Racing Santander vs Villarreal — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2025/2026

Racing SantanderElo #154

17 DEC

2:1

VillarrealElo #42

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal6'

Juan Carlos Arana (assist: Mario García) · Right foot shot 1-0

GOAL

Goal28'

Juan Carlos Arana · Left foot shot 2-0

GOAL

Goal86'

Ayoze Pérez · Right foot shot 2-1

Man of the match

Juan Carlos AranaRacing Santander8.7

Expected goals (xG)

Racing SantanderxGVillarreal

0.752.35

Trends

season

Win %

75%33%

Over 1.5 %

100%100%

Over 2.5 %

75%67%

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TV stations

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Russia

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France

Free

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Israel

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Portugal

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Spain

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Argentina

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Chile

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Colombia

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Croatia

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Ecuador

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Germany

DAZN Germany

India

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International

Bet365

Netherlands

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Peru

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Romania

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Ukraine

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United States

fuboTV

Uruguay

DIRECTV Sports Uruguay

Venezuela

DIRECTV Sports Venezuela

Venue

Campos de Sport de El SardineroSantander · 22,308 seats

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Conditions

Weathermoderate rain
RefereeIsidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Pressure index

Racing SantanderVillarreal

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Match flow

GOAL

AST

Goal6'

Juan Carlos Arana (assist: Mario García) · Right foot shot 1-0

PLAYER

Yellow card20'

Suleiman Camara

GOAL

Goal28'

Juan Carlos Arana · Left foot shot 2-0

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Tajon Buchanan · Out: Adrià Altimira

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Gustavo Puerta · Out: Íñigo Sainz-Maza

PLAYER

Yellow card46'

Juan Foyth

OUT

Substitution56'

In: Tani Oluwaseyi · Out: Carlos Macià

OUT

Substitution56'

In: Alfonso Pedraza · Out: Sergi Cardona

OUT

Substitution56'

In: Renato Veiga · Out: Juan Foyth

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Javi Castro · Out: Marco Sangalli

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Asier Villalibre · Out: Juan Carlos Arana

PLAYER

Yellow card70'

Alberto Moleiro

PLAYER

Yellow card72'

Gustavo Puerta

OUT

Substitution73'

In: Andrés Martín · Out: Suleiman Camara

PLAYER

Yellow card75'

Rafa Marín

PLAYER

Yellow card78'

Tajon Buchanan

Yellow card78'

OUT

Substitution83'

In: Manor Solomon · Out: Georges Mikautadze

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Maguette Gueye · Out: Sergio Martínez

GOAL

Goal86'

