The kick off for the match between Racing Santander and Villarreal will take place at 18:00 (UK time) - Wednesday, 12/17 - at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero. This clash of the 2025/26 Copa del Rey looks very promising!
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APWin predictions for Racing Santander vs Villarreal
With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:
Over 1.5 Goals
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Racing Santander preview
Racing Santander has played 2 matches in the Copa del Rey so far, with 2 wins, 0 draws, and 0 losses. This results in an average of 3 points per match.
In the 2025/26 season, the team has recorded 35 wins, 15 draws, and 17 losses. Racing Santander's attack has scored 123 goals, 6 of them in the league, which gives an average of 3 goals per league match and 1.84 goals per match across the entire season.
Asier Villalibre is the team’s top scorer with 10 goals, while Iñigo Vicente Elordoy leads the team in assists with 11. Defensively, Racing Santander has conceded 1 goals in the league (an average of 0.5) and 91 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.36 over 67 matches).
Villarreal preview
In 2 Copa del Rey matches, Villarreal has recorded 1 wins, 1 draws, and 0 losses, with an average of 2 points per game.
In the 2025/26 season, the team has 33 wins in 63 matches. The team has scored 119 goals, 7 of them in the Copa del Rey (an average of 3.5 goals per match), with Alberto Moleiro being the team's top scorer with 6 goals and Karl Edouard Blaise Etta Eyong providing 3 assists.
Defensively, Villarreal has conceded 1 goals in the league and 80 in the 2025/26 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.27 goals conceded per match.
Head to head: Racing Santander vs Villarreal
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Racing Santander
Spain - Copa del Rey
Villarreal
Spain - Copa del Rey
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