Racing Santander vs Villarreal CF predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The Yellow Submarine, having lost their last match against RC Lens, travel to Santander with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 1st round of the LaLiga,  Racing Santander will face Villarreal CF at Campos de Sport de El Sardinero stadium on 16 August at 15:00.

The home team, Racing Santander is currently in 10º position in the tournament with 0 points, while Villarreal CF is currently in 20º position with 0.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Racing Santander vs Villarreal CF.

Racing Santander

Racing Santander comes from playing against Cádiz CF and finished the match with a result of 4-1, with win for Racing Santander. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Yellow Submarine coached by Marcelino. In that last match between Racing Santander and Cádiz CF, Racing Santander team achieved a 48% possession of the ball, with 8 shots on goal of which 4 were goals. The goals were scored by I. Vicente, J. Arana (x2) and P. Canales.

In the last 7 matches, the team coached by José Alberto López has achieved 5 wins, 2 draws . Racing Santander average number of goals per game is 2.6 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend they have 5 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 18 goals while conceding 7 goals.

Latest statistics in Racing Santander matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/7
• Both teams to score: 6/7
• Matches conceding goals:  5
• First to score: 4/7

Villarreal CF

Villarreal CF, meanwhile, are coming off a 3-1 defeat against RC Lens, and travel to the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing Racing Santander.

In that match between Villarreal CF and RC Lens, the Yellow Submarine team achieved % ball possession, getting shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by A. Perez.

Analysing the last 7 matches, Marcelino's team has won 3, drawn 1 and lost 3. Villarreal CF average 1.9 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.6 goals per game. With this trend, they have 2 official matches without clean sheets. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 13 goals while conceding 11 goals.

Latest statistics in Villarreal CF matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/7
• Both teams to score: 5/7
• First to score: 5/7
• Draw at half-time: 4/7

Racing Santander vs Villarreal CF: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Racing Santander vs Villarreal CF prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Copa del Rey competition, in an event that took place at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero stadium on 17-12-2025 with the result of 2-1, with Racing Santander winning.

The last 5 meetings between Racing Santander and Villarreal CF have resulted in 2 wins for Racing Santander, 1 win for Villarreal CF, and 2 draws. In those matches, Racing Santander managed to score 6 goals, while Villarreal CF scored 6 goals against Racing Santander.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals