Racing Santander vs Espanyol — La Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 8′Racing Santander, yellow card:
- 17′Espanyol, yellow card:
- 40′Espanyol, VAR review:Penalty cancelled
- Half-time
- 62′Espanyol, goal:0–1assist
- 67′Racing Santander, yellow card:
- 67′Racing Santander, substitution:off
- 67′Racing Santander, substitution:off
- 69′Racing Santander, goal:1–1assist
- 69′Espanyol, yellow card:
- 70′Espanyol, yellow card:
- 76′Espanyol, substitution:off
- 76′Espanyol, substitution:off
- 82′Racing Santander, substitution:off
- 82′Racing Santander, substitution:off
- 84′Racing Santander, goal:2–1assist
- 85′Espanyol, substitution:off
- 85′Espanyol, substitution:off
- 88′Racing Santander, substitution:off
- 89′Espanyol, yellow card:
- 90′Espanyol, yellow card:
- 90+5′Espanyol, substitution:off
- 90+7′Racing Santander, yellow card:
- Full-time2 – 1
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Match report
Racing Santander come from behind to beat Espanyol 2-1
Racing Santander beat Espanyol 2-1 at El Sardinero in La Liga on Matchday 10, scoring twice in the final 28 minutes to overturn a deficit. The match was goalless at half-time, with the home side holding the greater share of the ball and the chances, yet it was the visitors who struck first.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Espanyol went ahead in the 62nd minute when Edu Expósito finished from a Javi Hernández assist, making it 0-1. Racing responded within seven minutes, Jeanuël Belocian equalising in the 69th minute from a Sergio Canales assist to make it 1-1.
Yassir Zabiri scored what proved the winner in the 84th minute, set up by Álvaro Mantilla, to make it 2-1. Racing had 23 shots to Espanyol's 11, with nine on target to one, and 55% of possession to 45%. The result ended a run of four games without a win for Racing and lifted them from 18th to 11th, while Espanyol dropped from 17th to 18th.
Both sides turn to the Copa del Rey next: Espanyol travel to Sestao River on Tuesday, and Racing visit Ribadesella CF on Thursday.
Edu Expósito scored Espanyol's goal, his side's opener in the 62nd minute, and was the top-rated performer on the pitch with a rating of 7.88, despite finishing on the losing side.
Racing Santander put nine of their 23 shots on target, while Espanyol managed just one effort on target from their 11 attempts.
Racing Santander beat Espanyol 2–1 (half-time 0–0).
Racing Santander met Espanyol in the La Liga (Regular Season - 10). Kick-off was Saturday, 24 October 2026, 14:15 UTC at El Sardinero. Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano. Attendance: 21,437.
Team pages: Racing Santander · Espanyol · La Liga
Key moments
- 62' Goal: Edu Expósito (assist: Javi Hernández) — 0–1
- 69' Goal: Jeanuël Belocian (assist: Sergio Canales) — 1–1
- 84' Goal: Yassir Zabiri (assist: Álvaro Mantilla) — 2–1
Starting line-ups
Racing Santander (4-2-3-1)
Espanyol (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Racing Santander 46%, the draw 25%, Espanyol 29%. It finished Racing Santander 2–1 Espanyol.
Home advantage gives Racing Santander a slight edge — Our strength rating has almost nothing between the sides, 1568 to Espanyol's 1605, so Racing Santander's home advantage is the main reason we give them 46%, helped by home sides generally doing well in La Liga. The draw starts at 27% for sides this level and drops to 25% because both teams' recent games average 3.4 goals.
Why Racing Santander in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1568 to 1605. Sides this close won 42.4% of 15,607 home games (draw 27.2%, visitors 30.4%). La Liga home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (28.3% vs 30.0%). La Liga homes won 46.6% of 6,170 games vs 44.6% across all 107,859 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 46%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 25% and Espanyol at 29%.
Why the draw at 25%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.4 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 18,375. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Racing Santander are unbeaten in their last 9 home league games: 7 wins and 2 draws. The run began on 1 April 2026. Last recorded home league defeat: 21 March 2026 — Racing Santander 0–4 Albacete. Latest home league result: 11 October 2026 — Racing Santander 2–2 Valencia. Across 16,094 historical matches following an unbeaten home league run of at least six games, hosts won 55.4%, compared with 54.5% expected from team strength. Racing Santander are newly promoted — game 10 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides are said to struggle, but our rating already carries most of it: across 3,012 first-ten games since 2016 they won 26.8% where the rating expected 28.1% — inside the noise band, below it in six of the ten full seasons we hold and about level last season. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Racing Santander vs Espanyol final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this La Liga fixture.
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- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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