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Racing Santander vs Villarreal Prediction: La Liga Opener at El Sardinero
Racing Santander return to La Liga after 14 years when they host Villarreal on 16 August 2026 at El Sardinero. Promoted as 2025 26 Segunda champions under José Alberto López, they face an immediate examination against a side that finished…
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- It's week 1 of the 2026-2027 La Liga on 2026-08-16 at 16:00 GMT, when Racing Santander and Villarreal go head-to-head.
- With the data available to us, Jose Lopez and Inigo Perez have not met as managers before.
- Racing Santander have one player out: G. Guliashvili (Leg Injury) while Villarreal face no absentees.
- Our forecast has Racing Santander in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Villarreal set to counter in 4-4-2.
- Last time out, G. Puerta registered the best mark for Racing Santander - 6.3 - and Renato Veiga did likewise for Villarreal with an 6.9 score.
- Contrast in results: Racing Santander had to share the points 0-0 with Alaves, whereas Villarreal claimed victory 2-1 vs. Galatasaray.
- Racing Santander's form is 1-1-3 recently, but Villarreal are on a roll with 4-0-1 in their last 5 matches.
- Villarreal hold the upper hand H2H: of 19 meetings, they've triumphed 10 times, conceded 4 times and shared 5 draws.
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Racing Santander is going head to head with Villarreal on 16/8/2026 15:00 GMT for the Spain La Liga. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Racing Santander v Villarreal H2H statistics!