La Liga · Fri, 28 Aug 2026 ·
Racing Santander vs Elche — 3 - 2
El Sardinero · Referee: Carlos Muniz Munoz, Spain
Match report
Racing Santander beat Elche 3-2 as Y. Zabiri hits a hat-trick
Racing Santander beat Elche 3-2 in La Liga matchday 3 on Friday, 28 August 2026 at El Sardinero. Y. Zabiri (15', 21', 36') scored for Racing Santander, while Buba Sangare (78') and F. Nino (79') found the net for Elche. It was 3-0 at half-time.
Racing Santander had 40% of the ball and 13 shots (6 on target) against Elche’s 18 (7 on target). Yassir Zabiri (Racing Santander) was the top-rated player with 10.0. The result leaves Racing Santander 16th in the La Liga table on 7 points and Elche 18th on 5.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Espanyol | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 7 | -10 | 7 |
| 17 | Levante | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 18 | Elche | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Valencia | 7 | -9 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 30 May 2027, Elche – Racing Santander
Match events
- 15'goalY. ZabiriNormal Goal
- 21'goalY. ZabiriNormal Goal
- 36'goalY. ZabiriAssist: I. Vicente
- 43'yellow cardFacundo GonzálezYellow Card
- 45'yellow cardAlvaro MantillaYellow Card
- 46'substitutionA. HouaryOff: E. Ponce
- 46'substitutionM. AguadoOff: Tete Morente
- 59'substitutionA. MartinOff: M. Prati
- 62'substitutionP. BigasOff: J. Morcillo
- 63'yellow cardFacundo BuonanotteYellow Card
- 69'substitutionY. ZabiriOff: A. Villalibre
- 69'substitutionI. VicenteOff: G. Guliashvili
- 69'substitutionF. BuonanotteOff: L. Cepeda
- 78'goalBuba SangareAssist: L. Cepeda
- 79'goalF. NinoAssist: Tete Morente
- 84'substitutionBuba SangareOff: Josan
- 85'substitutionS. CanalesOff: M. Gueye
Lineups
Racing Santander
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Jose Lopez
Starting XI
- 13J. AgirrezabalaG
- 2A. MantillaD
- 4Manu HernandoD
- 16F. GonzalezD
- 17J. SalinasD
- 23I. MartinM
- 8G. PuertaM
- 11A. MartinM
- 20S. CanalesM
- 10I. VicenteM
- 21Y. ZabiriF
Substitutes
- 1S. ErikssonG
- 5P. RamonD
- 30C. SanchezD
- 18M. PratiM
- 34D. DiazM
- 6I. Sainz-MazaM
- 14M. GueyeM
- 36S. MartinezM
- 12A. VillalibreF
- 7G. GuliashviliF
- 9J. AranaF
- 38H. PerezF
Elche
Formation 5-4-1 · Coach Martin Anselmi
Starting XI
- 1M. DituroG
- 2Buba SangareD
- 22D. AffengruberD
- 23V. ChustD
- 6P. BigasD
- 11G. ValeraD
- 10F. BuonanotteM
- 12G. VillarM
- 8M. AguadoM
- 29A. HouaryM
- 14F. NinoF
Substitutes
- 43A. IturbeG
- 26M. BarzicD
- 19G. DianganaF
- 16M. NetoM
- 5F. Redondo SolariM
- 47J. MorcilloM
- 9E. PonceF
- 17JosanM
- 24A. OsorioF
- 20Tete MorenteF
- 21L. CepedaF
- 30A. PadillaF
Match statistics
- 40%Possession60%
- 1.72Expected goals (xG)1.03
- 13Total shots18
- 6Shots on target7
- 4Shots off target5
- 3Blocked shots6
- 9Shots inside the box9
- 4Shots outside the box9
- 5Corners10
- 3Offsides1
- 17Fouls19
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 5Goalkeeper saves3
- 380Passes557
- 305Accurate passes483
- 80%Pass accuracy87%
- -0.82Goals prevented-0.82
Player statistics
Racing Santander
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Julen AgirrezabalaG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 2Alvaro MantillaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Manu HernandoD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 16Facundo GonzálezD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Jorge SalinasD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Gustavo PuertaM | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 10Iñigo VicenteM | 69 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 11Andrés MartínM | 59 | 7.5 | ||
| 20Sergio CanalesM | 85 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Iván MartínM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 21Yassir ZabiriFTop rated | 69 | 10.0 | 3 | |
| 1Simon ErikssonG | – | – | ||
| 5Pablo RamónD | – | – | ||
| 30Carlos SánchezD | – | – | ||
| 6Íñigo Sáinz-MazaM | – | – | ||
| 14Maguette GueyeM | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| 18Matteo PratiM | 31 | 6.5 | ||
| 34Diego DíazM | – | – | ||
| 36Sergio MartinezM | – | – | ||
| 7Giorgi GuliashviliF | 21 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Juan Carlos AranaF | – | – | ||
| 12Asier VillalibreF | 21 | 7.0 | ||
| 38Hugo PérezF | – | – |
Elche
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matías DituroG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 2Buba SangaréD | 84 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 6Pedro BigasD | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Germán ValeraD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 22David AffengruberD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Víctor ChustD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Marc AguadoM | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Facundo BuonanotteM | 69 | 6.3 | ||
| 12Gonzalo VillarM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 29Ali HouaryM | 45 | 5.9 | ||
| 14Fernando NiñoF | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 43Alejandro IturbeG | – | – | ||
| 26Matia BarzićD | – | – | ||
| 5Federico RedondoM | – | – | ||
| 16Martim NetoM | – | – | ||
| 17JosanM | 12 | 7.0 | ||
| 47Javi MorcilloM | 28 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Ezequiel PonceF | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 19Grady DianganaF | – | – | ||
| 20Tete MorenteF | 45 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 21Lucas CepedaF | 21 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 24Abiel OsorioF | – | – | ||
| 30Alvaro PadillaF | – | – |
