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Rayo Vallecano — Racing Santander: 3:2, La Liga

La Liga
Rayo Vallecano D20 Aug · Home Alavés · 1:1L31 Aug · Away Barcelona · 2:5W5 Sep · Home Racing Santander · 3:2L12 Sep · Away Real Madrid · 1:4W15 Sep · Home Espanyol · 2:1D19 Sep · Away Osasuna · 1:1
3:2
Finished

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Racing Santander L23 Aug · Away Getafe · 0:1W28 Aug · Home Elche · 3:2L5 Sep · Away Rayo Vallecano · 2:3W12 Sep · Home Alavés · 2:1L16 Sep · Away Barcelona · 2:7L19 Sep · Away Celta de Vigo · 0:5
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Butarque City: Leganés

In the La Liga game on 5 September 2026, Rayo Vallecano beat Racing Santander 3:2. Match numbers: shots on target 10:4, corners 9:6.

Match report

Camello Hat-Trick Powers Rayo Past Racing in La Liga Thriller

Rayo Vallecano and Racing Santander met at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque on Saturday, and what began as a tight encounter ended with the hosts claiming a 3-2 victory in the fourth round of La Liga. The match finished with two red cards and a scoreline that tells only part of the story. Sergio Camello was the man who decided it, netting three goals in the space of eight minutes to turn a drawn game into a win. The opening exchanges were cagey, with both sides testing each other's resolve before Sergio Canales broke the deadlock in the fourth minute. Andrei Rațiu equalised not long after, and by then the pattern was set: a game where neither side wanted to yield. The visitors pushed for a lead, and Pablo García found the net in the twenty-eighth minute to put Racing ahead. And here's the thing — you could sense the shift in momentum, the moment when one team begins to believe they have it. Camello changed the complexion of the match. He scored in the thirty-ninth minute, then again in the forty-seventh, and suddenly the visitors were chasing the game. The pressure told, and Racing's discipline began to fray. Florian Lejeune picked up a yellow card in the sixty-sixth minute, and the visitors' defensive structure started to crack. We had tipped Rayo to win with 82 per cent confidence, and it was the home side's second half that justified that call — they played with more urgency once Racing had nothing left to hide. The statistics tell a familiar tale of efficiency over volume. Rayo registered ten shots on target against four for their opponents, and their expected goals figure of 1.61 versus 0.48 reflected the quality of chances created. Possession was almost even at 49 to 51, but it was the final third that mattered. The visitors made more passes overall, but Rayo's ten key passes and eleven successful crosses cut deeper. Two red cards — Francisco Pérez Martínez and Jorge De Frutos — arrived in the closing stages, and Racing had to manage their defence with ten men for the final ten minutes. Both sides sit on four points after four games, but the character of those results tells a different story. Rayo's defeat to Barcelona last weekend was heavy, but they responded with a performance that showed resilience. Racing had won their opening day fixture against Elche, but this result keeps them level with the home side. The goal difference remains tight, but the way this match finished — with late drama and two dismissals — suggests the season will not be straightforward for either club.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 49 – 51
Shots on target 10 – 4
Shots off target 3 – 3
Expected goals 1.61 – 0.48

Match events

  1. 2' 0:0 Rayo Vallecano Yellow card Óscar Valentín
  2. 4' 0:1 Racing Santander Goal Sergio Canales
  3. 17' 1:1 Rayo Vallecano Goal Andrei Rațiu assist: Sergio Camello
  4. 25' 1:1 Racing Santander Yellow card Yassir Zabiri
  5. 28' 1:2 Racing Santander Goal Pablo García
  6. 35' 1:2 Racing Santander Yellow card Iñigo Vicente
  7. 39' 1:2 Rayo Vallecano Yellow card Sergio Camello
  8. 43' 2:2 Rayo Vallecano Goal Sergio Camello assist: Unai López
  9. 47' 3:2 Rayo Vallecano Goal Sergio Camello assist: Unai López
  10. 55' 3:2 Racing Santander Substitution Manu Hernando off: Pablo Ramon Parra
  11. 55' 3:2 Racing Santander Substitution Matteo Prati off: André Almeida
  12. 55' 3:2 Racing Santander Substitution Facundo González off: Jeanuël Belocian
  13. 57' 3:2 Rayo Vallecano Substitution Sergio Camello off: Alexandre Zurawski
  14. 57' 3:2 Rayo Vallecano Substitution Óscar Valentín off: Gnangoro Bouare
  15. 65' 3:2 Rayo Vallecano Substitution Jorge De Frutos off: Francisco Pérez Martínez
  16. 66' 3:2 Rayo Vallecano Yellow card Florian Lejeune
  17. 74' 3:2 Rayo Vallecano Substitution Álvaro García off: Georgiy Tsitaishvili
  18. 75' 3:2 Rayo Vallecano Substitution Adrià Pedrosa off: Ivan Balliu
  19. 85' 3:2 Rayo Vallecano Red card Francisco Pérez Martínez
  20. 89' 3:2 Rayo Vallecano Red card Jorge De Frutos
  21. 90' 3:2 Racing Santander Substitution Pablo García off: Juan Carlos Arana
  22. 90' 3:2 Racing Santander Substitution Alvaro Mantilla off: Aarón Martin Caricol

