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Racing Santander – Espanyol

Racing Santander beat Espanyol 2–1 (La Liga, 24 Oct 2026). Goals: Edu Expósito 62', J. Belocian 69', M. Zabiri 84'. Cards: 8 yellow. Below: the match report, then the table, form and head-to-head before kick-off.

Racing SantanderFinal score: 2–1Espanyol

Cards (yellow counts 1, red 2; a red after a second yellow counts 2 in all): 7

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Goals and cards

Racing SantanderEspanyol
yellow card Iñigo Vicente8'
17'yellow card Pol Lozano
43'yellow card José Manuel González Álvarez
62'Edu Expósito (assist Javier Hernandez)
yellow card Pablo Ramón67'
J. Belocian (assist Sergio Canales)69'
70'yellow card Urko González
M. Zabiri (assist Álvaro Mantilla)84'
89'yellow card Javi Puado
90'yellow card Edu Expósito
yellow card Jorge Salinas90+7'

Line-ups

Racing Santander

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach José Alberto López

  1. Julen Agirrezabala
  2. Álvaro Mantilla
  3. Pablo Ramón
  4. J. Belocian
  5. Jorge Salinas
  6. M. Prati
  7. Iván Martín
  8. Andrés Martín
  9. Sergio Canales
  10. Iñigo Vicente
  11. M. Zabiri

Substitutes used

  • 67' Pablo García (for Andrés Martín)
  • 67' Iker Luque (for M. Prati)
  • 82' Pedro Felipe (for Pablo Ramón)
  • 82' André Almeida (for Sergio Canales)
  • 88' M. Gueye (for Iñigo Vicente)

Espanyol

Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Manolo González

  1. Ángel Fortuño
  2. O. El Hilali
  3. V. Drkušić
  4. L. Cabrera
  5. Q. Hartman
  6. Javier Hernandez
  7. Edu Expósito
  8. Pol Lozano
  9. Bryan Zaragoza
  10. Roberto Fernández
  11. Álex Calatrava

Substitutes used

  • 76' Javi Puado (for Bryan Zaragoza)
  • 76' T. Dolan (for Javier Hernandez)
  • 85' Marcos Fernández (for Álex Calatrava)
  • 85' Urko González (for Pol Lozano)
  • 90+5' Unai Núñez (for V. Drkušić)

Match numbers

Racing SantanderEspanyol
3Yellow cards5
0Red cards0
23Shots11
9Shots on target1
9Corners4
55%Possession45%
10Fouls17
1Offsides4
2.50Expected goals (xG)0.62

Top ratings

Racing Santander

  1. M. Zabiri 90 min8.1
  2. J. Belocian 90 min7.8
  3. Sergio Canales 82 min7.5

Espanyol

  1. Edu Expósito 90 min8.2
  2. Ángel Fortuño 90 min7.2
  3. O. El Hilali 90 min6.9

Match ratings from the match data; players on the pitch for 60 minutes or more.

In the table

Full table
In the table
TeamPosPlayedPointsForm
Racing Santander17th98Form: win, loss, loss, draw, loss.
Espanyol16th98Form: win, loss, loss, draw, loss.
Racing SantanderEspanyol
1.4Scored per match1.2
2.8Conceded per match1.3
7 / 9Games with 3+ goals5 / 9
6 / 9Games both teams scored in6 / 9
5.4Cards per match6.0

From this season's league games before this match, not a prediction.

Form: the last 5 league games

Racing Santander

Racing Santander
DateMatchScore
18 OctOsasuna – Racing Santander2–0 Form: loss.
11 OctRacing Santander – Valencia2–2 Form: draw.
19 SepCelta – Racing Santander5–0 Form: loss.
16 SepBarcelona – Racing Santander7–2 Form: loss.
12 SepRacing Santander – Alavés2–1 Form: win.

Espanyol

Espanyol
DateMatchScore
17 OctEspanyol – Atlético Madrid0–1 Form: loss.
9 OctMálaga – Espanyol1–1 Form: draw.
18 SepEspanyol – Elche1–3 Form: loss.
15 SepRayo Vallecano – Espanyol2–1 Form: loss.
12 SepOsasuna – Espanyol0–2 Form: win.

Head-to-head

These two have not met in the league in our data yet.

Referee

Jesus Gil Manzano

Fewer than 3 league games for him this season, so no season numbers yet.

See also

Racing Santander: club page Espanyol: club page La Liga: table and matches All coming matches

League games from our data: the table, the form and the head-to-head before this match. History only, never a prediction.

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