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

Sun 16th Aug, 16:00 BST, El Sardinero, Santander

Villarreal pay La Liga competitors Racing de Santander a visit on Sunday afternoon, as Iñigo Pérez Soto leads his men into an away clash with José Alberto López Menéndez & co. at the El Sardinero. For every La Liga match preview, KickOff delves into the stats for seventeen major betting markets. Key stats, including head-to-head results, are then brought forward alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither R.Santander or Villarreal are in the kind of form that would have us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have form in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 77% chance of 2 goals or more.

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 47% chance of Villarreal coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
R.Santander
29%
12/512/5
Draw
25%
12/55/2
Villarreal
47%
21/2011/10
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
Villarreal 1-0
10%
7/16/1
Villarreal 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Villarreal 2-0
8%
9/18/1
R.Santander 1-0
7%
10/18/1
R.Santander 2-1
7%
11/19/1
Draw 0-0
6%
10/19/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/111/1
Villarreal 3-1
5%
16/112/1
R.Santander 2-0
4%
18/114/1
Villarreal 3-0
4%
18/114/1
Villarreal 3-2
3%
25/118/1
R.Santander 3-1
3%
28/120/1
R.Santander 3-2
2%
33/125/1
Villarreal 4-1
2%
33/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
10/1110/11
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
10/115/6
Home 1st Goal
45%
5/413/10
Away 1st Goal
51%
8/113/4
No 1st Goal
4%
10/19/1
BTTS - Yes
56%
3/48/11
BTTS - No
44%
1/11/1
BTTS - Home Win
14%
11/25/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/216/5
BTTS - Away Win
22%
10/33/1
Home/draw
53%
8/117/10
Away/draw
71%
3/103/10
Home/away
75%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
2/72/7
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
11/412/5
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
11/5
6%
9/4
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
4/11
2%
3/10
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
5/111/2
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/81/10
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/112/1
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/251/50
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/201/25
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/19/1
Home DNB
46%
6/411/8
Away DNB
64%
1/28/15
R.Santander win to nil
14%
5/1-
Villarreal win to nil
24%
11/4-
R.Santander / R.Santander
15%
9/24/1
R.Santander / Villarreal
4%
22/118/1
R.Santander / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / R.Santander
11%
13/26/1
Draw / Villarreal
15%
9/217/4
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
Villarreal / R.Santander
3%
28/122/1
Villarreal / Villarreal
25%
9/411/5
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
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Jan 24
Sep 20
May 9
Nov 29
2
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Apr 11
Sep 16
Feb 14
Nov 22
3
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Feb 14
Aug 23
Nov 8
Feb 7
4
Malaga000000 
Apr 21
Nov 8
Mar 21
Sep 16
5
Valencia000000 
Oct 11
Feb 7
Feb 21
Oct 25
6
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Feb 28
Sep 6
Dec 13
May 2
7
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Dec 6
May 2
Sep 6
Apr 4
8
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Jan 17
Oct 18
May 23
Dec 20
9
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Mar 21
Dec 13
Sep 13
Feb 28
10
Espanyol000000 
Oct 25
Mar 7
Nov 1
Jan 24
11
R.Sociedad000000 
Nov 22
Apr 18
Dec 6
May 30
12
Sevilla000000 
May 9
Dec 20
Jan 3
May 16
13
Elche000000 
Aug 28
May 30
Oct 18
Mar 14
14
Alaves000000 
Sep 13
Feb 21
Jan 17
Aug 28
15
Levante000000 
May 23
Nov 29
Sep 20
Apr 18
16
Real Madrid000000 
Nov 1
May 16
Mar 7
Oct 11
17
Villarreal000000 
Aug 16
Jan 31
-
-
18
A.Madrid000000 
Mar 14
Jan 10
Apr 21
Aug 23
19
R.Santander000000 
-
-
Jan 31
Aug 16
20
A.Bilbao000000 
Jan 3
Apr 4
Apr 11
Jan 10
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 19TH
league games
Home
5
Overall
8
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Villarreal 17TH
league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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 outings. A PG of 1.6 for I. Pérez Soto's side suggests that run should continue.

R.Santander 19th Villarreal 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that R.Santander will score no more than 1 goal
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Villarreal will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2026/2027 season
R.Santander
PG (predicted goals)
Villarreal
1.2
1.6
Attack rating
%
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
%
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
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S. Eriksson GLK
-
F González DEF
-
M Hernando DEF
-
J. Salinas Viadero DEF
-
Álvaro Mantilla DEF
-
S Canales MID
-
M Gueye MID
-
Íñigo Sainz-Maza MID
-
G Puerta  MID
-
S. Martínez Montero MID
-
A Villalibre FWD
-
A Martín FWD
-
I Vicente FWD
-
J Arana FWD
-
S Camara FWD
-
G Guliashvili FWD
-
Villarreal La Liga squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Conde GLK
-
L Júnior GLK
-
A Tenas GLK
-
C Romero DEF
-
J Foyth DEF
-
R Veiga DEF
-
S Mouriño DEF
-
P. Navarro Badenes DEF
-
S Cardona DEF
-
A Freeman DEF
-
W. Kambwala DEF
-
L Costa DEF
-
S Comesaña MID
-
P Gueye MID
-
Carlos Macià MID
-
T Fernández FWD
-
A Forés FWD
-
A Moleiro FWD
-
G Moreno FWD
-
I Akhomach FWD
-
G Mikautadze FWD
-
T Oluwaseyi FWD
-
T Buchanan FWD
-
H. López Cortés FWD
-
N Pépé FWD
-
A Pérez FWD
-