La Liga · Sun, 16 Aug 2026 ·
Racing Santander vs Villarreal — 2 - 2
El Sardinero · Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa, Spain
Match report
Racing Santander and Villarreal share the points in 2-2 draw
Racing Santander and Villarreal drew 2-2 in La Liga matchday 1 on Sunday, 16 August 2026 at El Sardinero. A. Martin (21' pen) and S. Martinez (34') scored for Racing Santander, while P. Gueye (45') and N. Pepe (45') found the net for Villarreal. It was 2-2 at half-time.
Racing Santander had 41% of the ball and 17 shots (3 on target) against Villarreal’s 12 (7 on target). Iñigo Vicente (Racing Santander) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Racing Santander 16th in the La Liga table on 7 points and Villarreal 9th on 8.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 7 | -10 | 7 |
| 17 | Levante | 6 | -4 | 5 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 31 Jan 2027, Villarreal – Racing Santander
Match events
- 16'substitutionPedro FelipeOff: Manu
- 21'penaltyA. MartinPenalty
- 34'goalS. MartinezNormal Goal
- 45'goalP. GueyeAssist: A. Moleiro
- 45'goalN. PepeAssist: G. Mikautadze
- 45+4'yellow cardGustavo PuertaYellow Card
- 48'yellow cardJuan FoythYellow Card
- 56'substitutionA. MoleiroOff: T. Buchanan
- 56'substitutionA. PerezOff: C. Macia
- 56'substitutionS. ComesanaOff: G. Moreno
- 69'substitutionS. MartinezOff: M. Gueye
- 69'substitutionA. VillalibreOff: Y. Zabiri
- 72'yellow cardPape GueyeYellow Card
- 75'yellow cardPablo RamónYellow Card
- 77'substitutionP. RamonOff: F. Gonzalez
- 77'substitutionS. CanalesOff: D. Diaz
- 77'substitutionN. PepeOff: I. Akhomach
- 87'yellow cardSantiago MouriñoYellow Card
- 88'substitutionS. MourinoOff: A. Freeman
- 90+3'yellow cardCarlos RomeroYellow Card
Lineups
Racing Santander
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Jose Lopez
Starting XI
- 13J. AgirrezabalaG
- 2A. MantillaD
- 22Pedro FelipeD
- 5P. RamonD
- 17J. SalinasD
- 8G. PuertaM
- 36S. MartinezM
- 11A. MartinM
- 20S. CanalesM
- 10I. VicenteM
- 12A. VillalibreF
Substitutes
- 1S. ErikssonG
- 16F. GonzalezD
- 4ManuD
- 30C. SanchezD
- 34D. DiazM
- 6I. Sainz-MazaM
- 14M. GueyeM
- 29A. VallecilloM
- 33J. CastellanosM
- 21Y. ZabiriF
- 9J. AranaF
- 38H. MartinM
Villarreal
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Inigo Perez
Starting XI
- 1Luiz JuniorG
- 15S. MourinoD
- 8J. FoythD
- 12R. VeigaD
- 20C. RomeroD
- 19N. PepeM
- 14S. ComesanaM
- 18P. GueyeM
- 10A. MoleiroM
- 22A. PerezF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 41%Possession59%
- 1.87Expected goals (xG)0.67
- 17Total shots12
- 3Shots on target7
- 6Shots off target3
- 8Blocked shots2
- 9Shots inside the box7
- 8Shots outside the box5
- 6Corners10
- 1Offsides3
- 14Fouls14
- 2Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 5Goalkeeper saves3
- 377Passes536
- 310Accurate passes483
- 82%Pass accuracy90%
- -0.61Goals prevented-0.61
Player statistics
Racing Santander
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Julen AgirrezabalaG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 2Alvaro MantillaD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 5Pablo RamónD | 77 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Jorge SalinasD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Pedro FelipeD | 16 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Gustavo PuertaM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Iñigo VicenteMTop rated | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 11Andrés MartínM | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 20Sergio CanalesM | 77 | 6.6 | ||
| 36Sergio MartinezM | 69 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 12Asier VillalibreF | 69 | 6.2 | ||
| 1Simon ErikssonG | – | – | ||
| 4Manu HernandoD | 74 | 7.0 | ||
| 16Facundo GonzálezD | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| 30Carlos SánchezD | – | – | ||
| 6Íñigo Sáinz-MazaM | – | – | ||
| 14Maguette GueyeM | 21 | 6.9 | ||
| 29Andrés VallecilloM | – | – | ||
| 33Jorge CastellanosM | – | – | ||
| 34Diego DíazM | 13 | 6.5 | ||
| 38Hugo MartínM | – | – | ||
| 9Juan Carlos AranaF | – | – | ||
| 21Yassir ZabiriF | 21 | 6.2 |
Villarreal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luiz JúniorG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 8Juan FoythD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 12Renato VeigaD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 15Santiago MouriñoD | 88 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Carlos RomeroD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Alberto MoleiroM | 56 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 14Santi ComesañaM | 56 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Pape GueyeM | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 19Nicolas PépéM | 77 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 9Georges MikautadzeF | 90 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 22Ayoze PérezF | 56 | 6.6 | ||
| 25Péter GulácsiG | – | – | ||
| 2Logan CostaD | – | – | ||
| 3Alexander FreemanD | 2 | – | ||
| 5Willy KambwalaD | – | – | ||
| 6Pau NavarroD | – | – | ||
| 23Sergi CardonaD | – | – | ||
| 26Carlos MaciáM | 34 | 6.9 | ||
| 30Cheikh Tidiane ThiamM | – | – | ||
| 7Gerard MorenoF | 34 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Ilias AkhomachF | 13 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Tajon BuchananF | 34 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Tani OluwaseyiF | – | – |
