Putting Up Numbers· Soccer

Espanyol @ Racing Santander

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

Racing Santander 2, Espanyol 1

Espanyol at Racing Santander: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameEspanyol1 gameRacing Santander1 game
Goals−0.91+0.47
Goals conceded+0.46−0.21
Expected goals−1.00+2.50
Expected goals conceded+2.65−0.48
Shots−4.1+8.8
Shots conceded+10.3−0.7
Points−1.56+1.34

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Racing Santander

Espanyol

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

The series

If you squint

  • Against a bottom-half team, Racing Santander’s yellow cards were 1.7 over expected in 3 games. 3 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 0.8 over expected.
  • At home, Racing Santander’s goals were 0.70 over expected in 4 games. 4 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 0.63 over expected.
  • Against a bottom-half team, Espanyol’s shots were 4.4 over expected in 3 games. 3 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 3.2 under expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 24, 2026at Racing SantanderRacing Santander 2, Espanyol 1
Mar 19, 2012at EspanyolEspanyol 3, Racing Santander 1
Oct 22, 2011at Racing SantanderEspanyol 1, Racing Santander 0
Apr 3, 2011at EspanyolRacing Santander 2, Espanyol 1
Nov 14, 2010at Racing SantanderRacing Santander 0, Espanyol 0
Apr 14, 2010at Racing SantanderRacing Santander 3, Espanyol 1
Dec 6, 2009at EspanyolRacing Santander 4, Espanyol 0
Apr 19, 2009at EspanyolEspanyol 1, Racing Santander 0
Nov 23, 2008at Racing SantanderRacing Santander 3, Espanyol 0
Mar 30, 2008at EspanyolRacing Santander 3, Espanyol 0

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The ten biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 23, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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