Published October 26, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk
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Match report
A 1-0 win for Atletico Madrid over Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga on Saturday, October 24, with the sides level at 0-0 at half-time before the match finished 1-0. Atletico Madrid scored one goal; Deportivo La Coruna scored no goals, leaving one goal in all.
The narrow final score makes the decisive feature plain: Atletico Madrid found a way to win while Deportivo La Coruna did not score. It was a result built around the difference between the teams’ goal totals, rather than a match in which the final score suggests a broad separation between them.
How it unfolded
The teams went into the break at 0-0, so neither had established a lead by half-time. After the interval, the final score records Atletico Madrid scoring one goal and Deportivo La Coruna ending with no goals.
The available scoring details do not specify when the goal came, so the sequence cannot be taken further. What the record does establish is that the breakthrough belonged to Atletico Madrid, and that it was enough to settle the match. With one goal in all, there was no second goal to alter the outcome or extend the margin.
