Racing Santander 2-2 Valencia: volume against value
Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 20 shots to 10: Racing had the volume
- 0.17 vs 0.07 xG per shot: Valencia's quality
- Dimitrievski made nine saves to hold on
The lead changed hands twice
Valencia struck first through Dani Raba in the 2nd minute, and Racing Santander turned the match around by the 47th minute. Then David Otorbi, on as a substitute in the 58th minute, delivered the 65th-minute equaliser after a pass from Javi Guerra.
Racing had the shots, Valencia the better chances
Racing fired 20 shots, well above their average across seven earlier matches, yet Valencia's efforts were more dangerous, at 0.17 xG per shot to 0.07. Stole Dimitrievski's saves kept it level, and Otorbi's equaliser was worth +0.9 FN xPts after Valencia had trailed 2-1.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Iñigo Vicente 8.9Dominant
He made eight key passes, the most in the match, and set up the 32nd-minute equaliser.
Iñigo Vicente's eight key passes and eight duels won from ten gave Racing a creative outlet and a foothold in midfield. His assist for Yassir Zabiri's 32nd-minute goal made it 1-1 and set up the turnaround, and it was his third league assist of the season.
Game state
0-11-12-12-2
Racing Santander ahead 18 min · level 42 min · Valencia ahead 30 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. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
2'
Dani Raba
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Justin De Haas +0.2 · RAC −0.6
+0.6
32'
Yassir Zabiri
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Iñigo Vicente +0.2 · VAL −0.8
+0.7
47'
Iván Martín
Goal · VAL −0.7
+0.9
65'
David Otorbi
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Javi Guerra +0.2 · RAC −1.1
+0.8
Racing Santander
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.6Opponent moments −1.7Time effect −0.5→ League points won 1
Valencia
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +1.4Opponent moments −1.5Time effect −0.1→ 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 SantanderValencia
1.35Expected goals (xG)1.71
Compared with usual
Racing Santander
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | |
| xG | 1.35 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 1.71 | 2.2 | |
| Shots | 20 | 10.3 | |
| On target | 11 | 4 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 16.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.17 | |
| Possession | 54% | 48% | |
| Passes | 523 | 426.7 | |
| Corners | 8 | 4.3 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 14.3 | |
Valencia
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0.57 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.9 | |
| xG | 1.71 | 0.87 | |
| xG against | 1.35 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 10 | 10.6 | |
| On target | 2 | 2.7 | |
| Shots faced | 20 | 15.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.17 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 46% | 47.6% | |
| Passes | 450 | 431.3 | |
| Corners | 3 | 4.4 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.6 | |
Timeline
- 2'
Goal
Dani Raba league goal #1 assist Justin De Haas
- 22'
Yellow
Pablo Ramón
- 32'
Goal
Yassir Zabiri league goal #7 assist Iñigo Vicente
- 45'
Sub
Mouctar Diakhaby → Arnaut Danjuma
- 45+2'
Yellow
Guido Rodríguez
- 45+2'
Yellow
Jorge Salinas
- 45+4'
Yellow
Dani Raba
- 47'
VAR
Mouctar Diakhaby
- 47'
Goal
Iván Martín league goal #1
- 58'
Sub
Filip Ugrinić → David Otorbi
- 58'
Sub
Dani Raba → Harvey Elliott
- 61'
Sub
André Almeida → Andrés Martín
- 61'
Sub
Pablo Ramón → Aarón Martín
- 65'
Goal
David Otorbi league goal #1 assist Javi Guerra
- 72'
Yellow
Pablo Maffeo
- 75'
Sub
Sergio Canales → Pablo García
- 85'
Sub
Javi Guerra → Aliou Dieng
- 86'
Sub
Pablo Maffeo → Arnau Martínez
- 87'
Sub
Matteo Prati → Maguette Gueye
- 87'
Sub
Yassir Zabiri → Asier Villalibre
- 90+2'
Yellow
Iván Martín
Category leaders
- Key passesIñigo Vicente8
- Duels wonGuido Rodríguez11/13
- DribblesJavi Guerra4/6
- Defensive actionsGuido Rodríguez8
- ShotsSergio Canales4 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonGuido Rodríguez4
#La Liga#Racing Santander#Valencia#Iñigo Vicente#David Otorbi#Yassir Zabiri
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.