Real Racing Club de Santander 2 - 1 Deportivo Alavés — Highlights & Result
Primera Division
·
(1 month ago)
· MD 5
Match report
Real Racing Club de Santander finished far lower than Deportivo Alavés in the previous season, when Alavés took 14th place with 43 points, yet this matchday 5 encounter on 12 September 2026 reversed that hierarchy. V. Koski opened the scoring for Alavés in the 18th minute before Y. Zabiri equalised in the 38th minute with an assist from I. Vicente. Y. Zabiri added a second goal in the 53rd minute, assisted by J. Salinas, to complete the turnaround. André Almeida received a red card for Santander in the 89th minute, while Yassir Zabiri earned an 8.7 rating and Abderrahman Rebbach reached 7.5.
Santander entered this Primera Division fixture from 13th place with four points and a goal difference of negative one, following a recent sequence that included a 3-2 home win against Elche. Alavés arrived sitting 2nd in the table with 10 points and a goal difference of plus seven, carrying an unbeaten four-match run that featured a 5-2 victory over Osasuna. Despite generating 16 total shots and eight shots on target compared to Santander's 11 shots and four attempts on target, Alavés could not preserve their lead against 57 percent possession from the hosts.
This outcome lifted Santander five positions up the table to 8th place, leaving them five points behind the leaders. Meanwhile, Alavés dropped from the upper tier and sit two points behind the top-ranked side, Barça, who currently lead the 20-team division with 12 points.
Santander next play away at Barça on 16 September 2026.
Santander entered this Primera Division fixture from 13th place with four points and a goal difference of negative one, following a recent sequence that included a 3-2 home win against Elche. Alavés arrived sitting 2nd in the table with 10 points and a goal difference of plus seven, carrying an unbeaten four-match run that featured a 5-2 victory over Osasuna. Despite generating 16 total shots and eight shots on target compared to Santander's 11 shots and four attempts on target, Alavés could not preserve their lead against 57 percent possession from the hosts.
This outcome lifted Santander five positions up the table to 8th place, leaving them five points behind the leaders. Meanwhile, Alavés dropped from the upper tier and sit two points behind the top-ranked side, Barça, who currently lead the 20-team division with 12 points.
Santander next play away at Barça on 16 September 2026.
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Match stats
Santander v Alavés
57%
Possession
43%
2.01
Expected goals (xG)
1.98
11
Shots
16
4
Shots on target
8
9
Shots inside the box
10
4
Corners
6
456
Passes
334
79%
Pass accuracy
75%
7
Saves
2
16
Fouls
17
2
Offsides
9
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Red cards
0
Lineups & player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Julen Agirrezabala · Santander
90'
· 7 saves
Key moments
- 7' 🟨 Nahuel Tenaglia · Alavés
- 8' 🟨 Pablo Ibáñez · Alavés
- 18' ⚽ V. Koski · Alavés
- 35' 🟨 Yassir Zabiri · Santander
- 38' ⚽ Y. Zabiri · assist I. Vicente · Santander
- 53' ⚽ Y. Zabiri · assist J. Salinas · Santander
- 62' 🟨 Jorge Salinas · Santander
- 62' 🟨 Antonio Blanco · Alavés
- 89' 🟥 André Almeida · Santander
Santander
4-2-3-1- 13 Julen Agirrezabala 90' 8.7
- 2 Alvaro Mantilla (c) 90' 6.5
- 5 Pablo Ramón 90' 6.9
- 24 Jeanuël Belocian 90' 6.6
- 17 Jorge Salinas 🅰️ 🟨 90' 7.5
- 23 Iván Martín 90' 6.9
- 18 Matteo Prati 84' 6.6
- 10 Iñigo Vicente 🅰️ 84' 8.2
- 20 Sergio Canales 74' 6.9
- 21 Yassir Zabiri ⚽ ⚽ 🟨 74' 8.7
- 15 Pablo García 65' 6.3
- 8 André Almeida · sub 🟥 24' 5.9
- 14 Maguette Gueye · sub 17' 6.3
- 12 Asier Villalibre · sub 17' 6.7
- 19 Iker Luque · sub 16' 6.7
- 7 Giorgi Guliashvili · sub 15' 6.3
- 22 Pedro Felipe · sub 1' –
Alavés
3-5-2- 1 Antonio Sivera 90' 7.3
- 16 Ville Koski ⚽ 90' 6.5
- 17 Jonny Otto 90' 7.2
- 4 Denis Suárez 90' 6.9
- 21 Abderrahman Rebbach 90' 7.5
- 15 Lucas Boyé 90' 6.3
- 7 Ángel Pérez 86' 6.3
- 8 Antonio Blanco (c) 🟨 67' 6.0
- 9 Mariano Díaz 67' 6.0
- 14 Nahuel Tenaglia 🟨 45' 6.9
- 19 Pablo Ibáñez 🟨 45' 6.3
- 2 Nicolás Valentini · sub 45' 6.9
- 23 Carlos Benavídez · sub 45' 6.3
- 10 Carles Aleñá · sub 23' 6.3
- 11 Toni Martínez · sub 23' 7.0
- 20 Aitor Mañas · sub 11' 6.5
- 22 Miguel Rodríguez · sub 1' –
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Santander
13th
in the table · 4 pts from 4
· GD -1
Alavés
2nd
in the table · 10 pts from 4
· GD +7