Ayoze Pérez · Right foot shot 2-1

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Aritz Aldasoro

Ball positions

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Commentary

112

The game has concluded with Racing de Santander triumphing over Villarreal with a score of 2-1.
90+10′The second half has concluded, with Racing de Santander securing a 2-1 victory over Villarreal.
90+8′Corner kick awarded to Racing de Santander after Arnau Tenas allowed the ball to go out.
90+8′The attempt was thwarted. Manu Hernando from Racing de Santander took a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it was successfully stopped.Penalty
90+6′Aritz Aldasoro from Racing de Santander receives a yellow card.
90+6′Villarreal is flagged for offside. Santi Comesaña has been caught in an offside position.
90+6′Villarreal is flagged for offside. Santi Comesaña has been ruled offside.
90+5′Corner kick awarded to Villarreal after a play that resulted in a foul by Manu Hernando.
90+3′Missed opportunity. Santi Comesaña of Villarreal directed a header from the middle of the penalty area after a set piece.Penalty
90+2′Gustavo Puerta from Racing de Santander commits a foul.
90+2′Ayoze Pérez from Villarreal earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
90+1′The fourth official has indicated that there will be 7 minutes of stoppage time.
89′Yeray Cabanzón from Racing de Santander is awarded a free kick in his own half.
89′Yeray Cabanzón from Racing de Santander is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
86′Goal! Racing de Santander leads Villarreal 2-1. Ayoze Pérez from Villarreal scores with a right-footed shot taken from the left side of the six-yard box, finding the center of the net.
86′Goal! Racing de Santander takes the lead with a score of 2-1 against Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez scores with a right-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box.
85′Substitution for Racing de Santander: Maguette Gueye comes on to take the place of Sergio Martínez.
83′Substitution for Villarreal: Manor Solomon comes on to take the place of Georges Mikautadze.
83′Yeray Cabanzón from Racing de Santander is awarded a free kick on the right side of the field.
83′Renato Veiga from Villarreal commits a foul.
82′Villarreal earns a corner kick after Plamen Andreev allows the ball out of play.
81′A shot attempt by Alberto Moleiro from Villarreal is thwarted. He took a left-footed shot from a challenging position on the left side, but it was successfully stopped in the middle of the goal. The assist came from Alfonso Pedraza.
80′Shot on goal blocked. Yeray Cabanzón from Racing de Santander takes a right-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but Arnau Tenas from Villarreal makes a save in the bottom right corner.Penalty
80′Nicolas Pépé commits a foul for Villarreal.
78′Tajon Buchanan from Villarreal receives a yellow card.
77′Missed opportunity. Yeray Cabanzón from Racing de Santander took a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area.Penalty
75′Villarreal has been flagged for offside. Tani Oluwaseyi finds himself in an offside position.
75′Rafa Marín from Villarreal receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
75′Shot goes wide. Andrés Martín from Racing de Santander took a left-footed effort from the left side of the penalty area.Penalty
73′Substitution for Racing de Santander: Andrés Martín comes on to replace Suleiman Camara, who has been injured.
73′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
72′The game is currently paused due to an injury to Suleiman Camara from Racing de Santander.
72′Gustavo Puerta from Racing de Santander receives a yellow card.
70′Alberto Moleiro of Villarreal receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
70′Suleiman Camara from Racing de Santander earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
70′Alberto Moleiro commits a foul for Villarreal.
68′Corner awarded to Villarreal after Mario García's defensive play.
66′Tajon Buchanan of Villarreal earns a free kick on the right side of the field.
66′Gustavo Puerta from Racing de Santander commits a foul.
66′Corner awarded to Villarreal after Yeray Cabanzón allowed it to go out.
66′Nicolas Pépé from Villarreal had a shot from outside the penalty area with his left foot, but it was blocked. The attempt was set up by Tajon Buchanan.Penalty
61′Substitution for Racing de Santander: Javi Castro comes on to take the place of Marco Sangalli.
61′Substitution for Racing de Santander: Asier Villalibre comes on to take the place of Juan Carlos Arana.
60′Missed opportunity! Tani Oluwaseyi from Villarreal took a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but it went wide.Penalty
58′Corner awarded to Villarreal after Manu Hernando allowed the ball to go out.
58′A shot attempt was thwarted. Tani Oluwaseyi of Villarreal tried a left-footed strike from the left side of the penalty area, but it was blocked. The assist came from Georges Mikautadze.Penalty
57′A shot on goal was thwarted. Yeray Cabanzón from Racing de Santander took a right-footed strike from over 35 yards out, but Arnau Tenas of Villarreal made a save right in the middle of the goal, with assistance from Suleiman Camara.
57′Missed opportunity! Ayoze Pérez from Villarreal took a right-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box but couldn’t find the target.
56′Substitution for Villarreal: Renato Veiga comes on to take the place of Juan Foyth.
56′Substitution for Villarreal: Alfonso Pedraza comes on to take the place of Sergi Cardona.
56′The shot is deflected. Alberto Moleiro from Villarreal takes a right-footed attempt from the middle of the penalty area, but it gets blocked.Penalty
56′Substitution for Villarreal: Tani Oluwaseyi comes on to take the place of Carlos Macià.
55′Villarreal earns a corner kick after Marco Sangalli allowed the ball to go out of play.
