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CompetitionLa Liga 2026–27
Matchday1
VenueEl SardinerosSantander
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Racing Santander 2–2 Villarreal: La Liga Result, Goals & Match Stats

Racing Santander and Villarreal finished 2–2 on Matchday 1. Find the goals, cards, lineups, player performances, team statistics, commentary and highlights below.

Match date in Spain
Sun, Aug 16, 2026
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Stadium
El Sardineros, Santander
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Referee
Miguel Sesma Espinosa
Attendance
22,413
Half-time score
Racing Santander 2–2 Villarreal
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Racing Santander vs Villarreal highlights and match videos

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HIGHLIGHTS · 74s

Racing Santander vs. Villarreal - Game Highlights

Watch the Game Highlights from Racing Santander vs. Villarreal, 08/16/2026

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GOALS · 64s

Andrés Martín scores from the spot

Andrés Martín scores penalty goal vs. Villarreal

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GOALS · 34s

Sergio Martínez with a Spectacular Goal

Sergio Martínez (Racing Santander) with a Spectacular Goal, 08/16/2026

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GOALS · 43s

Pape Gueye finds the back of the net for Villarreal

Pape Gueye slots in the goal for Villarreal

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Match odds

Racing Santander vs Villarreal odds

Odds shown by DraftKings
Racing Santander to win+270Moneyline
Draw+280Moneyline
Villarreal to win-105Moneyline
Total goalsOver/under 3.5Over +135 · Under -165
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Goals, cards and substitutions

Racing Santander vs Villarreal match timeline

  1. ↔
    Substitution · Racing SantanderManu · Pedro Felipe
  2. ⚽
    Penalty - Scored · Racing SantanderAndrés Martín (penalty)
  3. ⚽
    Goal · Racing SantanderSergio Martínez
  4. ⚽
    Goal · VillarrealPape Gueye · Alberto Moleiro
  5. ⚽
    Goal · VillarrealNicolas Pépé · Georges Mikautadze
  6. ▰
    Yellow Card · Racing SantanderGustavo Puerta
  7. ▰
    Yellow Card · VillarrealJuan Foyth
  8. ↔
    Substitution · VillarrealGerard Moreno · Santi Comesaña
  9. ↔
    Substitution · VillarrealTajon Buchanan · Alberto Moleiro
  10. ↔
    Substitution · VillarrealCarlos Macià · Ayoze Pérez
  11. ↔
    Substitution · Racing SantanderYassir Zabiri · Asier Villalibre
  12. ↔
    Substitution · Racing SantanderMaguette Gueye · Sergio Martínez
  13. ▰
    Yellow Card · VillarrealPape Gueye
  14. ▰
    Yellow Card · Racing SantanderPablo Ramon
  15. ↔
    Substitution · VillarrealIlias Akhomach · Nicolas Pépé
  16. ↔
    Substitution · Racing SantanderDiego Diaz · Sergio Canales
  17. ↔
    Substitution · Racing SantanderFacundo González · Pablo Ramon
  18. ▰
    Yellow Card · VillarrealSantiago Mouriño
  19. ↔
    Substitution · VillarrealAlex Freeman · Santiago Mouriño
  20. ▰
    Yellow Card · VillarrealCarlos Romero
Minute by minute

Racing Santander vs Villarreal match commentary

  1. Match ends, Racing de Santander 2, Villarreal 2.

  2. Second Half ends, Racing de Santander 2, Villarreal 2.

  3. Carlos Romero (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  4. Foul by Carlos Romero (Villarreal).

  5. Andrés Martín (Racing de Santander) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. Handball by Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal).

  7. Carlos Romero (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. Foul by Maguette Gueye (Racing de Santander).

  9. Attempt blocked. Maguette Gueye (Racing de Santander) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Martín.

  10. Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  11. Substitution, Villarreal. Alex Freeman replaces Santiago Mouriño.

  12. Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  13. Foul by Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).

  14. Iñigo Vicente (Racing de Santander) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  15. Carlos Romero (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. Foul by Andrés Martín (Racing de Santander).

  17. Renato Veiga (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. Foul by Yassir Zabiri (Racing de Santander).

  19. Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Gustavo Puerta.

  20. Attempt missed. Manu Hernando (Racing de Santander) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.

  21. Corner, Racing de Santander. Conceded by Luiz Júnior.

  22. Corner, Racing de Santander. Conceded by Carlos Maciá.

  23. Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Maguette Gueye.

  24. Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Manu Hernando.

