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.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Racing Santander, the highest-rated player was Manu Hernando, with 61.
Juan Foyth
Villarreal · 90'
Produced 1.12× and cost 0.26× their position's average
- 13 final-third passes 2.2×
- 7 recoveries 1.8×
- 75 passes 1.5×
- 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.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manu Hernando | Defender | 74 | 61 |
| Gustavo Puerta | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| Iñigo Vicente | Midfielder | 90 | 49 |
| Pablo Ramón | Defender | 77 | 43 |
| Sergio Martínez | Midfielder | 69 | 41 |
| Álvaro Mantilla | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Sergio Canales | Midfielder | 77 | 37 |
| Jorge Salinas | Defender | 90 | 36 |
| Julen Agirrezabala | Goalkeeper | 90 | 36 |
| Maguette Gueye | Midfielder | 21 | 35 |
| Andrés Martín | Midfielder | 90 | 31 |
| Asier Villalibre | Forward | 69 | 30 |
| Yassir Zabiri | Forward | 21 | 22 |
| Pedro Felipe | Defender | 16 | no rating |
| Diego Díaz | Midfielder | 13 | no rating |
| Facundo González | Defender | 13 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Foyth ★ | Defender | 90 | 69 |
| Pape Gueye | Midfielder | 90 | 63 |
| Gerard Moreno | Forward | 34 | 62 |
| Santi Comesaña | Midfielder | 56 | 59 |
| Nicolas Pépé | Forward | 77 | 57 |
| Carlos Romero | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Alberto Moleiro | Forward | 56 | 48 |
| Tajon Buchanan | Forward | 34 | 46 |
| Georges Mikautadze | Forward | 90 | 43 |
| Carlos Macià | Midfielder | 34 | 40 |
| Santiago Mouriño | Defender | 88 | 37 |
| Renato Veiga | Defender | 90 | 34 |
| Luiz Júnior | Goalkeeper | 90 | 33 |
| Ayoze Pérez | Forward | 56 | 33 |
| 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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