54′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
53′The game is currently on hold due to an injury to Juan Carlos Arana from Racing de Santander.
52′The shot was blocked. Georges Mikautadze from Villarreal took a left-footed attempt from just a short distance, but it was successfully stopped.
46′Juan Foyth from Villarreal receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
46′Suleiman Camara from Racing de Santander earns a free kick on the left side of the field.
46′Juan Foyth of Villarreal commits a foul.
46′Sergio Martínez from Racing de Santander earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
46′Tajon Buchanan commits a foul for Villarreal.
45′Substitution for Racing de Santander: Gustavo Puerta comes on to take the place of Íñigo Sainz-Maza.
45′Substitution for Villarreal: Tajon Buchanan comes on to take the place of Adrià Alti.
45+2′The first half concludes with Racing de Santander leading Villarreal 2-0.
45+1′The fourth official has indicated that there will be two minutes of stoppage time.
44′Missed opportunity. Nicolas Pépé from Villarreal took a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area.Penalty
41′Missed opportunity! Ayoze Pérez from Villarreal takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sails over the crossbar. He was set up by Juan Foyth.Penalty
39′Sergio Martínez of Racing de Santander has his shot from the center of the box denied as it gets blocked.
39′Shot on goal denied. Georges Mikautadze from Villarreal takes a right-footed strike from the left side of the six-yard box, but the goalkeeper makes the save.
36′Sergio Martínez commits a handball for Racing de Santander.
34′Villarreal is flagged for offside as Georges Mikautadze is found to be in an illegal position.
32′Corner kick awarded to Villarreal after Yeray Cabanzón allowed the ball to go out.
31′Yeray Cabanzón from Racing de Santander commits a foul.
31′Yeray Cabanzón of Racing de Santander commits a foul.
28′Goal! Racing de Santander takes a 2-0 lead over Villarreal. Juan Carlos Arana scores with a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area.
28′A shot attempt was thwarted. Suleiman Camara from Racing de Santander tried a left-footed strike from the left side of the penalty area, but it was blocked. The assist came from Sergio Martínez.Penalty
27′Suleiman Camara of Racing de Santander has been awarded a free kick on the left flank.
27′Adrià Alti from Villarreal commits a foul.
26′Missed opportunity! Adrià Alti from Villarreal takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sails just over the bar. The chance was set up by Alberto Moleiro after a corner kick.Penalty
25′Villarreal has earned a corner kick after Íñigo Sainz-Maza allowed it to go out of play.
23′Marco Sangalli from Racing de Santander earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
23′Alberto Moleiro commits a foul for Villarreal.
22′Villarreal has been awarded a corner kick after Íñigo Sainz-Maza allowed the ball to go out of play.
21′Suleiman Camara from Racing de Santander receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
20′Suleiman Camara commits a foul for Racing de Santander.
20′Santi Comesaña from Villarreal earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
19′Missed opportunity. Santi Comesaña from Villarreal took a left-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area.Penalty
19′Missed opportunity! Adrià Alti from Villarreal took a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it went over the goal and to the left.
18′Missed opportunity! Adrià Alti from Villarreal took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area after a corner kick, but it went wide.Penalty
18′Corner kick awarded to Villarreal after Aritz Aldasoro allowed the ball to go out of play.
17′Villarreal is flagged for offside. Ayoze Pérez has been caught in an offside position.
16′Corner kick awarded to Villarreal after Facu González allowed the ball to go out of play.
14′A shot attempt is thwarted. Nicolas Pépé of Villarreal takes a right-footed strike from the right side of the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Juan Foyth.Penalty
14′Aritz Aldasoro from Racing de Santander commits a foul.
14′Ayoze Pérez from Villarreal earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
13′Suleiman Camara from Racing de Santander earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
13′Ayoze Pérez commits a foul for Villarreal.
13′Sergi Cardona from Villarreal earns a free kick on the left side of the field.
13′Sergi Cardona from Villarreal earns a free kick on the left flank.
12′Sergi Cardona from Villarreal earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
12′Yeray Cabanzón from Racing de Santander commits a foul.
11′Marco Sangalli of Racing de Santander is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
11′Sergi Cardona commits a foul for Villarreal.
9′Missed opportunity! Yeray Cabanzón from Racing de Santander took a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it sailed high and wide to the right. The assist came from Íñigo Sainz-Maza.Penalty
8′Marco Sangalli from Racing de Santander earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
8′Alberto Moleiro commits a foul for Villarreal.
7′Goal! Racing de Santander takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Villarreal. Juan Carlos Arana scores with a right-footed strike from the left side of the six-yard box.
1′Shot on goal denied. Georges Mikautadze from Villarreal takes a right-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper makes the save.Penalty
1′Georges Mikautadze from Villarreal has been awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
1′Marco Sangalli commits a foul for Racing de Santander.
The first half is underway...
The team rosters have been revealed, and the players are currently going through their warm-up routines.