  25. Attempt blocked. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pape Gueye with a headed pass.

  26. Substitution, Racing de Santander. Facu González replaces Pablo Ramón.

  27. Substitution, Racing de Santander. Diego Díaz replaces Sergio Canales.

  28. Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Nicolas Pepe.

  29. Pablo Ramón (Racing de Santander) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  30. Carlos Romero (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Possession, shots, passing and defending

Racing Santander vs Villarreal match statistics

Racing SantanderSTATVillarreal
41%Possession59%
17Shots12
3Shots on target7
8Blocked shots2
6Corners10
14Fouls14
1Offsides3
5Goalkeeper saves3
80%Pass accuracy90%
315Completed passes485
382Total passes540
10%Cross accuracy20%
1Completed crosses4
12Total crosses17
50%Long-ball accuracy60%
18Accurate long balls20
37Total long balls31
40%Tackle success60%
7Tackles won14
20Total tackles23
13Interceptions5
34Clearances28
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
0Penalties scored0
Starting XIs, substitutes and formations

Racing Santander vs Villarreal lineups

Racing Santander lineup

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 13Julen AgirrezabalaG
  2. 5Pablo RamonCD-L
  3. 22Pedro FelipeCD-R
  4. 17Jorge SalinasLB
  5. 2Alvaro MantillaRB
  6. 20Sergio CanalesAM
  7. 36Sergio MartínezLM
  8. 8Gustavo PuertaRM
  9. 12Asier VillalibreF
  10. 10Iñigo VicenteAM-L
  11. 11Andrés MartínAM-R
Substitutes (12)
  1. 29Andrés VallecilloSUB
  2. 1Simon ErikssonSUB
  3. 21Yassir ZabiriSUB
  4. 14Maguette GueyeSUB
  5. 30Carlos SánchezSUB
  6. 9Juan Carlos AranaSUB
  7. 34Diego DiazSUB
  8. 6Íñigo SainzSUB
  9. 38Hugo MartínSUB
  10. 4ManuSUB
  11. 33Jorge Castellanos Del OlmoSUB
  12. 16Facundo GonzálezSUB

Villarreal lineup

4-4-2

Starting XI

  1. 1Luiz JúniorG
  2. 12Renato VeigaCD-L
  3. 8Juan FoythCD-R
  4. 20Carlos RomeroLB
  5. 15Santiago MouriñoRB
  6. 18Pape GueyeCM-L
  7. 14Santi ComesañaCM-R
  8. 10Alberto MoleiroLM
  9. 19Nicolas PépéRM
  10. 9Georges MikautadzeCF-L
  11. 22Ayoze PérezCF-R
Substitutes (12)
  1. 7Gerard MorenoSUB
  2. 30Cheikh Ahmad Tidiane ThiamSUB
  3. 6Pau NavarroSUB
  4. 26Carlos MaciàSUB
  5. 3Alex FreemanSUB
  6. 11Ilias AkhomachSUB
  7. 5Willy KambwalaSUB
  8. 23Sergi CardonaSUB
  9. 25Péter GulácsiSUB
  10. 21Tani OluwaseyiSUB
  11. 2Logan CostaSUB
  12. 17Tajon BuchananSUB
Top performers

Racing Santander vs Villarreal player leaders

Total ShotsAndrés MartínRacing Santander · 6
Accurate PassesGustavo PuertaRacing Santander · 62
Defensive InterventionsManuRacing Santander · 13
SavesJulen AgirrezabalaRacing Santander · 5
Total ShotsGeorges MikautadzeVillarreal · 4
Accurate PassesRenato VeigaVillarreal · 76
Defensive InterventionsJuan FoythVillarreal · 18
SavesLuiz JúniorVillarreal · 3

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Current league positions

Racing Santander vs Villarreal La Liga table comparison

Racing Santander10th4 points · 0 goal difference
VS
Villarreal15th2 points · -1 goal difference

This comparison uses the current overall La Liga table.

Last five matches

Racing Santander and Villarreal recent form

Previous meetings

Racing Santander vs Villarreal head-to-head record

Series tied 2-2-1

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Racing Santander vs Villarreal questions

What was the Racing Santander vs Villarreal score?

Racing Santander and Villarreal finished 2–2 in La Liga Matchday 1.

Where can I see the goals and match statistics?

The timeline, team statistics, lineups, player leaders and commentary are shown above whenever they are available for this match.

Where is Racing Santander vs Villarreal being played?

The listed venue is El Sardineros in Santander.