Aubameyang’s absence puts Deportivo’s scoring threat under scrutiny

The key question before this La Liga match is whether Deportivo La Coruna can replace the attacking contribution of P. Aubameyang, who is listed as missing with a knee injury. He has scored 5 goals and supplied 2 assists in 7 league appearances. Levante’s main scoring threats are Brugui, with 3 goals and 1 assist in 6 appearances, and Iván Romero, with 3 goals in 8 appearances.

The provisional standings put Deportivo La Coruna eighth with 10 points from 8 games, while Levante are 17th with 6 points from 7 games. Deportivo are 4 points ahead, although both teams remain well behind league leaders Barcelona, who have 24 points. Deportivo’s recent sequence covers 8 matches and reads Draw, Draw, Win, Win, Draw, Loss, Draw, Loss. Levante’s 7-match sequence is Loss, Draw, Win, Draw, Loss, Loss, Draw.

Home strength meets Levante’s away scoring record

Deportivo’s home record this season is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 5 goals scored at an average of 1.30 per home game and 4 conceded at 1.00. They have 0 home clean sheets. Levante have 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses away, scoring 1 goal at an average of 0.30 per away game and conceding 6 at 1.50. They have 2 away clean sheets.

Deportivo also list L. Amatucci as missing through a red card, alongside M. Casado with a collarbone injury and Z. Eddahchouri with a wrist injury. Levante list K. Etta Eyong, A. Primo and H. Sotelo with muscle, shoulder and knee injuries respectively. At kickoff, can Levante’s clean-sheet record contain Deportivo without Aubameyang?