Match statistics

RACVIL

Possession and passing

33%Possession67%

74%Pass accuracy85%

262Passes498

193Successful Passes423

82Ball Safe69

8Key Passes16

5 more

54Long Passes57

39%Long-pass accuracy63%

5Substitutions5

21Successful Long Passes36

10Throw-ins37

Attack

2Goals1

10Shots Total22

5Shots On Target5

2Big Chances Created6

1Corners11

33Dangerous Attacks124

14 more

0Accurate Crosses6

69Attacks100

0Big Chances Missed5

6Dribble Attempts25

46Duels Won44

8Goal Attempts14

0Offsides5

2Shots Blocked6

8Shots inside the box14

3Shots Off Target11

2Shots outside the box8

100%Successful dribbles52%

6Successful Dribbles13

1Total Crosses41

Defence and discipline

5Saves3

20Tackles16

12Interceptions7

9Fouls11

5Yellow cards4

1Red cards0

2 more

11Free Kicks9

18Goal Kicks7

Other

1Assists0

1Injuries0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

I. Díaz de Mera EscuderosPer-match averages this season · 3 matches · career: 137

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	5.67	2.33	3.33	5.35
Red cards	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.23
Second yellows	0.33	0.00	0.33	0.12
Penalties	0.33	0.33	0.00	0.34

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Racing SantanderxGVillarreal

0.752.35

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.731.20

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.752.35

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.752.14

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.000.20

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.000.14

Expected Points (xPTS)

0.472.36

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

2.350.75

Form

Racing SantanderDW

4 DECaway

Ponferradina

Racing Santander

Copa del Rey

28 OCTaway

SD Logroñés

Racing Santander

Copa del Rey

VillarrealLWDWL

10 DEChome

Villarreal

FC København

Champions LeagueRound 6

6 DEChome

Villarreal

Getafe

LaLigaRound 15

3 DECaway

Antoniano

Villarreal

Copa del Rey

30 NOVaway

Real Sociedad

Villarreal

LaLigaRound 14

25 NOVaway

Borussia Dortmund

Villarreal

Champions LeagueRound 5

22 NOVhome

Villarreal

Mallorca

LaLigaRound 13

8 NOVaway

Espanyol

Villarreal

LaLigaRound 12

5 NOVaway

Pafos FC

Villarreal

Champions LeagueRound 4

1 NOVhome

Villarreal

Rayo Vallecano

LaLigaRound 11

29 OCTaway

Lucena

Villarreal

Copa del Rey

25 OCTaway

Valencia

Villarreal

LaLigaRound 10

21 OCThome

Villarreal

Manchester City

Champions LeagueRound 3

18 OCThome

Villarreal

Real Betis

LaLigaRound 9

4 OCTaway

Real Madrid

Villarreal

LaLigaRound 8

1 OCThome

Villarreal

Juventus

Champions LeagueRound 2

Head-to-head

4Wins

5Draws

7Wins

The two sides have met 16 times.

