Real Racing Club de Santander vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona: the preview

Saturday, October 24 · Campos de Sport de El Sardinero La Liga 2026/27

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Real Racing Club de Santander #16 · 8 pts

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Real Racing Club de Santander arrives with Mohamed Zabiri carrying the attacking output, having scored seven of the team goals, yet struggles defensively through a three-match winless run that matches RCD Espanyol de Barcelona poor recent form. Both sides share identical points after eight matches, but the home side needs to rely on its prior victories at this stadium to counter an opponent that struggles significantly on the road.

Updated on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at

Key facts

  • Real Racing Club de Santander are winless in 4 games in the competition.

  • RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are winless in 4 games in the competition.

  • Yassir Zabiri scored 7 of Real Racing Club de Santander's 13 goals in the competition.

  • Roberto Fernández Jaén scored 6 of RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's 11 goals in the competition.

Current form

Securing half of its wins at Campos de Sport de El Sardinero offers Real Racing Club de Santander a path forward against an opponent that struggles to find consistency on the road.

The odds

Real Racing Club de Santander 38.8%
Draw 26.6%
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 34.5%
Real Racing Club de Santander 2.4 Draw 3.5 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2.7

Implied probability, normalised so the three add up to 100.

Market pricing reflects the identical points and poor recent form of both sides, installing Real Racing Club de Santander as slight favorites primarily due to their prior home wins while RCD Espanyol de Barcelona struggles significantly on the road.

Where they stand

Group A
Team MP GD Pts
1 FC Barcelona 9 +30 27
2 Club Atlético de Madrid 9 +11 22
3 Real Madrid CF 9 +14 21
4 Real Betis Balompié 9 +2 19
5 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 9 0 16
6 Sevilla FC 9 -2 14
7 Deportivo Alavés 9 +3 11
8 RC Celta de Vigo 9 +3 11
9 RC Deportivo La Coruña 9 +1 11
10 CA Osasuna 9 -8 11
11 Athletic Club 7 +1 9
12 Villarreal CF 9 0 9
13 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 8 -5 9
14 Getafe CF 9 -6 9
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 9 -1 8
16 Real Racing Club de Santander 9 -12 8
17 Levante UD 8 -4 7
18 Elche CF 9 -6 7
19 Valencia CF 9 -9 6
20 Málaga CF 9 -12 4

The difference-makers

Real Racing Club de Santander. With Yassir Zabiri accounting for more than half of the team goals, the attacking output relies heavily on his production while the remaining scorers have contributed only once each.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Roberto Fernández Jaén concentrates more than half of the visiting team production with six goals, mirroring the heavy reliance seen in the opposing side.

Playing style

Real Racing Club de SantanderRCD Espanyol de Barcelona
49.6% Possession 46.4%
4.8 Remates al arco 3.7
11.3 Remates totales 12.7
4.7 Corners 2.4
13.8 Fouls 16.1

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (9 and 9 respectively).

With both sides sharing nearly identical possession metrics and conceding frequently in recent weeks, the tactical battle points toward an open match governed by defensive vulnerabilities rather than midfield control.

When they settle games

Real Racing Club de Santander 13 goals

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 11 goals

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Intersecting the scoring patterns reveals that Real Racing Club de Santander concentrates most goals before halftime while RCD Espanyol de Barcelona maintains production across both halves, pointing to early defensive vulnerability as the decisive factor.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 2 matches
1Real Racing Club de Santander won
0Draws
1RCD Espanyol de Barcelona won
Goals in the head-to-head2 – 2
Matches2
Last win for Real Racing Club de Santander02/2024
Last win for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona08/2023

Latest matchups

10/2/24Segunda DivisionReal Racing Club de Santander2–0RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
19/8/23Segunda DivisionRCD Espanyol de Barcelona2–0Real Racing Club de Santander

The two prior meetings show a perfectly balanced head-to-head record with one victory per side, though Real Racing Club de Santander successfully claimed the last home encounter against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona by two goals.

Who scored in these meetings

Juan Carlos Arana 1
Peque Fernández 1
MILLA PERE 1
BRAITHWAITE MARTIN 1

4 0 · in 2 meetings

While previous encounters show rare bookings and clean disciplinary records across both sides, the scoring burden falls directly on individual names like Juan Carlos Arana for the home side and Pere Milla for the visitors.

Then they play

Real Racing Club de Santander vs Real Madrid CF 01/11 · La Liga 2026/27 Villarreal CF vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 30/10 · La Liga 2026/27
They meet again: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Racing Club de Santander · La Liga 2026/27 07/03