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LaLiga · Matchday 13

Racing Santander vs Real Sociedad: Match Preview & Stats

Racing Santander crest Racing Santander
vs
Real Sociedad crest Real Sociedad
Campos de Sport de El Sardinero, Santander

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Our record

  • Racing Santander: 3 of 5 right
  • Real Sociedad: 6 of 8 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
LaLiga, Matchday 13
Kick-off
Venue
Campos de Sport de El Sardinero, Santander
Since last match
Racing Santander: 15 days (LaLiga) · Málaga (1‑2) Real Sociedad: 14 days (LaLiga) · Rayo Vallecano (1‑0)
Next match
Racing Santander: 5 days (LaLiga) later Real Sociedad: 4 days (Europa League) later · Crystal Palace

Last starting XI

Racing Santander 4-2-3-1

  1. 13 Agirrezabala
  2. 5 Ramón
  3. 22 Felipe
  4. 24 Belocian
  5. 17 Salinas
  6. 23 Martin
  7. 18 Prati
  8. 19 Luque
  9. 20 Canales
  10. 10 Vicente
  11. 21 Zabiri

Coach: José López at Málaga, 2-1 · LaLiga · 7 Nov

Real Sociedad 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Remiro
  2. 2 Aramburu
  3. 6 Martín
  4. 5 Zubeldia
  5. 3 Muñoz
  6. 8 Turrientes
  7. 18 Soler
  8. 14 Kubo
  9. 24 Sučić
  10. 7 Barrenetxea
  11. 9 Óskarsson

Coach: Pellegrino Matarazzo vs Rayo Vallecano, 1-0 · LaLiga · 8 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Racing Santander

  • DF Álvaro MantillaInjured · Out for the season

Real Sociedad

  • DF Aihen MuñozInjured · Late November 2026
  • DF Mamadou SarrInjured · Doubtful
  • DF Álvaro OdriozolaInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Luka SučićInjured · Doubtful
  • FW Ander BarrenetxeaInjured · Out for the season
  • FW Mikel OyarzabalInjured · Doubtful

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Racing Santander

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 3.0%
Missing minutes share 6.0%
1 player out 1 regular starter out
Key absences:
  • DF Álvaro Mantilla 3% attack · 6% mins

Real Sociedad

High impact
Missing attack share 32.0%
Missing minutes share 25.0%
6 players out 4 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • FW Mikel Oyarzabal 13% attack · 6% mins
  • MF Luka Sučić 9% attack · 5% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Racing Santander Real Sociedad
Box & Territory Pressure 44 51
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 50 46
Finishing Efficiency 45 86
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 15 41
Underlying Play Power 19 58
Racing Santander Balanced (results match underlying play)
Real Sociedad Results above play quality (running hot)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Racing Santander

When scoring first 33% won · 67% unbeaten (3 matches)
When conceding first 44% points rescued · 33% won (9 matches)
1st Half: 59% 2nd Half: 41%
First 15': 12% Last 15' (76-90'): 6%

Real Sociedad

When scoring first 80% won · 100% unbeaten (10 matches)
When conceding first 0% points rescued · 0% won (4 matches)
1st Half: 53% 2nd Half: 47%
First 15': 13% Last 15' (76-90'): 10%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Racing Santander

  1. 1. FW Yassir Zabiri 6G · 0A
    Team attack 23.0% Team shots 20.0%
  2. 2. FW Iñigo Vicente 0G · 2A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 5.0%
  3. 3. MF Sergio Canales 1G · 1A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 14.0%

Real Sociedad

  1. 1. FW Orri Óskarsson 5G · 0A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 15.0%
  2. 2. MF Gonçalo Guedes 2G · 2A
    Team attack 12.0% Team shots 15.0%
  3. 3. MF Carlos Soler 1G · 2A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 7.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Racing Santander Real Sociedad
Over 1.5 goals 10/10 9/10
Over 2.5 goals 8/10 7/10
Over 3.5 goals 4/10 4/10
Both teams scored 6/10 8/10
Clean sheet 1/10 2/10
Failed to score 3/10 0/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.4 / 2.5 2.4 / 1.3