16 AUG2026

Racing Santander

Villarreal

La Liga

17 DEC2025

Racing Santander

Villarreal

Copa Del Rey

15 APR2012

Villarreal

Racing Santander

La Liga

3 DEC2011

Racing Santander

Villarreal

La Liga

27 FEB2011

Racing Santander

Villarreal

La Liga

3 OCT2010

Villarreal

Racing Santander

La Liga

25 APR2010

Racing Santander

Villarreal

La Liga

20 DEC2009

Villarreal

Racing Santander

La Liga

15 FEB2009

Racing Santander

Villarreal

La Liga

24 SEPT2008

Villarreal

Racing Santander

La Liga

17 FEB2008

Villarreal

Racing Santander

La Liga

26 SEPT2007

Racing Santander

Villarreal

La Liga

20 MAY2007

Villarreal

Racing Santander

La Liga

20 DEC2006

Racing Santander

Villarreal

La Liga

13 MAY2006

Villarreal

Racing Santander

La Liga

15 JAN2006

Racing Santander

Villarreal

La Liga

Trends

Win %

75%33%

Over 1.5 %

100%100%

Over 2.5 %

75%67%

Over 3.5 %

25%33%

BTTS %

50%67%

Failed to score %

25%0%

Clean sheets %

25%33%

Share of this season's matches where it happened — a win, over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals, both teams scoring, failing to score, a clean sheet.

Season comparison

Goals / match

22.67

Conceded / match

Possession %

41.567.33

Corners / match

4.7511

Yellow cards / match

32.33

Team rating

6.657.1

Starting XI

VillarrealFormation: 4-4-2 · €150M7/11

Marcelino

Racing SantanderFormation: 4-4-2 · €9.7M6/11

José López Menéndez

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Racing Santander€9.7Mstarting XI · 6/11€30Mwith bench · 10/22

Villarreal€150Mstarting XI · 7/11€211Mwith bench · 13/21

Villarreal's starting XI cost €140M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Player statistics

Racing Santander starters then subs, by rating

Juan Carlos Arana#9 · Attacker · 61′8.7

In this match

Attack

Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 2
Chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.21
xGoT: 1.08

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 4/4
Pass accuracy: 75%
Key passes: 1

Possession & duels

Touches: 8
Duels (won/total): 2/3
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 2/2
Possession lost: 1
Ball recoveries: 1

Defence

Tackles: 0

Discipline

Fouls: 1

Player	Reason	Back
Logan Costa🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	25 Apr 2026
Willy Kambwala🩹 injury · Hamstring Injury	injury · Hamstring Injury	1 Mar 2026
Pau Cabanes🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	23 May 2026
Gerard Moreno🩹 injury · Muscle Injury	injury · Muscle Injury	19 Dec 2025
Santiago Mouriño🩹 injury · Muscle Injury	injury · Muscle Injury	1 Jan 2026
Ilias Akhomach🟥 suspended · Called Up To National Team	suspended · Called Up To National Team	19 Jan 2026

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Racing Santander	5.5018.18%	5.8017.24%
Draw	4.7521.05%	5.0020%
Villarreal	1.4867.57%	1.4768.03%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Racing Santander or Draw	2.6238.1%	2.5040%
Racing Santander or Villarreal	1.1884.67%	1.1487.72%
Draw or Villarreal	1.1487.57%	1.1190.09%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1785.47%
0–1 goals	–	4.3522.99%
3+ goals	1.4767.8%	1.5265.79%
0–2 goals	2.6038.46%	2.3243.1%
4+ goals	–	2.3542.55%
0–3 goals	–	1.5066.67%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Racing Santander	5.5018.18%	5.4018.52%
Draw	2.6238.1%	2.6038.46%
Villarreal	1.9052.38%	1.9451.55%

Outcome	bet365
RAC → RAC	10.0010%
RAC → X	17.005.88%
RAC → VIL	17.005.88%
X → RAC	13.007.69%
X → X	7.5013.33%
X → VIL	4.5022.22%
VIL → RAC	34.002.94%
VIL → X	15.006.67%
VIL → VIL	2.2045.45%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.3323.08%
6 - 8	3.1032.26%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	10.0010%
Over 14	10.0010%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.6161.92%	1.6759.88%
No	2.2045.45%	2.0548.78%

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