Statistics

49 Possession, % 51
10 Shots on target 4
3 Shots off target 3
1.61 Expected goals 0.48
1 Big chances 1
9 Corners 6
15 Fouls 12
12 Free kicks 15
1 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 2
2 Red cards 0
4 Goal kicks 5
19 Throw-ins 15
All statistics
6/1638% Aerial duels 10/1663%
55 Backward passes 66
3 Blocked shots 2
18 Clearances 34
3/2811% Crosses 2/1217%
9/2045% Dribbles 5/1145%
0.81 Expected assists 1.18
69 Failed passes 78
2 Goalkeeper saves 6
9 Interceptions 12
11 Key passes 6
24/5742% Long passes 11/2642%
100 Passes into the final third 91
267 Passes in the opposition half 218
147 Passes in own half 206
0.63 Shot accuracy 0.44
7 Shots from outside the box 5
9 Shots inside the box 4
10/1377% Tackles 17/2665%
386 Total passes 412

Line-ups

Rayo Vallecano

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Dani Cárdenas 1
2 Andrei Rațiu 2
17 Adrià Giner Pedrosa 17
24 Florian Lejeune 24
4 Pedro Díaz Fanjul 4
6 Pathé Ismaël Ciss 6
8 Unai López Cabrera 8
18 Álvaro García Rivera 18
23 Óscar Valentín Martín Luengo 23
10 Sergio Camello 10
19 Jorge de Frutos 19
Substitutes
# Player number
25 Emil Audero 25
15 Mujaid Sadick Aliu 15
20 Iván Balliu Campeny 20
22 Pelayo Fernández Balboa 22
26 Marco de las Sias 26
11 Randy Nteka 11
36 G. Bouare 36
9 Alexandre Zurawski 9
14 Giorgi Tsitaishvili 14
21 Francisco Pérez Martínez 21
37 R. Belaïd 37
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Racing Santander

Starting XI
# Player number
13 Julen Agirrezabala 13
2 Álvaro Mantilla Pérez 2
4 José Manuel Hernando Riol 4
16 Facundo González Molino 16
17 H. Salinas 17
18 Matteo Prati 18
20 Sergio Canales Madrazo 20
23 Iván Martín Núñez 23
10 Iñigo Vicente Elorduy 10
15 P. Garcia 15
21 Yassir Zabiri 21
Substitutes
# Player number
1 S. Eriksson 1
3 Aarón Martín Caricol 3
5 Pablo Ramón 5
22 Pedro Felipe 22
24 Jeanuël Belocian 24
6 Íñigo Sainz-Maza Serna 6
8 Domingos André Ribeiro Almeida 8
14 Maguette Gueye 14
7 Giorgi Guliashvili 7
9 Juan Carlos Arana Gómez 9
12 Asier Villalibre Molina 12
38 Hugo Pérez 38
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Match prediction: Rayo Vallecano — Racing Santander

Win: Rayo Vallecano

Confidence 82%

Reasoning

  • Райо Валекано — 18. place, 1 points after 3 games (0 wins, 1 draws, 2 losses)
  • Расинг Сантандер — 9. place, 4 points after 3 games (1 wins, 1 draws, 1 losses)
  • Райо Валекано, last 5 games: 1 wins, 1 draws, 3 losses
  • Расинг Сантандер, last 5 games: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 losses
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