Villarreal vs Racing Santander prediction and preview
La Liga · Sunday 31 January 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Villarreal vs Racing Santander
La Liga · Sunday 31 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Villarreal vs Racing Santander preview
Villarreal welcome Racing Santander at Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal on Sunday 31 January 2027 (00:00 UTC) in La Liga. Villarreal are 9th in the table with 12 points from 11, while Racing Santander go into the round 16th, on 11 points from 11 games.
Recent form: Villarreal L-L-W-L-D, Racing Santander L-W-L-D-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Villarreal have scored 1.3 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Racing Santander average 1.0 scored and 3.3 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Villarreal won 4, 5 games were drawn and Racing Santander won 1. Those games averaged 2.2 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 16 Aug 2026, ended Racing Santander 2-2 Villarreal.
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Form and table
- VillarrealLast five: D L W L L
- Racing SantanderLast five: L D L W L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Villarreal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 12 | WLDWL |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 11 | LDLWL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Villarreal expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Péter Gulácsi, Santiago Mouriño, Renato Veiga, Alex Freeman, Carlos Macià, Tajon Buchanan, Santi Comesaña, Pape Gueye, Ayoze Pérez
Racing Santander expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Julen Agirrezabala, Jeanuël Belocian, Álvaro Mantilla, Pablo Ramón, Jorge Salinas, Iñigo Vicente, Iván Martín, Sergio Canales, Matteo Prati, Yassir Zabiri
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