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Racing Santander 2-2 Villarreal: result and stats, La Liga

Matchday 1
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  • A. Martin21' (pen)
  • S. Martinez34'
  • 45'P. Gueye
  • 45'N. Pepe
Estadio El SardineroM. SesmaCapacity 22,271Sun, 16 Aug 202617:00
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  • G. Guliashvili portraitRacing Santander crest
    G. Guliashvili
    Leg Injury
    Out

Away

No reported injuries.

Player of the match
Nicolas Pépé headshot
Nicolas Pépé
Midfielder · Villarreal
7.9
This match
Shooting8.3Finishing5.7Creativity7.4Passing8.4Involvement6.5Defending4.3Physical5.8Dribbling10.0
Attacking
Goals1
Assists0
Shots2
Shots on target2
Shot accuracy100%
Dribbles won4
Build-up
Passes38
Key passes0
Pass accuracy87%
Defending
Tackles1
Blocks0
Interceptions0
Duels won7 · 58%
Fouls won/made1 / 0
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Agirrezaba…7.6Martínez7.3Puerta7.0Gueye7.4Mikautadze7.6Pépé7.9
Player
Julen AgirrezabalaJulen AgirrezabalaG51,03-0,9716/204/8
Luíz JúniorLuíz JúniorG31,31-0,6918/202/4

Half by half

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

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First half

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1,37xG0,31
11Shots6
2On target4
1Big chances0
17Touches in box27
42%Possession58%
2Corners7
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Second half

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0,63xG0,56
6Shots6
1On target3
1Big chances1
20Touches in box22
41%Possession59%
4Corners3

xG race

29 shots

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

0,00,61,11,72,20'15'30'45'60'75'90'Pape Gueye 45'Nicolas Pépé 45'Andrés Martin 21'Sergio Martínez 34'Racing Sant…2,01 xGVillarreal0,87 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Racing Santander crestRacing Santander2,01 xG · 2 scoredVillarreal crestVillarreal0,87 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Racing Santander34
Open play 23Set piece 5Foul won 1Rebound 3Defensive 2
Villarreal22
Open play 20Dribble 1Foul won 1

Momentum

17 swings

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

Andrés Martin 21'Sergio Martínez 34'Pape Gueye 45'Nicolas Pépé 45'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'Racing Sant…Villarreal
Racing Santander crestRacing Santander43% pressureVillarreal crestVillarreal57% pressure

Match replay

91'
2-2
0%Draw 100%0%
2.01xG0.87
17Shots12
11On target9
Momentum
Maguette Gueye portrait90' Saved Maguette Gueye 0.07 xG

Shot map

17 v 12

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

RSVILgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

20 on target · 4 scored

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

Georges Mikautadze, 9', off targetAndrés Martin, 18', off targetAsier Villalibre, 33', off targetAndrés Martin, 45', off targetÁlvaro Mantilla, 51', off targetAndrés Martin, 53', off targetTajon Buchanan, 65', off targetCarlos Romero, 68', off targetManu, 82', off target
Racing SantanderVillarrealgoalsavedoff 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 34%
30Villalibre40Martínez7Felipe45Mantilla41Agirrezab…53Ramón67Canales106Puerta99Vicente81Martín86Salinas
VillarrealDefensive line 33%
31Pérez38Moleiro39Júnior109Foyth105Veiga63Mikautadze93Romero74Pépé52Comesaña79Gueye100Mouriño

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 16'
51081720112132236

Most-connected pair: Ramón and Salinas, 6 passes between them.

VillarrealUntil 56'
1281815142010199122

Most-connected pair: Veiga and Gueye, 18 passes between them.

Tactical battle

43control57
42%Field tiltField tilt 59%15Box entriesBox entries 2614Passes into boxPasses into box 18
G. Mikautadze
G. Mikautadze
13 touches in box
Press11.6 · 6.7Territory42% · 59%Direct2.83 · 2.38Progress49 · 68Dribble10 · 14Creation34 · 22Threat0.74 · 0.91Recover9 · 12
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In possession

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41,5%Field tilt58,5%
14Passes into box18
34Progressive passes49
12Carries into final third14
7Chances created8

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

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Out of possession

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11,55Press intensity (PPDA)6,71
8High turnovers14
9Regains within 5s12
26,8sBall recovery time24,4s
22Interceptions16

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

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Carrying

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97Carries142
1390mCarry distance1838m
15Progressive carries19
857mProgressive carry distance1068m
4Carries into the box10

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

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Beating the press

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10Take-ons won14
27Take-ons attempted25
641mProgressive pass distance716m
0Through balls0
0Switches of play1

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

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Threat created

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0,74Expected threat (xT)0,91
1,63Action value (VAEP)1,37
34Shot-creating actions22
4Goal-creating actions4
0,60Expected assisted goals0,61

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

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Tempo

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2,9Passes per attack4,3
10,9sAttack duration14,0s
2,83 m/sAttack directness2,38 m/s
2Build-up attacks3
10Direct attacks10

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

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More match stats

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Attack

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36Touches in box49
49Final third entries74
2Big chances1
1,39xG on target1,42
1Big chances missed1
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Passing

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1/12 (8%)Crosses4/17 (24%)
15/33 (45%)Long balls20/30 (67%)
13Throw-ins13
13Free kicks14
7Goal kicks7
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Duels

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48Total52
44/95 (46%)Ground51/95 (54%)
11/19 (58%)Aerial8/19 (42%)
10/23 (43%)Dribbles15/26 (58%)
10Dispossessed10
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Defending

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50Recoveries48
13Interceptions7
21Tackles23
38%Tackles won57%
33Clearances29
1Big chances scored0
1Big saves1
0Errors led to shot1
1Fouled in final third2
7,34Average rating7,19

Goal profile

This season

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

Racing Santander crestShare of their matchesVillarreal crest

They score

75%1+ goal75%
75%2+ goals63%
13%3+ goals25%

They concede

100%1+ goal100%
75%2+ goals50%
38%3+ goals13%

Heaviest results

Racing Santander crestbest 3-2 (H)·worst 2-7 (A)

Villarreal crestbest 3-1 (H)·worst 2-3 (H)

Match summary

Racing Santander and Villarreal drew 2-2 at Estadio El Sardinero in La Liga. It was 2-2 at half-time. Scorers: A. Martin (21' pen), S. Martinez (34') for Racing Santander; P. Gueye (45'), N. Pepe (45') for Villarreal. In their last 6 meetings, Racing Santander have won 2, Villarreal 1, with 3 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 45%
RS45%
X45%
VIL10%

→ Double chance: Racing Santander or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Racing Santander crestShare per factorVillarreal crest
62%Head-to-head38%
50%Goals50%
56%Overall44%

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