Racing Santander vs Alavés
Racing Santander host Alavés in La Liga matchweek 5: Sat 12 Sep, 14:00 CEST (12 Sep 21:00 KST) at Estadio El Sardinero. Referee not yet appointed at time of writing.
The last 1 league meetings: Racing 1 wins, 0 draws, Alavés 0 wins; the most recent was Racing 2–1 Alavés in 2026/09. Last five games in all competitions: Racing W2 D1 L2, Alavés W3 D1 L1. Alavés have won 37.3% of 83 games under the condition "Humidity 80% or more", above their 29.4% over the same window. Alavés have won 37.9% of 66 games under the condition "Rain or drizzle", above their 29.4% over the same window. Absentees: Racing Andrés Martín; Alavés F. Garcés, M. Rodriguez (as of 2026-09-14).
Key numbers
| Metric / unit | Racing | Alavés |
|---|---|---|
| Positionpoints | 10th · 7 | 3rd · 10 |
| W–D–L5 games | 2–1–2 | 3–1–1 |
| Goals for / againstper game | 1.80 / 1.80 | 2.20 / 1.00 |
| xG / xGAper game | 1.34 / 1.14 | 1.48 / 0.92 |
| Possession% | 47.2 | 44.5 |
| Shots / on targetper game | 11.2 / 4 | 13.5 / 5 |
| 2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record | 59.5% Segunda 25–7–10 | 28.9% 11–10–17 |
| Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-18 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–1 |
xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Racing +0.66, Alavés +0.08 (per game)
- Racing outAndrés Martín(Knee Injury) / doubtful: S. Eriksson(Shoulder Injury) · as of 2026-09-14
- Alavés outF. Garcés(Suspended) · M. Rodriguez(Ankle Injury) / doubtful: Toni Martínez(Foot Injury)
- ManagersJose Lopez — league 4 games win rate 25.0% · Quique Sanchez Flores — league 23 games win rate 39.1% · first league meeting between the two managers
- Last matchRacing 7 days ago LaLiga away Rayo 2–3 · Alavés 6 days ago LaLiga home Osasuna 5–2
Last five games
Racing Santander
| Opponent | Venue | Result | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayo | away | 2–3L | 0.48 |
| Elche | home | 3–2W | 1.72 |
| Getafe | away | 0–1L | 1.31 |
| Villarreal | home | 2–2D | 1.87 |
| CádizSegunda | home | 4–1W | 2.93 |
Alavés
| Opponent | Venue | Result | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osasuna | home | 5–2W | 1.20 |
| Villarreal | home | 1–0W | 0.81 |
| Rayo | away | 1–1D | 2.00 |
| Getafe | home | 3–0W | 1.93 |
| Rayo | home | 1–2L | 1.63 |
Alavés 16 straight games scoring · all competitions · no xG for cup and European games
Head-to-head
- Racing2–1Alavés
Full head-to-head record and fixture profile →
Estadio El Sardinero H2H 1 games Racing 1W 0D 0L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win
Conditional data
Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.
- 37.3%Humidity 80% or more Alavés win rate83 games · usual 29.4%
- 37.9%Rain or drizzle Alavés win rate66 games · usual 29.4%
- 36.0%After last result Alavés win rate50 games · usual 30.3% · since 2022-23
The other side. win rate after conceding first: Racing 0.0%, Alavés 6.8% · absentees per game Racing 1.4, Alavés 2.4.
