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Racing de Santander v Villarreal : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

El Sardinero, Santander

Racing de Santander and Villarreal take on one another at the El Sardinero on Sunday afternoon, with both José Alberto López Menéndez and Iñigo Pérez Soto seeking a win in the La Liga. All the odds are provided directly from the bookmaker, while predictions are algorithmically generated from stats over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to La Liga match data, including head-to-head records. Hit the tabs below to explore.

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Racing de Santander's next match is v Getafe at 18:30 on Sunday 23rd August
Villarreal's next match is v A.Madrid at 16:00 on Sunday 23rd August
The last Spanish La Liga meeting between R.Santander and Villarreal was on Sunday 16th August 2026
Spanish La Liga
August 16th 2026
R.Santander 2
2 Villarreal
 
A. Martín García 21'45' P. Gueye
S. Martínez Montero 34'45' N. Pépé
 
RAC
VIL
Shots On
3
7
Shots Off
6
3
Corners
6
10
Possession
41%
59%
Fouls
14
14
Yellow/red cards
2/0
4/0
 
R.SantanderVillarreal
 
A. Mantilla Pérez
J. Agirrezabala
P. Ramón Parra (F. González Molino 77')
G. Puerta Molano
I. Vicente Elorduy
A. Martín Garcíafootball icon
A. Villalibre Molina (M. Zabiri 69')
J. Salinas Viadero
P. de Jesus Gomes (J. Hernando Riol 16')
S. Canales Madrazo (D. Díaz Cacho 77')
S. Martínez Monterofootball icon (M. Gueye 69')
L. Reis Júnior
J. Foyth
R. Palma Veiga
G. Mikautadze
(T. Buchanan 56') A. Moleiro González
(A. Freeman 88') ?. Mouriño González
(G. Moreno Balaguero 56') S. Comesaña Veiga
C. Romero Serrano
football iconP. Gueye
(Ilias Chakkour 77') football iconN. Pépé
(Carlos Macià 56') A. Pérez Gutiérrez

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Best Tip: Both teams to score

R.Santander should have reason to feel optimistic ahead of this game and, funnily enough, so might Villarreal. The bookies see them as well matched and so do we – there's no clear winner in this tie. So our tip looks to the both teams to score market, where there's far more clarity. The form stats, past head-to-head (H2H) records and bookmakers odds below are all pointing towards both sides scoring, and we think that's the tip to go with here.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 49% chance of Villarreal coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
R.Santander
29%
29/10
9%
12/5
Draw
23%
11/45/2
Villarreal
49%
9/10
7%
11/10
Draw 1-1
10%
13/25/1
Villarreal 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Villarreal 1-0
7%
10/1
6%
6/1
R.Santander 2-1
7%
12/1
8%
9/1
Villarreal 2-0
7%
11/1
10%
8/1
Draw 2-2
6%
10/111/1
Villarreal 3-1
6%
12/112/1
R.Santander 1-0
5%
16/1
9%
8/1
Villarreal 3-0
4%
16/1
11%
14/1
Villarreal 3-2
4%
18/118/1
Draw 0-0
4%
16/19/1
R.Santander 2-0
4%
22/1
21%
14/1
R.Santander 3-1
3%
25/1
21%
20/1
R.Santander 3-2
3%
25/1
15%
25/1
Villarreal 4-1
3%
22/1
21%
25/1
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
8/1510/11
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
6/45/6
Home 1st Goal
46%
6/5
7%
13/10
Away 1st Goal
52%
4/6
4%
3/4
No 1st Goal
2%
18/19/1
BTTS - Yes
64%
1/2
3%
8/11
BTTS - No
36%
6/4
3%
1/1
BTTS - Home Win
17%
5/1
8%
5/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
BTTS - Away Win
28%
11/5
4%
3/1
Home/draw
51%
10/11
3%
7/10
Away/draw
71%
1/4
5%
3/10
Home/away
77%
1/43/10
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/62/7
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
4/112/5
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
13/109/4
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
8/133/10
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
3/111/2
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
1/41/10
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
6/112/1
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/101/50
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/331/25
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/19/1
Home DNB
44%
7/4
12%
11/8
Away DNB
65%
2/5
8%
8/15
R.Santander win to nil
12%
8/1
8%
-
Villarreal win to nil
21%
3/1
7%
-
R.Santander / R.Santander
15%
5/1
9%
4/1
R.Santander / Villarreal
4%
18/118/1
R.Santander / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / R.Santander
11%
15/2
7%
6/1
Draw / Villarreal
15%
9/217/4
Draw / Draw
14%
11/24/1
Villarreal / R.Santander
3%
25/122/1
Villarreal / Villarreal
25%
15/8
11%
11/5
Villarreal / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win La Liga table
Won
Draw
Lost
R.Santander
Villarreal
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Alaves110033 
Sep 13
Feb 21
Jan 17
Aug 28
2
Espanyol110033 
Oct 25
Mar 7
Nov 1
Jan 24
3
Sevilla110013 
May 9
Dec 20
Jan 3
May 16
4
Villarreal101001 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 31
-
-
5
R.Santander101001 
-
-
Jan 31
d
 
