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Possession
41%59%
Racing Santander v Villarreal 2-2 · La Liga
What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Racing Santander and Villarreal drew 2-2 in the La Liga.
A. Martin 21' and S. Martinez 34' scored for Racing Santander, P. Gueye 45' and N. Pepe 45+1' for Villarreal.
Racing Santander had 41% of the ball to Villarreal's 59%; the sides had 17 and 12 shots (3 and 7 on target).
The referee showed 7 yellow cards and no reds.
Key stats
Shots
1712
xG
2.010.87
Shots on Target
37
Corners
610
Pass Accuracy
83%89%
Match timeline
- 90+3’Yellow cardC. Romero
- 87’Yellow cardS. Mourino
- 77’SubstitutionN. Pepe · On: I. Akhomach
- 77’SubstitutionP. Ramon · On: F. Gonzalez
- 77’SubstitutionS. Canales · On: D. Diaz
- 75’Yellow cardP. Ramon
- 73’Yellow cardP. Gueye
- 69’SubstitutionA. Villalibre · On: Y. Zabiri
- 69’SubstitutionS. Martinez · On: M. Gueye
Team stats comparison
Racing SantanderVillarreal
- 41Possession59
- 17Shots12
- 3Shots on Target7
- 2.01xG0.87
- 6Corners10
- 1Offsides3
- 5Saves3
- 374Passes536
- 83Pass Accuracy89
- 14Fouls13
- 2Yellow Cards3
Match info
- Competition
- La Liga
- Referee
- Miguel Sesma Espinosa, Spain
- Racing Santander coach
- Jose Lopez
- Villarreal coach
- Inigo Perez
Match record
- Competition
- La Liga
- Kick-off
- Match ID
cornerflick:match:racing-santander-vs-villarreal-la-liga-2026-08-16
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Lineups
Confirmed selections
Racing Santander4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 13Julen AgirrezabalaGK
- 2Alvaro MantillaDF
- 5Pablo RamónDF
- 22Pedro Felipe ↓DF
- 17Jorge SalinasDF
- 8Gustavo PuertaMF
- 36Sergio MartinezMF
- 11Andrés MartínMF
- 20Sergio CanalesMF
- 10Iñigo VicenteMF
- 12Asier VillalibreFW
Bench
- 1Simon Eriksson
- 16Facundo González
- 30Carlos Sánchez
- 4Manu Hernando
- 14Maguette Gueye
- 29Andrés Vallecillo
- 34Diego Díaz
- 38Hugo Martín
- 33Jorge Castellanos
- 6Íñigo Sáinz-Maza
- 21Yassir Zabiri
- 9Juan Carlos Arana
Coach · Jose Lopez
- Racing Santander
- Villarreal
Villarreal4-4-2
Starting XI
- 1Luiz JúniorGK
- 15Santiago MouriñoDF
- 8Juan FoythDF
- 12Renato VeigaDF
- 20Carlos RomeroDF
- 19Nicolas PépéMF
- 18Pape GueyeMF
- 14Santi ComesañaMF
- 10Alberto MoleiroMF
- 22Ayoze PérezFW
- 9Georges MikautadzeFW
Bench
- 25Péter Gulácsi
- 6Pau Navarro
- 5Willy Kambwala
- 3Alexander Freeman
- 23Sergi Cardona
- 2Logan Costa
- 26Carlos Maciá
- 30Cheikh Tidiane Thiam
- 11Ilias Akhomach
- 17Tajon Buchanan
- 21Tani Oluwaseyi
- 7Gerard Moreno
Coach · Inigo Perez
La Liga table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 15 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 12 |
| 3 |  Alaves | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 10 |
| 5 |  Sevilla | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 10 |
| 10 | Racing Santander | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | Villarreal | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
Full timeline
20 events
- 16’SubstitutionPedro Felipe · On: Manu
- 21’A. MartinRacing Santander1–0
- 34’S. MartinezRacing Santander2–0
- 45’P. GueyeVillarreal · assist A. Moleiro2–1
- 45+1’N. PepeVillarreal · assist G. Mikautadze2–2
- 48’Yellow cardJ. Foyth
- 45+4’Yellow cardG. Puerta
- 56’SubstitutionS. Comesana · On: G. Moreno
- 56’SubstitutionA. Moleiro · On: T. Buchanan
- 56’SubstitutionA. Perez · On: C. Macia
- 62’Yellow cardJ. Lopez
- 69’SubstitutionA. Villalibre · On: Y. Zabiri
- 69’SubstitutionS. Martinez · On: M. Gueye
- 73’Yellow cardP. Gueye
- 75’Yellow cardP. Ramon
- 77’SubstitutionN. Pepe · On: I. Akhomach
- 77’SubstitutionP. Ramon · On: F. Gonzalez
- 77’SubstitutionS. Canales · On: D. Diaz
- 87’Yellow cardS. Mourino
- 90+3’Yellow cardC. Romero
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