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Racing Santander

  • W 2-1 at Málaga (A) LaLiga · 7 Nov
  • L 0-3 vs Real Madrid (H) LaLiga · 1 Nov
  • W 2-0 at Ribadesella CF (A) Copa del Rey · 29 Oct
  • W 2-1 vs Espanyol (H) LaLiga · 24 Oct
  • L 0-2 at Osasuna (A) LaLiga · 18 Oct

Real Sociedad

  • W 1-0 vs Rayo Vallecano (H) LaLiga · 8 Nov
  • D 1-1 vs Lyon (H) Europa League · 5 Nov
  • L 1-2 at Athletic Club (A) LaLiga · 1 Nov
  • W 2-1 vs Levante (H) LaLiga · 25 Oct
  • W 6-0 at Lillestrøm (A) Europa League · 22 Oct

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

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Racing Santander

Real Sociedad

Goals in each 15-minute period, LaLiga this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Racing Santander

Player G A
Yassir Zabiri 9 0
Sergio Canales 1 1
Andrés Martin (1 pen) 1 0
Iker Luque 1 0
Iván Martin 1 0

Real Sociedad

Player G A
Luka Sučić 4 0
Orri Óskarsson 4 0
Ander Barrenetxea 2 2
Mikel Oyarzabal 2 2
Gonçalo Guedes 2 1

Goals and assists in the LaLiga this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Racing Santander Real Sociedad
  • 4.8 Corners won 6.7
  • 7.5 Corners conceded 4.8
  • 2.6 Yellow cards 1.9
  • 2.5 Opponents' yellow cards 2.4

Per match in the LaLiga this season. Average per club and match: 4.9 corners, 2.2 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

Racing SantanderReal Sociedad
Attack 68 74 1.4 goals per match this season1.8 goals per match this season
Defence 0 37 2.5 conceded per match this season1.7 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.

1819Elo #114 Elo rating 1919Elo #54

Head-to-head

1Racing Santander wins
1draw
3Real Sociedad wins

5 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 22 Jan 2014 · Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 3-1 Racing Santander
  • 28 Apr 2012 · LaLiga Real Sociedad 3-0 Racing Santander
  • 18 Dec 2011 · LaLiga Racing Santander 0-0 Real Sociedad
  • 20 Mar 2011 · LaLiga Racing Santander 2-1 Real Sociedad
  • 6 Nov 2010 · LaLiga Real Sociedad 1-0 Racing Santander

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Barcelona 12 1101 48:13 +35 33
2 Real Madrid 12 1002 31:10 +21 30
3 Atlético Madrid 12 912 23:10 +13 28
4 Real Betis 12 822 20:15 +5 26
5 Real Sociedad 12 714 21:20 +1 22
6 Sevilla 12 534 17:19 -2 18
7 Athletic Club 11 443 14:10 +4 16
8 Villarreal 12 435 17:15 +2 15
9 Deportivo A Coruña 12 363 15:14 +1 15
10 Racing Santander 12 426 17:30 -13 14
11 Celta Vigo 12 273 10:10 0 13
12 Deportivo Alavés 12 345 15:17 -2 13
13 Espanyol 12 336 13:14 -1 12
14 Rayo Vallecano 11 335 15:21 -6 12
15 Getafe 12 336 8:18 -10 12
16 Osasuna 12 336 12:23 -11 12
17 Levante 12 255 15:20 -5 11
18 Elche 12 246 14:20 -6 10
19 Valencia 12 237 8:20 -12 9
20 Málaga 12 057 9:23 -14 5

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the LaLiga: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely TitleTop 4Relegated
Racing Santander 14
Real Sociedad 22

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