§ La Liga · 2026-27 · Matchday 1

Racing Santander 2–2 Villarreal

  • Martín 21' (pen.)
  • Martínez 34'
  • Gueye 45'
  • Pépé 45+1'

16 August 2026

The match in data

Racing Santander and Villarreal finished level at 2–2 on 16 August 2026, on matchday 1 of the 2026-27 La Liga.

Player of the match: Juan Foyth (Villarreal), rated 69, thanks above all to 13 final-third passes and 7 recoveries. Foyth produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

For Racing Santander, the highest-rated player was Gustavo Puerta, with 58.

69
Player of the match

Juan Foyth

Villarreal · 90'

Produced 1.12× and cost 0.26× their position's average

Added
  • 13 final-third passes 2.1×
  • 7 recoveries 1.8×
  • 75 passes 1.5×
Took away
  • 7 misplaced passes 1.1×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Racing Santander
PlayerPositionMinRating
Gustavo Puerta Midfielder 90 58
Manu Hernando Defender 74 58
Iñigo Vicente Midfielder 90 49
Pablo Ramón Defender 77 42
Sergio Martínez Midfielder 69 41
Sergio Canales Midfielder 77 38
Jorge Salinas Defender 90 35
Julen Agirrezabala Goalkeeper 90 35
Álvaro Mantilla Defender 90 33
Maguette Gueye Midfielder 21 31
Andrés Martín Midfielder 90 29
Asier Villalibre Forward 69 25
Yassir Zabiri Forward 21 23
Pedro Felipe Defender 16 no rating
Diego Díaz Midfielder 13 no rating
Facundo González Defender 13 no rating
Villarreal
PlayerPositionMinRating
Juan Foyth ★ Defender 90 69
Pape Gueye Midfielder 90 64
Gerard Moreno Forward 34 63
Santi Comesaña Midfielder 56 60
Nicolas Pépé Forward 77 57
Alberto Moleiro Forward 56 49
Carlos Romero Defender 90 47
Georges Mikautadze Forward 90 43
Carlos Macià Midfielder 34 41
Santiago Mouriño Defender 88 36
Ayoze Pérez Forward 56 34
Renato Veiga Defender 90 33
Luiz Júnior Goalkeeper 90 32
Tajon Buchanan Forward 34 32
Ilias Akhomach Forward 13 no rating
Alex Freeman Defender 2 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Villarreal player won the most duels?

Carlos Romero, with 12 duels won. Next: Santiago Mouriño 7, Nicolas Pépé 7.

Carlos Romero dominated individual contests for Villarreal with 12 duels won in the 2–2 draw at Racing Santander. That clearly surpassed the 7 tallied by Santiago Mouriño and Nicolas Pépé.

Which Racing Santander player recovered the most balls?

Gustavo Puerta, with 10 recoveries. Next: Jorge Salinas 6, Iñigo Vicente 5.

Gustavo Puerta posted 10 ball recoveries to lead Racing Santander in the 2–2 draw with Villarreal. Jorge Salinas followed with 6, while Iñigo Vicente registered 5.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Racing Santander 2–2 Villarreal, La Liga 2026-27. Player of the match: Juan Foyth, 69
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.