La Liga · 2026Full timeFull-time analysis
22Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricRacing de SantanderVillarreal
Shots17 shots 12 shots
Shots on target3 shots7 shots
Expected goals1.87 xG 0.67 xG
Possession41%59%
Corners6 corners10 corners
Fouls14 fouls14 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Carlos Romero · Villarreal · 68′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAndrés Martín · Racing de Santander · 14′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPape Gueye · Villarreal · 45′ · 0.02 xG · goalNicolas Pépé · Villarreal · 68′ · 0.02 xG · on targetGustavo Puerta · Racing de Santander · 2′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGustavo Puerta · Racing de Santander · 6′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAndrés Martín · Racing de Santander · 18′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGeorges Mikautadze · Villarreal · 78′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGeorges Mikautadze · Villarreal · 5′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSergio Canales · Racing de Santander · 6′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGeorges Mikautadze · Villarreal · 9′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAndrés Martín · Racing de Santander · 34′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Pépé · Villarreal · 45′ · 0.04 xG · goalSergio Canales · Racing de Santander · 58′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAlvaro Mantilla · Racing de Santander · 33′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedManu Hernando · Racing de Santander · 82′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAndrés Martín · Racing de Santander · 45′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedGeorges Mikautadze · Villarreal · 8′ · 0.08 xG · on targetSergio Martinez · Racing de Santander · 34′ · 0.08 xG · goalSergio Canales · Racing de Santander · 52′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMaguette Gueye · Racing de Santander · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAyoze Pérez · Villarreal · 45′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedAndrés Martín · Racing de Santander · 53′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedTajon Buchanan · Villarreal · 65′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedSantiago Mouriño · Villarreal · 60′ · 0.13 xG · on targetAsier Villalibre · Racing de Santander · 33′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedAlvaro Mantilla · Racing de Santander · 51′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedAyoze Pérez · Villarreal · 54′ · 0.27 xG · on targetAndrés Martín · Racing de Santander · 21′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Racing de Santander: 17 shots, 3 on target, 2.02 xG. Villarreal: 12 shots, 7 on target, 0.89 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Andrés Martín · Racing de Santander · 21′Sergio Martinez · Racing de Santander · 34′Nicolas Pépé · Villarreal · 45′Pape Gueye · Villarreal · 45′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Racing de Santander 2.02 xG · Villarreal 0.89 xG.

Full time

What the match recorded

Racing de Santander and Villarreal drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Racing de Santander – Villarreal): shots 17–12, shots on target 3–7, expected goals 1.87–0.67, possession 41%–59%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

Last 5 meetings

1Racing de Santander
0Draws
0Villarreal
Racing de SantanderVillarreal · Copa del Rey21

Limited historical context

PitchMath holds only part of the history for this match.

Current-season evidence is below the threshold and the previous-season record is incomplete, so only what is actually stored is shown.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Racing de Santander1 matches
  • Villarreal1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Racing de Santander

No trustworthy previous-season profile is stored for this club.

Villarreal

Competition
La Liga
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.89 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.21 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.54 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.21 xG/match
  • Shots12 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.8 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.53 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.87 shots/match
  • Possession44.5%
  • Corners4.18 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.89 corners/match
  • Cards2.36 cards/match
  • Fouls11.9 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency21%
  • Scoring frequency84%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailableunavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 16 Aug 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4