Racing Santander vs Espanyol

Match summary

Racing Santander came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Espanyol. It was goalless at half-time.

Edu Expósito put Espanyol ahead in the 62nd minute, set up by Javi Hernández, Jeanuël Belocian equalised in the 69th minute, set up by Sergio Canales, and Yassir Zabiri won it from a corner in the 84th minute, set up by Álvaro Mantilla.

The chances backed that up: Racing Santander created 2.89 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Espanyol's 0.58 from 11.

Racing Santander secured a 2-1 victory against Espanyol on La Liga matchday 10 after dominating the proceedings across the pitch. The home side controlled 55 percent of the possession and registered 23 shots, with 9 hitting the target, compared to 11 shots and just 1 on target for the visitors. Racing Santander also accumulated 9 corners, 124 attacks, 55 dangerous attacks, and 479 completed passes with an 80 percent accuracy. Espanyol managed 84 attacks, 30 dangerous attacks, and 378 passes at 77 percent accuracy, while committing 17 fouls against 10 by the hosts. Both sides received multiple cautions, totalling 3 yellow cards for Racing Santander and 4 for Espanyol.

The match remained goalless at the interval following a first half that included a VAR review in the 39th minute and yellow cards for Iñigo Vicente, Pol Lozano, and Manolo Gonzalez. The breakthrough arrived in the 62nd minute when Edu Expósito put Espanyol ahead with a right foot shot. Racing Santander responded in the 69th minute as Jeanuël Belocian equalised with a left foot shot. Yassir Zabiri then scored the winning goal in the 84th minute with a left foot shot to make it 2-1. The fixture concluded following further substitutions, late yellow cards for Javi Puado, Edu Expósito, and Jorge Salinas, and the final whistle at 90+6 minutes.