00 UTC.
Deportivo La Coruna sit eighth in the table on ten points from eight matches, recording two wins, four draws and two defeats. Their goal record stands at 12 scored and 11 conceded. They go into this match having taken five points from their last five outings — a run that includes a win at Villarreal, two draws, and losses to both Sevilla and Real Sociedad.
Levante occupy seventeenth place, in the bottom third of the 20-team table, with six points from seven matches played. They have won one, drawn three and lost three, with a goals record of 11 scored and 15 conceded. Levante have also collected five points across their last five matches, a sequence that features a 5-2 victory over Real Betis, two draws — including a 3-3 result at home to Sevilla — and defeats to Barcelona and Villarreal.
The two sides are separated by four points in the La Liga table, with Deportivo La Coruna having played one match more. Despite that gap in standings, the form points over the last five matches are identical for both teams.
Levante arrive having drawn their most recent outing and with a goal difference of minus four for the season. Deportivo La Coruna, sitting mid-table, go into the match with a positive goal difference, having scored 12 and conceded 11 across their eight matches.
The table positions illustrate the contrasting situations each club currently finds itself in heading into this La Liga encounter, with Deportivo La Coruna eight places and four points above their visitors.