Racing Santander 3-2 Elche: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 3

Racing Santander

3 : 2

Elche

Y. Zabiri15', 21', 36'

78'Buba Sangare
79'F. Nino

Estadio El SardineroC. MunizCapacity 22,271Fri, 28 Aug 202619:00

Racing Santander4-2-3-1

Line ups

5-4-1Elche Elche crest

Assistant

Pablo Álvarez

Assistant

Jon López

Assistant

Pablo Álvarez

Substitutions

59'
117.5
A. Martin
186.5
M. Prati
69'
2110.03
Y. Zabiri
127.0
A. Villalibre
69'
107.6A
I. Vicente
76.2
G. Guliashvili
85'
206.3
S. Canales
146.5
M. Gueye

Unused

Assistant

Jon López

Substitutions

46'
295.9
A. Houary
96.9
E. Ponce
46'
86.2
M. Aguado
207.0A
Tete Morente
62'
66.3
P. Bigas
476.2
J. Morcillo
69'
106.3
F. Buonanotte
216.3A
L. Cepeda
84'
26.9
Buba Sangare
177.0
Josan

Unused

Home

Pedro Felipe
Hamstring Injury
Out

Away

A. Boayar
Muscle Injury
Out
Y. Santiago
Knee Injury
Out

Player of the match

Yassir Zabiri

Attacker · Racing Santander

10.0

This match

Attacking

Goals3

Assists0

Shots3

Shots on target3

Shot accuracy100%

Offsides1

Build-up

Passes8

Pass accuracy63%

Defending

Tackles1

Duels won2 · 40%

Fouls won/made0 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Julen AgirrezabalaG	5	2	1,52	-0,48	14/20	3/9
Matías DituroG	3	3	1,97	-1,03	25/35	5/15

Live stats

Possession & Passing

40%Possession60%

380Total passes557

80%Pass accuracy87%

5Corners10

Attack

13Shots18

6On target7

4Off target5

3Blocked shots6

Box & Quality

9Shots in box9

4Shots out box9

1.5xG1.1

-0.8Goals prevented-0.8

Defense & Discipline

5Goalkeeper saves3

3Offsides1

17Fouls19

2Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,93xG0,16

8Shots5

4On target2

3Big chances0

15Touches in box10

46%Possession54%

3Corners0

Second half

0,57xG0,90

5Shots13

2On target5

2Big chances1

6Touches in box17

34%Possession66%

2Corners10

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Racing Santander

1.5013940%

91% open play9% set piece

Elche

1.06181360%

54% open play46% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

31 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Racing Santander1,50 xG · 3 scored

Elche1,06 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Racing Santander26

Open play 25Defensive 1

Elche33

Open play 21Set piece 6Dribble 2Foul won 4

Momentum

23 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Racing Santander40% pressure

Elche60% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-2

100%Draw 0%0%

1.50xG1.06

13Shots18

9On target13

Momentum

90' Saved Lucas Cepeda 0.04 xG · Free kick · Left foot

Shot map

13 v 18

Racing Santander shoot right, Elche left. Bigger dot = better chance.

RSRacing SantanderELCElchegoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

22 on target · 5 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Racing SantanderElchegoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Racing SantanderDefensive line 31%

ElcheDefensive line 49%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Racing SantanderUntil 59'

Most-connected pair: Vicente and Canales, 15 passes between them.

ElcheUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Chust and Bigas, 19 passes between them.

Tactical battle

37control63

Fernando Niño

9 touches in box

In possession

33,3%Field tilt66,7%

10Passes into box15

32Progressive passes29

3Carries into final third15

12Chances created10

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

13,03Press intensity (PPDA)6,95

8High turnovers12

3Regains within 5s9

32,3sBall recovery time19,8s

15Interceptions17

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

73Carries184

795mCarry distance2234m

7Progressive carries23

359mProgressive carry distance1145m

2Carries into the box1

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

5Take-ons won7

11Take-ons attempted23

580mProgressive pass distance531m

5Through balls6

2Switches of play11

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,96Expected threat (xT)1,39

3,27Action value (VAEP)2,14

26Shot-creating actions33

6Goal-creating actions4

1,44Expected assisted goals0,80

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,1Passes per attack5,1

9,3sAttack duration17,7s

2,71 m/sAttack directness1,74 m/s

2Build-up attacks7

7Direct attacks9

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

21Touches in box27

42Final third entries59

4Big chances1

2,18xG on target1,90

1Big chances missed1

Passing

2/7 (29%)Crosses9/28 (32%)

12/31 (39%)Long balls26/52 (50%)

15Throw-ins9

19Free kicks17

7Goal kicks4

Duels

49Total51

39/78 (50%)Ground39/78 (50%)

12/27 (44%)Aerial15/27 (56%)

5/11 (45%)Dribbles8/20 (40%)

9Dispossessed5

Defending

47Recoveries48

6Interceptions7

17Tackles15

41%Tackles won67%

43Clearances14

3Big chances scored0

2Big saves2

0Errors led to goal2

0Errors led to shot1

7,39Average rating6,81

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Racing SantanderThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 76-90

ElcheThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

75%1+ goal75%

75%2+ goals50%

13%3+ goals13%

They concede

100%1+ goal88%

75%2+ goals50%

38%3+ goals50%

25%4+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 3-2 (H)·worst 2-7 (A)

best 3-1 (A)·worst 0-5 (H)

Match summary

Racing Santander beat Elche 3-2 at Estadio El Sardinero in La Liga. Racing Santander led 3-0 at half-time. Scorers: Y. Zabiri (15', 21', 36') for Racing Santander; Buba Sangare (78'), F. Nino (79') for Elche. In their last 7 meetings, Racing Santander have won 3, Elche 3, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.