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Remontada Villarreal vs Racing Santander in LaLiga

LaLiga·Round 1 Sun 16/8·18:00
Racing Santander
2-2 FT
Villarreal
  • Martín21' (pen)
  • Martínez34'
  • P. Gueye45'
  • Pepe45+1'
Campos de Sport de El Sardinero22,413 spectatorsReferee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa
Big comeback
Difficulty
64

Villarreal trailed by 2 goals, then came back to draw

  1. 34'Trailed by 2 goals
  2. 45+1'Equaliser

Why they came back

Took their chances

From minute 34: Villarreal had 9 shots to 10 for Racing Santander, so the comeback came from finishing, not pressure.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 69% of fans backed Villarreal to win, but they fell behind by 2 goals first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT21'34'45'Substitution 56'Substitution 56'Substitution 56'Substitution 77'Substitution 88'Lowest pointEqualiser
BehindLevelAheadVillarreal goal Racing Santander goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Villarreal chances, below: Racing Santander. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
VillarrealRacing Santan…04590

Match story

  1. 21'

    Martín opened the scoring for Racing Santander from the penalty spot, putting Racing Santander ahead 1-0.

  2. 34'

    Martínez extended the lead for Racing Santander, putting Racing Santander ahead 2-0.

  3. 45'

    P. Gueye pulled one back for Villarreal, assisted by Moleiro, Racing Santander still lead 2-1.

  4. 45+1'

    Pepe equalised for Villarreal, assisted by Mikautadze, to make it 2-2.

The match in numbers

Racing SantanderVillarreal
41%Possession59%
1.87Chance quality (xG)0.67
17Shots12
3On target7
2Big chances1
6Corners10
377Passes536

Top players

1
MartínRacing Santander · Right Forward
7.9
2
PepeVillarreal · Right Forward
7.6
3
MartínezRacing Santander · Central Midfield
7.5
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Racing Santander 17%Draw 14%Villarreal 69%
from 9,412 votes

Line-ups

Villarreal4-4-2
6.5 Agirrezabala 6.9 Salinas 6.7 Ramon 6.1 P. Felipe 6.1 Mantilla 7.5 Martínez 7.2 Puerta 6.6 Vicente 6.8 Canales 7.9 Martín 6.5 Villalibre 5.7 Júnior 6.3 Romero 6.9 Veiga 7.1 Foyth 5.4 Mouriño 7.0 Moleiro 7.5 P. Gueye 5.8 Comesaña 7.6 Pepe 7.4 Mikautadze 6.7 Pérez
Racing Santander4-2-3-1
Racing Santander coach: J. Lopez Villarreal coach: Pérez

Match events

Racing SantanderVillarreal
  1. ManuSubstitution · for P. Felipe
    16'
  2. MartínPenalty goal
    21'
  3. MartínezGoal
    34'
  4. P. GueyeGoal · assist: Moleiro
    45'
  5. PepeGoal · assist: Mikautadze
    45+1'
  6. FoythYellow card
    48'
  7. PuertaYellow card
    45+4'
  8. MorenoSubstitution · for Comesaña
    56'
  9. BuchananSubstitution · for Moleiro
    56'
  10. MaciáSubstitution · for Pérez
    56'
  11. J. LopezYellow card
    62'
  12. GueyeSubstitution · for Martínez
    69'
  13. Y. ZabiriSubstitution · for Villalibre
    69'
  14. P. GueyeYellow card
    72'
  15. RamonYellow card
    75'
  16. GonzalezSubstitution · for Ramon
    77'
  17. DiazSubstitution · for Canales
    77'
  18. I. AkhomachSubstitution · for Pepe
    77'
  19. MouriñoYellow card
    87'
  20. FreemanSubstitution · for Mouriño
    88'
  21. RomeroYellow card
    90+3'