Racing Santander v Villarreal

2:1

Full time

Racing Santander v Villarreal in Copa del Rey ended 2:1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Racing Santander v Villarreal

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Racing Santander at 55.6% - the match finished 2:1, so the prediction was correct.

Model	1 · Racing Santander	X	2 · Villarreal	Prediction	Result
Pro AI (XGBoost)	55.6%	14.4%	30.0%	Home win · Racing Santander	✔ Correct
Final score	2:1			Home win · Racing Santander

Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Match events: Racing Santander v Villarreal

6′Juan Carlos Arana · Goal (assist: Mario García)
20′Suleiman Camara · Yellow card
28′Juan Carlos Arana · Goal
46′Tajon Buchanan · Substitution (off: Adrià Altimira)
46′Gustavo Puerta · Substitution (off: Íñigo Sainz-Maza )
46′Juan Foyth · Yellow card
56′Tani Oluwaseyi · Substitution (off: Carlos Macià)
56′Alfonso Pedraza · Substitution (off: Sergi Cardona)
56′Renato Veiga · Substitution (off: Juan Foyth )
61′Javi Castro · Substitution (off: Marco Sangalli)
61′Asier Villalibre · Substitution (off: Juan Carlos Arana)
70′Alberto Moleiro · Yellow card
72′Gustavo Puerta · Yellow card
73′Andrés Martín · Substitution (off: Suleiman Camara)
75′Rafa Marín · Yellow card
78′ · Yellow card
78′ · Yellow card
78′Tajon Buchanan · Yellow card
83′Manor Solomon · Substitution (off: Georges Mikautadze)
85′Maguette Gueye · Substitution (off: Sergio Martínez)
86′Ayoze Pérez · Goal
90+6′Aritz Aldasoro · Yellow card

Match statistics: Racing Santander v Villarreal

Statistic	Racing Santander	Villarreal
Possession	33%	67%
Shots on target	5	5
Total shots	10	22
Shots off target	3	11
Blocked shots	5	3
Corners	2	1
Fouls	9	11
Offsides	0	5
Yellow cards	18	7
Red cards	8	14
Saves	1	0
Passes	262	498
Pass accuracy	74%	85%

Line-ups: Racing Santander v Villarreal

Racing Santander 4-4-2

Starting XI

3 Mario García 7.5
4 Manu Hernando 7.1
6 Íñigo Sainz-Maza 6.7
7 Yeray Cabanzón 6.9
8 Aritz Aldasoro 6.5
9 Juan Carlos Arana 8.7
13 Plamen Andreev 7.7
15 Marco Sangalli 6.9
16 Facundo González 7.2
20 Suleiman Camara 6.3
36 Sergio Martínez 6.9

Substitutes (10)

5 Javi Castro 6.4
10 Iñigo Vicente
11 Andrés Martín 6.7
12 Asier Villalibre 6.7
14 Maguette Gueye 6.4
19 Gustavo Puerta 6.6
21 Pablo Ramón
32 Jorge Salinas
35 Laro Gómez
42 Izan Yurrieta

Villarreal 4-4-2

Starting XI

3 Adrià Altimira 6.4
4 Rafa Marín 6.9
8 Juan Foyth 6.7
9 Georges Mikautadze 6.3
14 Santi Comesaña 7.4
19 Nicolas Pépé 7.0
20 Alberto Moleiro 6.4
22 Ayoze Pérez 8.0
23 Sergi Cardona 6.6
25 Arnau Tenas 6.4
37 Carlos Macià 5.9

Substitutes (10)

1 Luiz Júnior
6 Manor Solomon 6.6
10 Dani Parejo
12 Renato Veiga 7.3
17 Tajon Buchanan 6.9
21 Tani Oluwaseyi 6.1
24 Alfonso Pedraza 6.9
26 Pau Navarro
27 J. Valou
38 Alassane Diatta

Form and head-to-head: Racing Santander v Villarreal

Racing Santander

WLWLD

12 Sep 2026HDeportivo Alavés2–1W
5 Sep 2026ARayo Vallecano2–3L
28 Aug 2026HElche3–2W
23 Aug 2026AGetafe0–1L
16 August 2026HVillarreal2–2D

Villarreal

LLLLD

14 Sep 2026HReal Betis1–2L
8 Sep 2026ABorussia Dortmund2–3L
5 Sep 2026HDeportivo A Coruña2–3L
28 Aug 2026ADeportivo Alavés0–1L
23 Aug 2026AAtlético de Madrid2–2D

Head-to-head – last 1 meetings

Racing Santander wins: 0; draws: 1; Villarreal wins: 0.

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition
16 August 2026	Racing Santander	2–2	Villarreal	La Liga

Copa Del Rey standings

Standings are not available for this competition.

Managers: Racing Santander v Villarreal

Racing SantanderManagerJ. López Menéndez

VillarrealManagerM. García Toral

Match information: Racing Santander v Villarreal

Kick-off: Wed 17 Dec · 18:00
Competition: Copa del Rey
Venue: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero
City: Santander
Surface: grass
Capacity: 22,308

Live commentary: Racing Santander v Villarreal

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