Racing Santander 2-2 Villarreal: two-goal lead erased by 45'
Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- Two goals at 45' erased a 2-0 deficit
- xG 1.87 v 0.67: Racing had the better chances
- Shots on target 3 of 17 v 7 of 12
A 2-0 lead gone by the 45th minute
Racing Santander went ahead through Andrés Martín's penalty in the 21st minute and Sergio Martínez's strike in the 34th. Villarreal answered with goals from Pape Gueye and Nicolas Pépé, both timed at 45'. Two goals at 45' levelled it, and neither side found a winner after the break.
Racing made the chances, Villarreal took theirs
Racing created the better chances, with an xG of 1.87, yet only three of their 17 shots were on target. Villarreal outperformed their xG of 0.67 by 1.33 and hit the target seven times from 12 attempts. Pépé's equaliser was worth +0.9 FN xPts.
Player of the match
Nicolas Pépé 7.9Strong
He scored the equaliser at 45' and put both his shots on target, winning seven of 12 duels.
Pépé won seven of his 12 duels and completed four of six dribbles, while both of his shots were on target. His goal turned 2-1 into 2-2 and brought Villarreal level before the break.
Game state
1-02-02-12-2
Racing Santander ahead 24 min · level 66 min · Villarreal ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
21'
Andrés Martín
Pen goal
+0.8
34'
Sergio Martínez
Goal
+0.6
45'
Pape Gueye
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Alberto Moleiro +0.2
+0.5
45'
Nicolas Pépé
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Georges Mikautadze +0.3
+0.9
Racing Santander
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.0Own moments +1.4Opponent moments −1.6Time effect +0.2→ League points won 1
Villarreal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.4Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −0.8→ League points won 1
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
Racing SantanderVillarreal
1.87Expected goals (xG)0.67
Timeline
- 16'
Sub
Pedro Felipe → Manu Hernando
- 21'
Goal
Andrés Martín (pen) league goal #1
- 34'
Goal
Sergio Martínez league goal #1
- 45'
Goal
Pape Gueye league goal #1 assist Alberto Moleiro
- 45'
Goal
Nicolas Pépé league goal #1 assist Georges Mikautadze
- 45+4'
Yellow
Gustavo Puerta
- 48'
Yellow
Juan Foyth
- 56'
Sub
Alberto Moleiro → Tajon Buchanan
- 56'
Sub
Ayoze Pérez → Carlos Maciá
- 56'
Sub
Santi Comesaña → Gerard Moreno
- 69'
Sub
Sergio Martínez → Maguette Gueye
- 69'
Sub
Asier Villalibre → Yassir Zabiri
- 72'
Yellow
Pape Gueye
- 75'
Yellow
Pablo Ramón
- 77'
Sub
Pablo Ramón → Facundo González
- 77'
Sub
Sergio Canales → Diego Díaz
- 77'
Sub
Nicolas Pépé → Ilias Akhomach
- 87'
Yellow
Santiago Mouriño
- 88'
Sub
Santiago Mouriño → Alexander Freeman
- 90+3'
Yellow
Carlos Romero
Category leaders
- Key passesAndrés Martín3
- Duels wonCarlos Romero12/17
- DribblesGeorges Mikautadze4/8
- Defensive actionsAndrés Martín7
- ShotsAndrés Martín6 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonCarlos Romero5
#La Liga#Racing Santander#Villarreal#Nicolas Pépé#Andrés Martín#Matchweek 1
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.