Deportivo host Real Betis at Riazor on 20 September, with the LaLiga EA Sports meeting scheduled to kick off at 18:30 in a fixture that reconnects two clubs with a significant chapter in Deportivo’s modern history.
The game is part of the seventh round of the league season. Betis arrive six points ahead of the Galician side, although the teams’ scoring records have been broadly similar ahead of the match.
A fixture with a 1992 echo
For Deportivo supporters, the visit of Betis also recalls the 1992 survival play-off. Deportivo had spent 20 years away from the top division before overcoming Betis in that tie to preserve their place in the elite.
That successful fight for survival became an important turning point for the club. Within months, the foundations of the side later known as Superdepor were beginning to take shape.
Betis return to Riazor carrying the stronger points total this time, while Deportivo will look to use home advantage to narrow the gap in the standings.
