La Liga · Matchday 1
- Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:00:00 UTCCampos de Sport de El SardineroMatchday 1
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Real Racing Club de Santander 49%Draw 22%Villarreal CF 29%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Real Racing Club de SantanderVillarreal CF
41Possession59
2.01Expected goals (xG)0.87
17Shots12
3Shots on target7
6Shots off target3
8Blocked shots2
9Shots inside box7
8Shots outside box5
6Corners10
1Offsides3
14Fouls14
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
5Saves3
380Passes542
314Accurate passes485
83Pass accuracy89
Match events
- 16'Pedro Felipe → Manu Hernando
- 21'Andrés Martín · penalty
- 34'Sergio Martínez
- 45'Gustavo Puerta
- 45'Pape Gueye (assist Alberto Moleiro)
- 45'Nicolas Pépé (assist Georges Mikautadze)
- 48'Juan Marcos Foyth
- 56'Alberto Moleiro ← Tajon Buchanan
- 56'Ayoze Pérez
- 56'Santi Comesaña ← Gerard Moreno
- 69'Sergio Martínez → Maguette Gueye
- 69'Asier Villalibre → Yassir Zabiri
- 72'Pape Gueye
- 75'Pablo Ramón
- 77'Pablo Ramón → Facundo González
- 77'Sergio Canales
- 77'Nicolas Pépé ← Ilias Akhomach
- 87'Santiago Mouriño
- 88'Santiago Mouriño ← Alex Freeman
- 90'Carlos Romero
Real Racing Club de Santander · Villarreal CF
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
206.5↓77'Canales
126.5↓69'Villalibre
117.5Martín
106.5Vicente
136.3Agirrezabala
86.2Puerta
56.2↓77'Ramón
26.5Mantilla
176.5Salinas
226.5↓16'Felipe
367.5↓69'Martínez
226.5↓56'Pérez
86.2Foyth
197.5↓77'Pépé
187.2Gueye
146.5↓56'Comesaña
16.3Júnior
126.5Veiga
107.3↓56'Moleiro
156.2↓88'Mouriño
97.3Mikautadze
206.2Romero
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Real Racing Club de Santander
- 20Sergio Canales6.5
- 12Asier Villalibre6.5
- 11Andrés Martín7.5
- 10Iñigo Vicente6.5
- 13Julen Agirrezabala6.3
- 8Gustavo Puerta6.2
- 5Pablo Ramón6.2
- 2Álvaro Mantilla6.5
- 17Jorge Salinas6.5
- 22Pedro Felipe6.5
- 36Sergio Martínez7.5
Villarreal CF
- 22Ayoze Pérez6.5
- 8Juan Marcos Foyth6.2
- 19Nicolas Pépé7.5
- 18Pape Gueye7.2
- 14Santi Comesaña6.5
- 1Luiz Júnior6.3
- 12Renato Veiga6.5
- 10Alberto Moleiro7.3
- 15Santiago Mouriño6.2
- 9Georges Mikautadze7.3
- 20Carlos Romero6.2
Real Racing Club de SantanderTale of the tapeVillarreal CF
4-3-3Formation4-3-3
4 ptsTable2 pts
-1Goal difference-2
0Head-to-head wins0
49%Pre-match odds30%
Head to head — 1 previous meeting
Real Racing Club de Santander 0W1D0W Villarreal CF
Goals 2–2
- 2026-08-16Real Racing Club de Santander2–2Villarreal CF
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Racing Club de Santander | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Villarreal CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |