Spain - La LigaEstadio de VallecasData current as of September 02, 2026

Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander: match statistics

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Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Rayo Vallecano plays Racing Santander in La Liga (Spain). The game is scheduled for September 5, 2026. Venue: Estadio de Vallecas.

Recent form

Rayo Vallecano has 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.33 points per game. Racing Santander has 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 1.33 points per game.

Scoring records

Rayo Vallecano scores 1.33 goals per game and allows 2.67. Racing Santander scores 1.67 and allows 1.67. Games in this league average 2.93 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 100% of Rayo Vallecano's games and 67% of Racing Santander's. The Over 2.5 rates are 67% and 67%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 57% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Racing Santander has the higher season xG average, 1.33 to 1.01 per game. Rayo Vallecano takes 8.3 shots per game, while Racing Santander takes 12.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Rayo Vallecano leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. Racing Santander leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Rayo Vallecano's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). For Racing Santander, it is minutes 16-30 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

La Liga games average 2.93 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 57% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.20)
(3.40)
(3.10)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
1.33Goals scored / game1.67
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
2.67Goals allowed / game1.67
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
43%Average possession46%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
3.67Shots on target / game4
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.33Shots per game12
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
3.67Shots on target4
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
16%Shot conversion13.9%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
43%Possession46%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
1.01xG for1.33
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
1.96xG against1.68
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander

Shooting quality

Rayo Vallecano: Counter-attackingRacing Santander: Counter-attacking
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
Accuracy (shots on target)44%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.42

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Racing Santander is 303% better for: last-5 form.

0.33 pts / game - Rayo Vallecano · 1.33 pts / game - Racing Santander

Rayo Vallecano
LDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W33% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.3Goals conceded: 2.7xG: 1.01Opponent xG: 1.96BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 67%
Racing Santander
DLW
Season result split
33% W33% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.7Goals conceded: 1.7xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.68BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 67%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Racing Santander is 26% better for: goals scored per game.

1.33 goals / game - Rayo Vallecano · 1.67 goals / game - Racing Santander

Racing Santander is 60% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.67 goals / game - Rayo Vallecano · 1.67 goals / game - Racing Santander

Rayo Vallecano scoring profile: very strong

Rayo Vallecano scores in 100% of games (3 of 3 meczów), while Racing Santander keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 meczów).

Racing Santander scoring profile: very strong

Racing Santander scores in 67% of games (2 of 3 meczów), while Rayo Vallecano keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 meczów).

4Goals scored (season)5
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
8Goals conceded (season)5
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
4Average goals per game3.33
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
4Goals scored (last 5)5
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal67%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
33%2 goals67%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
0%3 goals33%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
0%4 goals0%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
67%2 goals67%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
33%3 goals0%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
33%4 goals0%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time33%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
33%BTTS in both halves0%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
33%Scored in both halves0%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander

BTTS and goal count

67%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
100%BTTS - last 567%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time67%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
33%Min. 3 goals before half-time67%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Racing Santander is 26% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / game - Rayo Vallecano · 1.67 pts / game - Racing Santander

Rayo Vallecano - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Racing Santander - half-time state
33% leading67% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per game (1st half)1.67
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
0.67Goals scored (1st half)1.67
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
1.33Average goals (1st half)2.33
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
67%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
33%No goal before half-time33%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander

After half-time (2nd half)

0.33Points per game (2nd half)0.33
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
2Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
2.67Average goals (2nd half)1
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
0%Clean sheet after half-time33%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander
33%No goal after half-time100%
Rayo VallecanoRacing Santander

Rayo Vallecano - second-half results

0% W33% R67% P
4
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 0%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+1.3

Allows 1.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Racing Santander - second-half results

0% W33% R67% P
5
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Rayo Vallecano - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.330.33
Goals scored / game0.70.7
Goals allowed / game0.72.0
Average goals per game1.32.7
1 goal67%100%
2 goals33%100%
3 goals33%33%
Clean sheet67%0%
No goal33%33%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 33% leading - 33% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 33% draw - 67% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 2
Racing Santander - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.670.33
Goals scored / game1.70.0
Goals allowed / game0.71.0
Average goals per game2.31.0
1 goal67%67%
2 goals67%33%
3 goals67%0%
Clean sheet67%33%
No goal33%100%
Goal difference+3-3
Half-time: 33% leading - 67% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 33% draw - 67% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Rayo Vallecano
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
0
2
16-30
0
0
31-45
2
2
46-60
0
1
61-75
0
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Racing Santander
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
2
0
16-30
2
2
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.67
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 2.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
125%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
84%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Rayo Vallecano

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.95
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.71
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
228%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 50% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Racing Santander

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
143%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
94%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.7
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (La Liga).

Teams vs league

Rayo VallecanoLigaRacing Santander
Average goals per game 4.002.93 3.33
Both teams scored 100%53% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%57% 67%
Clean sheets 0%27% 0%
Goal before half-time 67%70% 67%
Goal after half-time 100%77% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.93
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.77
Home goals / game
1.17
Away goals / game
+51%
Home attack advantage
+34%
Home defensive advantage
+30%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
7%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Rayo Vallecano and Racing Santander play?

Rayo Vallecano face Racing Santander on September 5, 2026 in La Liga at Estadio de Vallecas. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander?

Rayo Vallecano score 1.33 goals per game on average and Racing Santander 1.67. The La Liga average is 2.93 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Rayo Vallecano's matches and 67% of Racing Santander's.

What form are Rayo Vallecano and Racing Santander in?

Over the last 5 games Rayo Vallecano have a 0-1-2 record (0.33 points per game) and Racing Santander 1-1-1 (1.33 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.