La Liga · Sat, 12 Sept 2026 ·
Racing Santander vs Alaves — 2 - 1
El Sardinero · Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas, Spain
Match report
Racing Santander beat Alaves 2-1 as Y. Zabiri scores twice
Alaves were beaten 2-1 by Racing Santander at El Sardinero on Saturday, 12 September 2026 in La Liga matchday 5. Y. Zabiri (38', 53') scored for Racing Santander, while V. Koski (18') found the net for Alaves. André Almeida (Racing Santander, 89') was sent off. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Racing Santander had 57% of the ball and 11 shots (4 on target) against Alaves’s 16 (8 on target). Julen Agirrezabala (Racing Santander) was the top-rated player with 8.7. Our pre-match tip, Alaves or a draw, did not come in. The result leaves Racing Santander 16th in the La Liga table on 7 points and Alaves 6th on 11.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sevilla | 7 | +1 | 13 |
| 6 | Alaves | 7 | +5 | 11 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruna | 7 | +2 | 10 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 7 | -10 | 7 |
| 17 | Levante | 6 | -4 | 5 |
Last meetings
- Fri, 7 Aug 2026Racing Santander1-1Alaves
- Wed, 17 Jul 2024Racing Santander0-0Alaves
- Sat, 22 Jul 2023Racing Santander1-2Alaves
- Sat, 21 Jan 2023Alaves3-0Racing Santander
- Tue, 1 Nov 2022Racing Santander1-1Alaves
Next meeting: Sun, 21 Feb 2027, Alaves – Racing Santander
Prediction
Predicted: Alaves or draw · 90% likely
Double chance : draw or Alaves
Racing Santander: -2.5 goals · Alaves: -3.5 goals
How the teams compare
- 29%Form71%
- 41%Attack59%
- 27%Defence73%
- 47%Poisson model53%
- 15%Head-to-head85%
- 27%Goals73%
- 31%Overall69%
Last 5 matches
Racing Santander
Form
33%
Attack
70%
Defence
20%
League form: DLWL
Alaves
Form
83%
Attack
100%
Defence
70%
League form: WDWW
Statistical prediction, for information only. All of today's tips and our track record
Match events
- 7'yellow cardNahuel TenagliaYellow Card
- 8'yellow cardPablo IbáñezYellow Card
- 18'goalV. KoskiNormal Goal
- 35'yellow cardYassir ZabiriYellow Card
- 38'goalY. ZabiriAssist: I. Vicente
- 46'substitutionN. TenagliaOff: N. Valentini
- 46'substitutionP. IbanezOff: C. Protesoni
- 53'goalY. ZabiriAssist: J. Salinas
- 62'yellow cardJorge SalinasYellow Card
- 62'yellow cardAntonio BlancoYellow Card
- 65'substitutionP. GarciaOff: A. Almeida
- 67'substitutionA. BlancoOff: C. Alena
- 67'substitutionM. DiazOff: T. Martinez
- 74'substitutionY. ZabiriOff: G. Guliashvili
- 74'substitutionS. CanalesOff: I. Luque
- 84'substitutionM. PratiOff: M. Gueye
- 84'substitutionI. VicenteOff: A. Villalibre
- 86'substitutionA. PerezOff: A. Manas
- 88'VAR decisionAndré AlmeidaCard upgrade
- 89'red cardAndré AlmeidaRed Card
- 90+7'substitutionOff: Pedro Felipe
- 90+7'substitutionOff: M. Rodriguez
Lineups
Racing Santander
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Jose Lopez
Starting XI
- 13J. AgirrezabalaG
- 2A. MantillaD
- 5P. RamonD
- 24J. BelocianD
- 17J. SalinasD
- 23I. MartinM
- 18M. PratiM
- 15P. GarciaM
- 20S. CanalesM
- 10I. VicenteM
- 21Y. ZabiriF
Substitutes
Alaves
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Quique Sanchez Flores
Starting XI
- 1A. SiveraG
- 14N. TenagliaD
- 16V. KoskiD
- 17Jonny OttoD
- 7A. PerezM
- 19P. IbanezM
- 8A. BlancoM
- 4D. SuarezM
- 21A. RebbachM
- 15L. BoyeF
- 9M. DiazF
Substitutes
- 13A. RodriguezG
- 2N. ValentiniD
- 3YusiD
- 12H. Novoa RamosF
- 10C. AlenaM
- 23C. ProtesoniM
- 6A. GuevaraM
- 24M. Diallo SeluM
- 20A. ManasF
- 11T. MartinezF
- 22M. RodriguezF
- 27X. OlaizD
Match statistics
- 57%Possession43%
- 2.01Expected goals (xG)1.98
- 11Total shots16
- 4Shots on target8
- 4Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots5
- 9Shots inside the box10
- 2Shots outside the box6
- 4Corners6
- 2Offsides9
- 16Fouls17
- 2Yellow cards3
- 1Red cards0
- 7Goalkeeper saves2
- 456Passes334
- 359Accurate passes252
- 79%Pass accuracy75%
- 0.13Goals prevented0.13
Player statistics
Racing Santander
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Julen AgirrezabalaGTop rated | 90 | 8.7 | ||
| 2Alvaro MantillaD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 5Pablo RamónD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Jorge SalinasD | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 24Jeanuël BelocianD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Iñigo VicenteM | 84 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 15Pablo GarcíaM | 65 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Matteo PratiM | 84 | 6.6 | ||
| 20Sergio CanalesM | 74 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Iván MartínM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Yassir ZabiriF | 74 | 8.7 | 2 | |
| 31Laro GómezG | – | – | ||
| 3Aarón MartínD | – | – | ||
| 4Manu HernandoD | – | – | ||
| 16Facundo GonzálezD | – | – | ||
| 22Pedro FelipeD | 1 | – | ||
| 6Íñigo Sáinz-MazaM | – | – | ||
| 8André AlmeidaM | 24 | 5.9 | ||
| 14Maguette GueyeM | 17 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Giorgi GuliashviliF | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Juan Carlos AranaF | – | – | ||
| 12Asier VillalibreF | 17 | 6.7 | ||
| 19Iker LuqueF | 16 | 6.7 |
Alaves
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Antonio SiveraG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 14Nahuel TenagliaD | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Ville KoskiD | 90 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| 17Jonny OttoD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 4Denis SuárezM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Ángel PérezM | 86 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Antonio BlancoM | 67 | 6.0 | ||
| 19Pablo IbáñezM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Abderrahman RebbachM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 9Mariano DíazF | 67 | 6.0 | ||
| 15Lucas BoyéF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 13Adrián RodríguezG | – | – | ||
| 2Nicolás ValentiniD | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Youssef EnriquezD | – | – | ||
| 27Xanet OlaizD | – | – | ||
| 6Ander GuevaraM | – | – | ||
| 10Carles AleñáM | 23 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Carlos BenavídezM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Selu DialloM | – | – | ||
| 11Toni MartínezF | 23 | 7.0 | ||
| 12Hugo NovoaF | – | – | ||
| 20Aitor MañasF | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| 22Miguel RodríguezF | 1 | – |
