Racing Santander – Espanyol 2–1

	1H	2H	T
RS	1	1	2
ESP	0	1	1

Match report

Racing Santander beat Espanyol 2–1 at Racing Santander Stadium in La Liga. Romano opened the scoring in the 42nd minute. Racing Santander have 3 wins in their last 5, while Espanyol have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Romanoassist Ferrari

42'

2H

53'

⚽F. Gomezassist M. Dmitrović

⚽García

65'

⇄Müller↓ Pereira

70'

⇄Ángel Fortuño↓ Urko González

Silva

76'

⇄Petrov↓ Romano

79'

⇄Pol Tristán↓ F. Gomez

Momentum

RS

⚽⚽⚽

ESP

Match info

TournamentLa Liga · Spain · Tier 1

Kick-offMar 12, 2025 · 17:00

VenueRacing Santander Stadium

Attendance48,279 / 67,054 (72%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#1·

#8

Where to watch

ESPN+

Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.1Expected goals (xG)1.1

12Total shots11

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks6

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Novak

7.9

Lineups

RS 4-3-37.23Formation6.834-3-3 ESP

16.7Lopez 27.7Lindqvist 36.4Rossi 47.9Novak 57.7Hansen 67.8Ferrari 77.1Silva 86.3García 97.7Moreau 107.8Romano 116.4Pereira

Racing Santander

Coach: D. Costa · 4-3-3

1Lopez6.7 2Lindqvist7.7 3Rossi6.4 4Novak7.9 5Hansen7.7 6Ferrari7.8 7Silva7.1 8García6.3 9Moreau7.7 10Romano7.8 11Pereira6.4

Espanyol

Coach: K. Berg · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Barcelona	38	31	1	6	95:36	+59	94	LWWWW
2	Real Madrid	38	27	5	6	77:35	+42	86	WWWDL
3	Villarreal	38	22	6	10	72:46	+26	72	WDLWW
4	Atletico Madrid	38	21	6	11	62:44	+18	69	LLWWW
5	Real Betis	38	15	15	8	59:48	+11	60	WWDDL
6	Celta Vigo	38	14	12	12	53:48	+5	54	LWWDL
7	Getafe	38	15	6	17	32:38	-6	51	LLWWD
8	Rayo Vallecano	38	12	14	12	41:44	-3	50	DDLLW
9	Valencia	38	13	10	15	46:55	-9	49	WDLLW
10	Real Sociedad	38	11	13	14	59:61	-2	46	DDLLW
11	Espanyol	38	12	10	16	43:55	-12	46	WDDLL
12	Athletic Club	38	13	6	19	43:58	-15	45	LLWDL
13	Sevilla	38	12	7	19	46:60	-14	43	DLLWW
14	Alaves	38	11	10	17	44:56	-12	43	LLWDD
15	Elche	38	10	13	15	49:57	-8	43	DLLWW
16	Levante	38	11	9	18	47:61	-14	42	LWDDL
17	Osasuna	38	11	9	18	44:50	-6	42	DLLWW
18	Mallorca	38	11	9	18	47:57	-10	42	LWWDL
19	Girona	38	9	14	15	39:55	-16	41	LWWDD
20	Oviedo	38	6	11	21	26:60	-34	29	WDLLL