2-2A
6
Deportivo101001 
Dec 6
May 2
Sep 5
Apr 4
7
Elche101001 
Aug 28
May 30
Oct 18
Mar 14
8
A.Bilbao000000 
Jan 3
Apr 4
Apr 11
Jan 10
9
Barcelona000000 
Apr 11
Sep 16
Feb 14
Nov 22
10
Malaga000000 
Apr 21
Nov 8
Mar 21
Sep 16
11
Valencia000000 
Oct 11
Feb 7
Feb 21
Oct 25
12
Osasuna000000 
Jan 17
Oct 18
May 23
Dec 20
13
Real Betis000000 
Mar 21
Dec 13
Sep 13
Feb 28
14
R.Sociedad000000 
Nov 22
Apr 18
Dec 6
May 30
15
Real Madrid000000 
Nov 1
May 16
Mar 7
Oct 11
16
A.Madrid000000 
Mar 14
Jan 10
Apr 21
Aug 23
17
Celta000000 
Jan 24
Sep 20
May 9
Nov 29
18
R.Vallecano1001-10 
Feb 28
Sep 5
Dec 13
May 2
19
Levante1001-30 
May 23
Nov 29
Sep 20
Apr 18
20
Getafe1001-30 
Feb 14
Aug 23
Nov 8
Feb 7
Win / draw / win form
5
R.Santander have won 5 consecutive home league games
8
R.Santander have not lost in 8 consecutive league games
R.Santander 5TH
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
8
Goals: Scored
52
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
R.Santander4 - 1Cadiz
R.Santander4 - 1Valladolid
R.Santander4 - 2Huesca
R.Santander5 - 1Almeria
R.Santander3 - 1S.Gijon
R.Santander0 - 4Albacete
R.Santander4 - 3Cordoba
R.Santander1 - 0Burgos
R.Santander1 - 0Mirandes
R.Santander4 - 1Las Palmas
R.Santander2 - 3Zaragoza
R.Santander1 - 1Leganes
R.Santander4 - 0Eibar
R.Santander2 - 2Granada
R.Santander1 - 0R.Sociedad B
R.Santander2 - 1Deportivo
R.Santander3 - 0Malaga
R.Santander1 - 2FC Andorra
R.Santander2 - 4Cultural Leonesa
R.Santander4 - 1Ceuta
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
D
2
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HR.Santander4 - 1Cadiz
AR.Santander1 - 1Malaga
HR.Santander4 - 1Valladolid
AR.Santander2 - 1Leganes
HR.Santander4 - 2Huesca
AR.Santander0 - 0Ceuta
AR.Santander3 - 1R.Sociedad B
HR.Santander5 - 1Almeria
AR.Santander2 - 6FC Andorra
HR.Santander3 - 1S.Gijon
AR.Santander0 - 2Zaragoza
HR.Santander0 - 4Albacete
AR.Santander2 - 1Cultural Leonesa
HR.Santander4 - 3Cordoba
AR.Santander3 - 1Castellon
HR.Santander1 - 0Burgos
AR.Santander1 - 2Eibar
HR.Santander1 - 0Mirandes
AR.Santander0 - 1Granada
AR.Santander1 - 0Deportivo
Villarreal 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
R.Vallecano2 - 0Villarreal
Mallorca1 - 1Villarreal
Real Oviedo1 - 1Villarreal
A.Bilbao1 - 2Villarreal
Girona1 - 0Villarreal
Alaves1 - 1Villarreal
Barcelona4 - 1Villarreal
Levante0 - 1Villarreal
Getafe2 - 1Villarreal
Osasuna2 - 2Villarreal
Real Betis2 - 0Villarreal
Elche1 - 3Villarreal
R.Sociedad2 - 3Villarreal
Espanyol0 - 2Villarreal
Valencia0 - 2Villarreal
Real Madrid3 - 1Villarreal
Sevilla1 - 2Villarreal
A.Madrid2 - 0Villarreal
Celta1 - 1Villarreal
Barcelona2 - 3Villarreal
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HVillarreal5 - 1A.Madrid
AVillarreal0 - 2R.Vallecano
HVillarreal2 - 3Sevilla
AVillarreal1 - 1Mallorca
HVillarreal5 - 1Levante
HVillarreal2 - 1Celta
AVillarreal1 - 1Real Oviedo
AVillarreal2 - 1A.Bilbao
AVillarreal0 - 1Girona
HVillarreal3 - 1R.Sociedad
AVillarreal1 - 1Alaves
HVillarreal2 - 1Elche
AVillarreal1 - 4Barcelona
HVillarreal2 - 1Valencia
AVillarreal1 - 0Levante
AVillarreal1 - 2Getafe
HVillarreal4 - 1Espanyol
AVillarreal2 - 2Osasuna
HVillarreal0 - 2Real Madrid
AVillarreal0 - 2Real Betis
Goal Statistics