A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points
| Condition | Racing | Alavés |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 14:00 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18 | —1 games · sample too small | -12.7p24 games · usual 29.4% |
| Weekend afternoon kick-offWin rate · Racing home / Alavés away | —1 games · sample too small | -15.8p44 games · usual 29.4% |
| After last resultRacing W / Alavés L · since 2022-23 | —1 games · sample too small | +5.7p50 games · usual 30.3% |
| Temperature 20°C or morewin rate · forecast °C | —4 games · sample too small | -2.7p75 games · usual 29.4% |
| Humidity 80% or morewin rate · forecast % | — | +7.9p83 games · usual 29.4% |
| Rain or drizzleWin rate | — | +8.5p66 games · usual 29.4% |
| September gamesWin rate | —2 games · sample too small | +1.2p36 games · usual 29.4% |
| Estadio El Sardinero awaywin rate · any opponent | — | —1 games · sample too small |
| Estadio El Sardinero rain frequencyrain or drizzle · % of home games | 0.0 | — |
B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Racing 40.0% / Alavés 30.3%
| items | Racing | Alavés |
|---|---|---|
| After scoring firstWin rate | 33.3%3 games · 1 losses | 59.3%54 games · 8 losses |
| After conceding firstWin rate | —1 games · sample too small | 6.8% -23.5p59 games · usual 30.3% |
| Leading at 75 minutesWin rate | 100.0%1 games | 82.4%34 games |
| Led but failed to win / won from behindgames | 2 / 0 | 23 / 5 |
| Average time of first substitutionmin | 44 | 56.4 |
| Goals by substitutes% of team goals | 0.0 0/7 | 16.4 20/122 |
| Average time of first booking / games with nonemin / % | 31.2 / 20.0 | 42.9 / 5.9 |
| Games with 3+ yellow cardsWin rate | —1 games · sample too small | +5.1p55 games · usual 29.4% |
| Penalties won / concededper game | 0.40 / 0.00 | 0.21 / 0.21 |
| Penalties scoredscored/taken | 1 / 2 | 19 / 25 |
| Goals for / against from 76th minute% of all goals | 0.0 / 37.5 | 26.6 / 28.8 |
| Failed to score / clean sheets% | 20.0 / 0.0 | 31.9 / 22.7 |
C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 4 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals
| items | Racing | Alavés |
|---|---|---|
| Shots inside / outside the boxper game | 7 / 4.5 | 7.8 / 5.8 |
| Shots blockedper game | 3.5 | 1.8 |
| Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game | 14.5 / 6.2 / 7.5 | 10 / 4 / 7.2 |
| Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented | 4 / -0.58 | 3.2 / -0.58 |
| Corners won / concededper game | 5.8 / 9.2 | 5.2 / 5.5 |
| Offsides / fouls wonper game | 2 / 15.5 | 2.8 / 12 |
| Passes / accuracyper game / % | 410 / 81 | 321 / 80 |
D. Player conditions since 2022-23 · both samples 10+ games
| Player · condition | When true | When not | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Martínez (Alavés) scoresteam win rate | 50.0%16 games | 21.2%52 games | +28.8p |
| Carlos Benavídez (Alavés) startingteam win rate · conceded | 52.6% · 1.2619 games | 26.3% · 1.399 games | +26.3p |
| Pablo Ibáñez (Alavés) startingteam win rate · conceded | 34.4% · 1.4732 games | 30.0% · 1.210 games | +4.4p |
| Denis Suárez (Alavés) startingteam win rate · conceded | 31.2% · 1.3816 games | 33.3% · 1.4624 games | -2.1p |
| Abderrahman Rebbach (Alavés) bookedown rating | 6.4513 games | 6.820 games | -0.35 |
| N. Tenaglia (Alavés) bookedown rating | 6.8219 games | 7.0566 games | -0.23 |
E. Individual numbers
| items | Racing | Alavés |
|---|---|---|
| Shot conversion · minutes per goalleague since 2022-23 | Y. Zabiri 100.0% · 69minAndrés Martín 14.3% · 239min | Toni Martínez 15.0% · 221minL. Boyé 27.8% · 146min / N. Tenaglia 12.2% · 1282min |
| Record vs this opponentsince 2017-18 · apps G A rating | — | — |
| Key passesseason total | Iñigo Vicente 12 · Andrés Martín 6 · G. Puerta 4 | Denis Suárez 7 · A. Perez 6 · Toni Martínez 4 |
| Fouls won / committedseason total | Iñigo Vicente 10 · G. Puerta 9 · J. Salinas 6 / G. Puerta 10 · Y. Zabiri 8 · F. Gonzalez 6 | L. Boyé 8 · Pablo Ibáñez 7 · Toni Martínez 5 / Antonio Blanco 10 · Abderrahman Rebbach 8 · L. Boyé 7 |
| Duel win %20+ duels · % | Iván Martín 75 · Pablo Ramón 65 · J. Salinas 58 | Jonny Castro 62 · A. Perez 62 · N. Tenaglia 53 |
| Tackles+interceptions / dribbles won–triedseason total | J. Salinas 21 · Pablo Ramón 15 · A. Mantilla 14 / Iñigo Vicente 7–12 · Andrés Martín 5–11 · Canales 4–7 | Antonio Blanco 19 · Abderrahman Rebbach 18 · N. Tenaglia 13 / A. Perez 9–12 · M. Díaz 5–8 · Abderrahman Rebbach 5–13 |
| Home/away ratingsince 2022-23 · 10+ games each | — | Jonny Castro 6.83/6.58 · N. Tenaglia 7.1/6.87 · L. Boyé 6.99/6.75 |
Order is always home team (Racing) then away team (Alavés) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown as — · ratings are API-Football official ratings
F. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded
League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games
vs Alavés · when playing —
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League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games
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05How the numbers are compiled
- Source
- API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats, absentees) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
- Sample
- La Liga 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (— below that)
- Match scope
- Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
- Updated
- 2026.09.14 13:07 UK
This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.