LaLiga · Matchday 10 Match report

Racing Santander 2-1 Espanyol: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Racing Santander

2-1Full time

Espanyol

Saturday 24 October 2026, 14:15 UTC Campos de Sport de El Sardinero, Santander

Our picks against the result

10 of 13 right

Result Racing Santander win36% 2-1
Double chance Racing Santander or Espanyol (12)72% 2-1
Both teams to score Yes62% Yes
Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.559% 3 goals
More corners Racing Santander52% Racing Santander (9-4)
Yellow cards Above average 7 yellow cards · league 4.3
Yellow cards 7 yellow cards 3.5 Over69% 4.5 Over50% 5.5 Under67%
Corners Around average 13 corners · league 9.8
Corners 13 corners 8.5 Over62% 9.5 Over51% 10.5 Under60%

Match stats

Racing Santander Espanyol

2 Goals 1
3 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
9 Corners 4

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Racing Santander vs Espanyol at El Sardinero on Saturday 24 October 2026 is Matchday 10 in LaLiga, and our model goes with a home win, while the double chance covers either side winning with no draw.

Why this pick?

The pick is a Racing Santander win, and the main thing behind it is playing at El Sardinero, where our model gives the hosts a moderate edge. The strongest argument the other way is Racing's recent attacking play: shots, big chances and time in the opposition box have all come in below what LaLiga sides manage, while Espanyol sit slightly ahead on our long-run strength rating, with both clubs under the league average. No single thread decides this one — the model's overall reading does — and even then the call is narrow.

Both teams to score: Our goal model likes the matchup, and Racing's recent matches have brought goals at both ends; they give up big chances well above the league average, which points to Espanyol finding the net too.

Form guide

Racing Santander

L 0-2 at Osasuna (A) LaLiga · 18 Oct
D 2-2 vs Valencia (H) LaLiga · 11 Oct
L 0-5 at Celta Vigo (A) LaLiga · 19 Sep
L 2-7 at Barcelona (A) LaLiga · 16 Sep
W 2-1 vs Deportivo Alavés (H) LaLiga · 12 Sep

Espanyol

L 0-1 vs Atlético Madrid (H) LaLiga · 17 Oct
D 1-1 at Málaga (A) LaLiga · 9 Oct
L 1-3 vs Elche (H) LaLiga · 18 Sep
L 1-2 at Rayo Vallecano (A) LaLiga · 15 Sep
W 2-0 at Osasuna (A) LaLiga · 12 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

Racing SantanderEspanyol

Attack 68 11 1.4 goals per match this season1.2 goals per match this season

Defence 0 47 2.8 conceded per match this season1.3 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's LaLiga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.