Villarreal's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday afternoon, not least because Racing de Santander have conceded in each of their last 5 La Liga games. A PG of 1.9 for I. Pérez Soto's side suggests that run should continue.

R.Santander 5th Villarreal 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 75% probability that R.Santander will score 1 or more goals
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that Villarreal will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+34
R.Santander have scored 34% more goals at home than predicted
+3
Villarreal’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.6
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2026/2027 season
R.Santander
PG (predicted goals)
Villarreal
1.4
1.9
Attack rating
0%
better
RAC
VIL
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
RAC
VIL
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

R.Santander v Villarreal La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

R.Santander La Liga squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1101
J AgirrezabalaS. Martínez MonteroP Ramón
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Agirrezabala GLK1
-
Álvaro Mantilla DEF1
-
P Ramón DEF1
1
-
P. de Jesus Gomes DEF1
-
J. Salinas Viadero DEF1
-
G Puerta  MID1
1
-
S. Martínez Montero MID11
-
A Martín MID11
-
S Canales MID1
-
I Vicente MID1
-
A Villalibre FWD1
-
Subs
S. Eriksson GLK
-
M Hernando DEF1
-
F González DEF1
-
C. Sánchez Martos DEF
-
Íñigo Sainz-Maza MID
-
M Gueye MID1
-
A. Arce MID
-
J. Castellanos del Olmo MID
-
D. Díaz Cacho MID1
-
H. Martin Pelaz MID
-
M. Zabiri FWD1
-
J Arana FWD
-
Villarreal La Liga squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
L JúniorN PépéA MoleiroS Mouriño
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Júnior GLK1
-
S Mouriño DEF1
1
-
J Foyth DEF1
1
-
R Veiga DEF1
-
C Romero DEF1
1
-
N Pépé MID11
-
P Gueye MID11
1
-
S Comesaña MID1
-
A Moleiro MID11
-
A Pérez FWD1
-
G Mikautadze FWD11
-
Subs
P Gulácsi  GLK
-
L Costa DEF
-
A Freeman DEF1
-
W. Kambwala DEF
-
P. Navarro Badenes DEF
-
S Cardona DEF
-
Carlos Macià MID1
-
C. Thiam MID
-
G Moreno FWD1
-
I Akhomach FWD1
-
T Buchanan FWD1
-
T Oluwaseyi FWD
-