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Competition

Stage
Regular Season
Round
1

Venue

Stadium
Campos de Sport de El Sardinero, Santander
Capacity
22,308
Surface
grass
Attendance
22,413

Teams

Coaches
José López Menéndez · Iñigo Pérez
Position
12 · 17
Formation
4-2-3-1 · 4-4-2

Referee

Miguel Sesma Espinosa

Weather

Conditions
broken clouds
Temperature
23.9° (feels 24.4°)
Wind
1.0
Humidity
80%

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2026/2027

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1 FC Barcelona 6600 28622 18 WWWWW
2 Real Madrid 6501 17611 15 WWLWW
3 Real Betis 6501 862 15 WLWWW
4 Atlético de Madrid 6411 1468 13 DWLWW
5 Sevilla 6411 963 13 WLDWW
6 Deportivo Alavés 6312 1165 10 DWWLL
7 Deportivo A Coruña 6231 972 9 DWWDL
8 Athletic Club 5212 761 7 LLWWD
9 Espanyol 7214 10100 7 LDWLL
10 Racing Santander 6213 1116-5 7 LWLWL
11 Rayo Vallecano 6213 1015-5 7 DLWLW
12 Real Sociedad 6213 611-5 7 LWDWL
13 Osasuna 6213 512-7 7 WWLLL
14 Villarreal 6123 1011-1 5 DLLLW
15 Levante 5122 79-2 5 LDWDL
16 Getafe 6123 37-4 5 WLDDL
17 Elche 7124 1117-6 5 LLDLW
18 Celta de Vigo 6042 36-3 4 LLDDD
19 Valencia 6114 210-8 4 LLLLW
20 Málaga 6033 311-8 3 DLDDL
  • UEFA Champions League
  • UEFA Europa League
  • UEFA Conference League Qualifiers
  • Relegation

Racing Santander

No recent played matches.

Villarreal

WDLLW 2W 1D 2L · 7 pts (1.4 ppg) · GF 13 GA 8 · xG 8.13–6.85 · xPts 7.67

  • W H Atlético de Madrid 5–1 xG 2.47–1.01 ESP PL
  • L A Rayo Vallecano 0–2 xG 1.13–1.69 ESP PL
  • L H Sevilla 2–3 xG 1.18–1.19 ESP PL
  • D A Mallorca 1–1 xG 1.27–2.12 ESP PL
  • W H Levante 5–1 xG 2.07–0.84 ESP PL

All meetings · 15 matches since 2006

Racing Santander 35 draws7 Villarreal

Goals 12–21 · 2.2 per match · BTTS 47% · over 2.5 33%

Last 10 · 10 matches

Racing Santander 15 draws4 Villarreal

Goals 8–14 · 2.2 per match · BTTS 50% · over 2.5 30%

Last 5 · 5 matches

Racing Santander 13 draws1 Villarreal

Goals 6–7 · 2.6 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 40%

Recent meetings

  • D Racing Santander 2–2 Villarreal ESP PL · Regular Season
  • D Villarreal 1–1 Racing Santander ESP PL · Regular Season
  • W Racing Santander 1–0 Villarreal ESP PL · Regular Season
  • D Racing Santander 2–2 Villarreal ESP PL · Regular Season
  • L Villarreal 2–0 Racing Santander ESP PL · Regular Season
  • L Racing Santander 1–2 Villarreal ESP PL · Regular Season
  • L Villarreal 2–0 Racing Santander ESP PL · Regular Season
  • D Racing Santander 1–1 Villarreal ESP PL · Regular Season
  • L Villarreal 2–0 Racing Santander ESP PL · Regular Season
  • D Villarreal 0–0 Racing Santander ESP PL · Regular Season
MetricRacing Santander all · 6Racing Santander at home · 3Villarreal all · 6Villarreal away · 4
Results
Matches66
Points per game1.170.83
W / D / L2 / 1 / 31 / 2 / 3
Goals for / match1.831.67
Goals against / match2.671.83
Clean sheets0%0%
Failed to score17%17%
Both teams scored83%83%
Over 2.583%83%
Expected goals
xG for / match1.412.10
xG against / match2.171.40
xG difference-0.760.69
Finishing vs xG0.42-0.43
xPts / match1.181.76
Points vs xPts-0.02-0.93
Game state
Scored first50%33%
PPG when scoring first1.330.00
PPG when conceding first1.001.25
Came back from behind25%50%
Leads held50%25%
Minutes leading30%16%
Minutes level41%53%
Minutes trailing28%31%
First goal (min)2240
First goal conceded (min)4134
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half18%40%
Goals conceded in 2nd half44%36%
Late goals for (76'+)0.000.50
Late goals against0.830.50
Style
Possession46%62%
Shots10.215.2
On target3.86.5
Shot conversion18%11%
Shots inside box66%70%
Big chances created2.53.3
Corners4.57.3
xG from set plays29%34%
Goals from headers0%11%
Pressure index8.618.3
Dominant minutes40.760.2
Pass accuracy80%89%
Fouls14.310.0
Cards2.332.00

