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Racing Santander vs Villarreal match centre

Racing Santander badgeRacing SantanderHome · 16 in league
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Momentum↗ Rising31/100OlderLatest
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2:2
UK time · Europe/London
Villarreal badgeVillarrealAway · 9 in league
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Momentum↗ Rising56/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
A. Martin21′ (pen)
S. Martinez34′
P. Gueye45′
N. Pepe45′
El Sardinero · SantanderSeason 2026/27Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

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Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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THE FINAL WHISTLE

The match in numbers

Statistics and key moments from this match.

FULL TIME
Racing SantanderVillarreal
6Corner Kicks10
14Fouls14
2Yellow Cards4
—Red Cards—
5Goalkeeper Saves3
377Total passes536
310Passes accurate483

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Racing Santander 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Villarreal 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Villarreal

5/10Wins
1.8Goals / game
1.4Conceded / game

Keep in view: 4 losses in that sample. At away venues, 4 wins from 10 available matches.

Inspect Villarreal’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Racing Santander at home with Villarreal away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 02:24 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

La Liga · 2026/27 · all league matches

Racing SantanderVillarreal
0Matches played0
0Points earned0
0Wins0
—Goals scored / match—
—Goals conceded / match—
0Clean sheets0
0Failed to score0

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Racing Santander at home with Villarreal away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Racing Santander

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Jose Lopez
  1. 13J. AgirrezabalaG
  2. 2A. MantillaD
  3. 22Pedro FelipeD
  4. 5P. RamonD
  5. 17J. SalinasD
  6. 8G. PuertaM
  7. 36S. Martinez
  8. 11A. MartinM
  9. 20S. CanalesM
  10. 10I. VicenteM
  11. 12A. VillalibreF
Substitutes (12)

1 · S. Eriksson

16 · F. Gonzalez

4 · Manu

30 · C. Sanchez

34 · D. Diaz

6 · I. Sainz-Maza

14 · M. Gueye

29 · A. Vallecillo

33 · J. Castellanos

21 · Y. Zabiri

9 · J. Arana

38 · H. Martin

Villarreal

Confirmed formation4-4-2Inigo Perez
  1. 1Luiz JuniorG
  2. 15S. MourinoD
  3. 8J. FoythD
  4. 12R. VeigaD
  5. 20C. RomeroD
  6. 19N. PepeM
  7. 14S. ComesanaM
  8. 18P. GueyeM
  9. 10A. MoleiroM
  10. 22A. PerezF
  11. 9G. MikautadzeF
Substitutes (12)

25 · P. Gulacsi

2 · L. Costa

23 · S. Cardona

5 · W. Kambwala

3 · A. Freeman

6 · P. Navarro

17 · T. Buchanan

26 · C. Macia

7 · G. Moreno

11 · I. Akhomach

30 · C. Tidiane Thiam

21 · T. Oluwaseyi

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Racing Santander

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Julen Agirrezabala906.3—0—20—
Alvaro Mantilla906.2—01211
Pedro Felipe166.6—0—3—
Pablo Ramón776.7—0—313
Jorge Salinas906.9—0—395
Gustavo Puerta907.2—0—631
Sergio Martinez697.5101222
Andrés Martín907.3104293
Sergio Canales776.6—01401
Iñigo Vicente908.0—0—663
Asier Villalibre696.2—019—
Manu Hernando747.0—01131
Maguette Gueye216.9—0—12—
Yassir Zabiri216.2—0—3—
Facundo González136.6—0—21
Diego Díaz136.5—0—4—
Simon Eriksson———————
Carlos Sánchez———————
Andrés Vallecillo———————
Hugo Martín———————
Jorge Castellanos———————
Íñigo Sáinz-Maza———————
Juan Carlos Arana———————

Villarreal

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Luiz Júnior905.9—0—20—
Santiago Mouriño886.7—01535
Juan Foyth907.2—0—751
Renato Veiga907.0—0—80—
Carlos Romero907.2—01533
Nicolas Pépé777.9102381
Santi Comesaña566.3—0—294
Pape Gueye908.0101561
Alberto Moleiro566.6—1—27—
Ayoze Pérez566.6—0172
Georges Mikautadze906.3—1328—
Carlos Maciá346.9—0—283
Tajon Buchanan346.2—01111
Gerard Moreno346.9—0—191
Ilias Akhomach136.5—0—91
Alexander Freeman2——0—3—
Péter Gulácsi———————
Pau Navarro———————
Willy Kambwala———————
Sergi Cardona———————
Logan Costa———————
Cheikh Tidiane Thiam———————
Tani Oluwaseyi———————
2026/27 STANDINGS

La Liga table

League centre ↗

Current standings · La Liga. Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Barcelona77003172421
WWWWW
2Atletico Madrid7511167916
WWWLW
3Real Betis751197216
DWWWL
4Real Madrid75021881015
LWWLW
5Sevilla7412109113
LWWDL
6Alaves7322116511
DLLWW
7Deportivo La Coruna7241108210
DLDWW
8Real Sociedad7313913-410
WLWDW
9Villarreal7223131218
WWLLL
10Athletic Club62227618
DDWWL
11Getafe722347-38
WLDDL
12Rayo Vallecano72231116-58
DWLWL
13Osasuna7223613-78
DLLLW
14Celta Vigo71428627
WDDDL
15Espanyol7214101007
LLWDL
16Racing Santander72141121-107
LLWLW
17Levante6123812-45
LLDWD
18Elche71241117-65
WLDLL
19Valencia7115413-94
LWLLL
20Malaga7034312-93
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