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LA LIGA Matchweek 5

Racing Santander vs Alavés

Match data · Estadio El Sardinero Updated

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).

Last 1 meetings1 · 0 · 0Racing W · D · Alavés WLast meeting Racing 2–1 Alavés (2026.09)
H2H 1 games, average3.00 goals3+ goals 100.0% · red cards 0x · league average 2.59 goals
Win rate this season40.0% / 60.0%Racing / Alavés5 games · last season 59.5% (2nd tier) / 28.9%

Key numbers

Key numbers, both teams
Metric / unitRacingAlavés
Positionpoints10th · 73rd · 10
W–D–L5 games2–1–23–1–1
Goals for / againstper game1.80 / 1.802.20 / 1.00
xG / xGAper game1.34 / 1.141.48 / 0.92
Possession%47.244.5
Shots / on targetper game11.2 / 413.5 / 5
2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record59.5% Segunda 25–7–1028.9% 11–10–17
Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-181–0–00–0–1

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

2W 1D 2L
Scored 11Conceded 9Clean sheets 0
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
Rayoaway2–3L0.48
Elchehome3–2W1.72
Getafeaway0–1L1.31
Villarrealhome2–2D1.87
CádizSegundahome4–1W2.93

Alavés

3W 1D 1L
Scored 11Conceded 5Clean sheets 2
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
Osasunahome5–2W1.20
Villarrealhome1–0W0.81
Rayoaway1–1D2.00
Getafehome3–0W1.93
Rayohome1–2L1.63

Alavés 16 straight games scoring · all competitions · no xG for cup and European games

Head-to-head

  1. Racing2–1Alavés

Estadio El Sardinero H2H 1 games Racing 1W 0D 0L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win

Conditional data

Beneath the surface

Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.

  1. 37.3%Humidity 80% or more Alavés win rate83 games · usual 29.4%
  2. 37.9%Rain or drizzle Alavés win rate66 games · usual 29.4%
  3. 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

Timing and context
ConditionRacingAlavés
Saturday 14:00 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-181 games · sample too small -12.7p24 games · usual 29.4%
Weekend afternoon kick-offWin rate · Racing home / Alavés away1 games · sample too small -15.8p44 games · usual 29.4%
After last resultRacing W / Alavés L · since 2022-231 games · sample too small +5.7p50 games · usual 30.3%
Temperature 20°C or morewin rate · forecast °C4 games · sample too small -2.7p75 games · usual 29.4%

B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Racing 40.0% / Alavés 30.3%

Game management
itemsRacingAlavés
After scoring firstWin rate33.3%3 games · 1 losses59.3%54 games · 8 losses
After conceding firstWin rate1 games · sample too small6.8% -23.5p59 games · usual 30.3%
Leading at 75 minutesWin rate100.0%1 games82.4%34 games
Led but failed to win / won from behindgames2 / 023 / 5
Average time of first substitutionmin4456.4

C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 4 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals

Shots and defensive shape
itemsRacingAlavés
Shots inside / outside the boxper game7 / 4.57.8 / 5.8
Shots blockedper game3.51.8
Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game14.5 / 6.2 / 7.510 / 4 / 7.2
Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented4 / -0.583.2 / -0.58

D. Player conditions since 2022-23 · both samples 10+ games

Player conditions
Player · conditionWhen trueWhen notGap
Toni Martínez (Alavés) scoresteam win rate50.0%16 games21.2%52 games+28.8p
Carlos Benavídez (Alavés) startingteam win rate · conceded52.6% · 1.2619 games26.3% · 1.399 games+26.3p
Pablo Ibáñez (Alavés) startingteam win rate · conceded34.4% · 1.4732 games30.0% · 1.210 games+4.4p
Denis Suárez (Alavés) startingteam win rate · conceded31.2% · 1.3816 games33.3% · 1.4624 games-2.1p

E. Individual numbers

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itemsRacingAlavés
Shot conversion · minutes per goalleague since 2022-23Y. Zabiri 100.0% · 69minAndrés Martín 14.3% · 239minToni 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 totalIñigo Vicente 12 · Andrés Martín 6 · G. Puerta 4Denis Suárez 7 · A. Perez 6 · Toni Martínez 4

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

Started
Off the bench
Did not play

vs Alavés · when playing

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started
Off the bench
Did not play

vs Racing · when playing

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.

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