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La Liga · Matchweek 5
RACRacing Santander
2:1
ALAAlaves
Yassir Zabiri 38'
Yassir Zabiri 53'
HT 1:1
Ville Koski 18'
Sat, 12 Sept 2026, 13:00 (UK) · El Sardinero, Santander
Racing Santander 13th → 8th · 7 pts|Alaves 2nd · 10 pts

Racing Santander recovered from an 18th-minute goal conceded to beat Alaves, with Yassir Zabiri scoring twice and Julen Agirrezabala making seven saves.

Player of the matchJorge Salinas8.5Decisive moment53' Yassir Zabiri+1.0

Racing Santander 2-1 Alaves: Zabiri brace completes comeback

Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it

Key numbers

  • Alaves had 8 shots on target but scored once
  • Agirrezabala's 7 saves protected the lead
  • 53' Zabiri goal worth +1.0 FN xPts

Racing turn a deficit into a win

Racing Santander came from behind to beat Alaves 2-1 after Ville Koski put the visitors ahead in the 18th minute. Yassir Zabiri's brace, in the 38th and 53rd minutes, turned the match, and the win lifted Racing from 13th to eighth on seven points.

Alaves' shots met a resilient keeper

Alaves hit eight shots on target, more than their average over four previous matches this season, yet scored only once. Zabiri's second goal, which put Racing back in front from 1-1, was worth +1.0 FN xPts, and Julen Agirrezabala made seven saves to protect that lead.

Player of the match
Jorge Salinas 8.5Dominant

He finished first in the FN Score, with nine defensive actions and an assist.

Jorge Salinas made four tackles, three interceptions and two blocks, the most defensive actions of any player on either side. He also set up Zabiri's 53rd-minute goal, which put Racing back in front.

Game state

0-11-12-1
Racing Santander ahead 37 min · level 33 min · Alaves ahead 20 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.

18' Ville Koski Goal +0.7
38' Yassir Zabiri Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Iñigo Vicente +0.2 +0.8
53' Yassir Zabiri Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Jorge Salinas +0.3 +1.0
89' André Almeida Red card −0.1
Racing Santander Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +1.7Opponent moments −0.7Time effect +0.6→ League points won 3
Alaves Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.7Time effect −0.3→ League points won 0

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 SantanderAlaves
57%Possession43%
2.01Expected goals (xG)1.98
0.18xG per shot0.12
11Shots16
4Shots on target8
36%Shots on target %50%
9Shots in box10
456Passes334
79%Pass accuracy75%
4Corners6
7Saves2
16Fouls17
2Yellow cards3
2Offsides9

Compared with usual

Racing Santander

4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.8
Conceded12
xG2.011.3
xG against1.981.1
Shots1111.3
On target44
Shots faced1614.5
xG per shot0.180.13
Possession57%47.3%
Passes456409.5
Pass accuracy79%81%
Corners45.8
Fouls1615

Alaves

4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals12.5
Conceded20.75
xG1.981.5
xG against2.010.93
Shots1613.5
On target85
Shots faced1110
xG per shot0.120.11
Possession43%44.5%
Passes334320.8
Pass accuracy75%80%
Corners65.3
Fouls1714.5

Timeline

  • 7' Yellow Nahuel Tenaglia
  • 8' Yellow Pablo Ibáñez
  • 18' Goal Ville Koski league goal #1
  • 35' Yellow Yassir Zabiri
  • 38' Goal Yassir Zabiri league goal #4 assist Iñigo Vicente
  • 46' Sub Nahuel Tenaglia → Nicolás Valentini
  • 46' Sub Pablo Ibáñez → Carlos Benavídez
  • 53' Goal Yassir Zabiri league goal #5 assist Jorge Salinas
  • 62' Yellow Jorge Salinas
  • 62' Yellow Antonio Blanco
  • 65' Sub Pablo García → André Almeida
  • 67' Sub Antonio Blanco → Carles Aleñá
  • 67' Sub Mariano Díaz → Toni Martínez
  • 74' Sub Yassir Zabiri → Giorgi Guliashvili
  • 74' Sub Sergio Canales → Iker Luque
  • 84' Sub Matteo Prati → Maguette Gueye
  • 84' Sub Iñigo Vicente → Asier Villalibre
  • 86' Sub Ángel Pérez → Aitor Mañas
  • 88' VAR André Almeida
  • 89' Red André Almeida
  • 90+7' Sub → Pedro Felipe
  • 90+7' Sub → Miguel Rodríguez

Category leaders

  • Key passesIñigo Vicente5
  • Duels wonPablo Ramón10/14
  • DribblesPablo García2/2
  • Defensive actionsJorge Salinas9
  • ShotsYassir Zabiri4 (on target 3)
  • Fouls wonPablo Ramón4
#La Liga#Racing Santander#Alaves#Yassir Zabiri#Jorge Salinas#Julen Agirrezabala

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.