Racing Santander vs Villarreal: result 2-2 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 16, 2026 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Campos de Sport de El Sardinero, Santander
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What was the result of Racing Santander vs Villarreal?
Racing Santander and Villarreal drew 2-2 on August 16, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 21′Andrés MartínRacing Santander (pen.)
- 34′S. MartinezRacing Santander
- 45′P. GueyeVillarreal
- 45′N. PépéVillarreal
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Villarreal win at 45%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 2-2.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Racing Santander vs Villarreal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Racing Santander
4-2-3-1- 12Asier Villalibre
- 10Iñigo Vicente
- 20Sergio Canales
- 11Andrés Martín
- 36Sergio Martínez
- 8G. Puerta
- 17Jorge Salinas
- 5Pablo Ramón
- 22Pedro Felipe
- 2Álvaro Mantilla
- 13Julen Agirrezabala
Villarreal
4-4-2- 9G. Mikautadze
- 22Ayoze Pérez
- 10Alberto Moleiro
- 18P. Gueye
- 14Santi Comesaña
- 19N. Pépé
- 20Carlos Romero
- 12Renato Veiga
- 8J. Foyth
- 15S. Mouriño
- 1Luíz Júnior
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Racing Santander have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Villarreal have 8, 3 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Alaves(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Sporting Gijon(home) | 4-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Wolves(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Athletic Club(home) | 0-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Osasuna(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | Galatasaray(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Levante(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Lens(away) | 1-3 | Como Cup |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Como(home) | 1-1 | Como Cup |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Al Ula(away) | 3-0 | Como Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 2 Racing Santander wins, 2 draws, 1 Villarreal win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | Racing Santander 2-1 Villarreal | Copa del Rey |
| Apr 15, 2012 | Villarreal 1-1 Racing Santander | La Liga |
| Dec 3, 2011 | Racing Santander 1-0 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Feb 27, 2011 | Racing Santander 2-2 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Oct 3, 2010 | Villarreal 2-0 Racing Santander | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Racing Santander vs Villarreal on Dec 17, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Racing Santander score 2.1 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Villarreal score 1.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing Santander | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
| Villarreal | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2 | 11/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Racing Santander sit 13th in La Liga (11 points from 10 matches) and Villarreal sit 10th (12 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Villarreal | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| 13 | Racing Santander | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 11 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy