Matchday

LaLiga 26/27 · 16 Aug 2026

Real Racing Club 2–2 Villarreal

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

Expected xG
–
Actual xG
1.9 – 0.9
Goals
2 – 2

Real Racing Club deserved more from the draw, creating 1.9 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Juan Foyth, 77.1 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Juan Foyth +27.4, Santi Comesaña +23.3, Alberto Moleiro +17.6.

Well below it: Luiz Júnior −12.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Real Racing Club

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Villarreal

24 May 2026W 5–1v Atlético Madrid LaLiga
17 May 2026L 0–2at Rayo Vallecano LaLiga
13 May 2026L 2–3v Sevilla LaLiga
10 May 2026D 1–1at Mallorca LaLiga
2 May 2026W 5–1v Levante UD LaLiga

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Real Racing Club

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Andrés Martín Midfielder90101.0658.8–
Maguette Gueye Midfielder21000.0758.3–
Gustavo Puerta Midfielder90000.0656.3–
Manu Hernando Defender74000.0554.5–
Iñigo Vicente Midfielder9000–49.2–
Sergio Canales Midfielder77000.1647.3–
Pablo Ramón Defender7700–46.2–
Jorge Salinas Defender9000–43.2–
Facundo González Defender1300–41.3–
Julen Agirrezabala Goalkeeper9000–40.2−7.1
Yassir Zabiri Forward2100–37.3–
Alvaro Mantilla Defender90000.3336.5–
Asier Villalibre Forward69000.1936.4–
Pedro Felipe Defender1600–33.4–

Villarreal

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Juan Foyth Defender9000–77.1+27.4
Santi Comesaña Midfielder5600–69.1+23.3
Nicolas Pépé Forward77100.0667.4+12.7
Gerard Moreno Forward3400–66.4–
Carlos Romero Defender90000.0165.4+16.7
Carlos Maciá Midfielder3400–63.0–
Alberto Moleiro Midfielder5601–62.5+17.6
Pape Gueye Midfielder90100.0260.9+13.1
Renato Veiga Defender9000–59.6+11.0
Santiago Mouriño Defender88000.1354.3+7.5
Georges Mikautadze Forward90010.1953.1+2.9
Ayoze Pérez Forward56000.3648.1−0.1
Luiz Júnior Goalkeeper9000–37.9−12.9
Tajon Buchanan Midfielder34000.1237.3–
Ilias Akhomach Midfielder1300–36.8–
Alexander Freeman Defender200–2.7–