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

Racing Santander

0–15'21
16–30'43
31–45'35
46–60'11
61–75'11
76–90'05

Villarreal

0–15'01
16–30'21
31–45'45
46–60'01
61–75'10
76–90'33

Pressure DNA · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units

Racing Santander · 6 matches

Pressure in line with an average side in the same situations (-0.13) · stands out: 10 min after conceding -0.52

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.136
Early press (0-15, level)-0.066
Late push (76+, level)-0.122
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.382

Game state

When ahead-0.074
When level-0.036
When behind-0.404
10 min after conceding-0.526
10 min after scoring+0.185

Situations

At home-0.023
Away-0.253
4+ days rest-0.136

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents-0.162
v bottom-tier opponents-0.042
As underdog-0.204

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.196
Conceded when ahead-0.034
Conceded late (76+)-0.035

Ahead vs level -0.04 · Behind vs level -0.38

Villarreal · 7 matches

Pressure above an average side in the same situations (+0.43) · stands out: 10 min after scoring +0.77

Tempo

Overall intensity+0.437
Early press (0-15, level)+0.447
Late push (76+, level)-0.104
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.264

Game state

When ahead+0.754
When level+0.427
When behind+0.317
10 min after conceding-0.307
10 min after scoring+0.776

Situations

At home+0.162
Away+0.545
3 days rest or fewer+0.932
4+ days rest+0.235

Opposition

v top-tier opponents+0.042
v mid-tier opponents+0.632
v bottom-tier opponents+0.932
As favourite+0.554
As underdog+0.042

Conceded

Pressure conceded-0.127
Conceded when ahead-0.334
Conceded late (76+)-0.027

Congested vs rested +0.70 · Ahead vs level +0.33 · Behind vs level -0.11

Racing Santander

Current: winless 1 · scoring 4 · conceding 6

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-15 83%1.41.81.81.351.29
4-1-3-21 17%0.02.07.01.756.6

Villarreal

Current: unbeaten 1 · wins 1 · scoring 4 · conceding 21

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-4-26 100%0.831.671.832.11.4

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Pre-match movement · ends at kick-off

Every snapshot up to kick-off only — in-play prices are in Match Hub. Movement is in fair-probability points since the first snapshot (overround removed): ▲ shortened, ▼ drifted.

No pre-match movement recorded for this fixture.

Latest prices

bet365 · pre-match line 0.1h before kick-off. Fair % removes the overround; P = Pinnacle fair %.

Fulltime Result

3.9Home 24% P 25%3.75Draw 25% P 25%1.9Away 50% P 50%

Double Chance

1.8Racing Santander or Draw 26%1.28Racing Santander or Villarreal 37%1.28Draw or Villarreal 37%

Draw No Bet

2.51 38%1.52 62%

Both Teams To Score

1.57Yes 59%2.25No 41%

Goals Over/Under

2.51.61Over 59% P 64%2.3Under 41% P 36%

Total Corners

10.0Under 6 9%3.256 - 8 27%2.69 - 11 34%4.012 - 14 22%10.0Over 14 9%

Number of Cards

4.52.0Over 46% P 42%1.72Under 54% P 58%

Fixtures priced like this · Pinnacle closing price · 2017–2026

Every past fixture whose Pinnacle fair price fell in the same band as this one, and how it finished at 90 minutes. Band = mean price in the band; ± = actual minus price, in probability points.

Match result · home 22.5–25% · away 47.5–50% · 385 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Home25%24%22%-2.1
Draw25%27%28%+1.0
Away50%49%50%+1.1

In those fixtures: 2.6 goals a game · BTTS 51% · over 2.5 50%

Goals over/under 2.5 · over 62.5–65% · 1,570 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Over 2.564%64%63%-0.4

Miguel Sesma Espinosa

Career
24 matches · 2 seasons
Cards / match
4.0 (3.92 yellow · 0.08 red)
Fouls / match
26.8 · 6.7 fouls per card
Penalties / match
0.33
Cards to home side
40%

Style in La Liga (5-year window · 24 matches)

MetricRefereeLeaguevs peerspct
Cards / match3.835.07-1.940
Fouls / match26.825.7+0.64
Fouls per card7.05.1+2.35 (+ = lenient)
Penalties / match0.330.33+0.0139
Time added8.57.7+0.8793
First card
33' on average
Card timing
20% in first 30' · 26% in last 15'
Cards to home side
40% (league 48%)
VAR events / match
1.2

Recent matches

DateYRFoulsPens1st card+min
2026-05-24 · Villarreal 10 151 27'6
2026-05-14 90 320 12'9
2026-05-03 80 291 29'9
2026-04-12 70 261 24'8
2026-03-22 40 290 22'11
2026-03-14 50 230 16'9
2026-02-28 20 280 67'4
2026-02-14 · Villarreal 50 381 35'10
2026-01-30 10 300 40'10
2026-01-24 40 270 38'7