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Sunday, 16 August 2026 at 17:00El Sardineros, Santander

Racing Santander vs Villarreal: result and analysis

Recent form, standings, line-ups and the MBet AI read on Racing Santander v Villarreal in the LaLiga.

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Racing Santander vs Villarreal prediction and probabilities

What the model saw before kick-off: Racing Santander (51%)

Small sample · 5/6 matches
1 · Racing Santander
51%
X · Draw
23%
2 · Villarreal
26%

Expected goals

Racing Santander 1.97 · Villarreal 1.36

Most likely scores

1-1 (10%) · 2-1 (9%) · 2-0 (7%)

Based on goals from each team's last 6 matches, adjusted for home and away. It does not account for absences, line-ups or opponent strength. It is an estimate, not a guarantee. 18+.

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Confirmed data

Key facts

  • Racing Santander went into this match with good momentum: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches, scoring 14 and conceding 5.
  • Villarreal went into this match with mixed results: 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 6 matches, scoring 13 and conceding 9.
  • At home, Racing Santander have won 3 of their last 4 matches (3.3 goals scored and 1.0 conceded on average).
  • Away from home, Villarreal have won 2 of their last 4 matches (1.5 goals scored and 1.3 conceded on average).
  • In Racing Santander's recent matches there were over 2.5 goals in 3 of 5, and both teams scored in 5 of 5.
  • In Villarreal's recent matches there were over 2.5 goals in 4 of 6, and both teams scored in 5 of 6.

Results, goals and standings come from the data source. The prediction probabilities are an estimate from the MBet AI model. Not available for this match: shots and corners per match, standings, enough head-to-head meetings.

Recent form

Both teams' results before this match.

Racing Santander

Racing Santander

Last 5 matches

WDWWL

3

Wins

1

Draws

1

Losses

14-5

Goals

  • L7 AugRacing Santander1-1Alavés
  • W7 AugRacing Santander4-1Sporting Gijón
  • W31 MayRacing Santander4-1Cádiz
  • D24 MayMálaga1-1Racing Santander
  • W16 MayRacing Santander4-1Real Valladolid
Villarreal

Villarreal

Last 6 matches

DLLWWW

3

Wins

1

Draws

2

Losses

13-9

Goals

  • W8 AugGalatasaray1-2Villarreal
  • W25 JulPSV Eindhoven1-3Villarreal
  • W24 MayVillarreal5-1Atlético Madrid
  • L17 MayRayo Vallecano2-0Villarreal
  • L13 MayVillarreal2-3Sevilla
  • D10 MayRCD Mallorca1-1Villarreal CF

Line-ups

Starting XI as published by the source.

Racing Santander

Racing Santander

4-2-3-1
13
Julen Agirrezabala
2
Alvaro Mantilla
17
Jorge Salinas
22
Pedro Felipe
5
Pablo Ramon
36
Sergio Martínez
11
Andrés Martín
8
Gustavo Puerta
20
Sergio Canales
10
Iñigo Vicente
12
Asier Villalibre

Substitutes

AV
Andrés Vallecillo
#29 · SUB
SE
Simon Eriksson
#1 · SUB
YZ
Yassir Zabiri
#21 · SUB
MG
Maguette Gueye
#14 · SUB
CS
Carlos Sánchez
#30 · SUB
JC
Juan Carlos Arana
#9 · SUB
DD
Diego Diaz
#34 · SUB
ÍS
Íñigo Sainz
#6 · SUB
HM
Hugo Martín
#38 · SUB
M
Manu
#4 · SUB
JC
Jorge Castellanos Del Olmo
#33 · SUB
FG
Facundo González
#16 · SUB
Villarreal

Villarreal

4-4-2
1
Luiz Júnior
15
Santiago Mouriño
20
Carlos Romero
8
Juan Foyth
12
Renato Veiga
14
Santi Comesaña
19
Nicolas Pépé
18
Pape Gueye
10
Alberto Moleiro
9
Georges Mikautadze
22
Ayoze Pérez

Substitutes

GM
Gerard Moreno
#7 · SUB
CA
Cheikh Ahmad Tidiane Thiam
#30 · SUB
PN
Pau Navarro
#6 · SUB
CM
Carlos Macià
#26 · SUB
AF
Alex Freeman
#3 · SUB
IA
Ilias Akhomach
#11 · SUB
WK
Willy Kambwala
#5 · SUB
SC
Sergi Cardona
#23 · SUB
PG
Péter Gulácsi
#25 · SUB
TO
Tani Oluwaseyi
#21 · SUB
LC
Logan Costa
#2 · SUB
TB
Tajon Buchanan
#17 · SUB

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