Head-to-Head: Celta Vigo vs Racing Santander

Celta Vigo vs Racing Santander is a rare Spanish matchup whose identity comes from long gaps between meaningful meetings and memorable scorelines. Racing have held the stronger historical balance, yet Celta have produced important answers, including a cup victory in Santander. The pairing is interesting because it does not offer a steady weekly script: a future meeting can reopen old competitive questions in a completely different setting.

Upcoming matches, Celta Vigo vs Racing Santander

19 September 2026 - 16:30 Regular Season - 7

Celta Vigo

VS

Racing Santander

Past matches, Celta Vigo vs Racing Santander

5 January 2025 Round of 32

Racing Santander

2 - 3

Celta Vigo

Campos de Sport de El Sardinero

Match center

Racing Santander

2 - 3

5 January 2025

Celta Vigo

Starting eleven

Starting XI Racing Santander

1
G
17
D
2
D
5
D
3
D
21
M
8
M
11
M
22
M
10
M
19
F

Celta Vigo Starting XI

G
1
D
32
D
2
D
20
M
3
M
33
M
8
M
30
F
12
F
10
F
18

Substitutes Racing Santander

18
D
9
F
15
M
32
D
4
D
40
D
7
M
13
G
12
M
20
F
34
M

Celta Vigo Substitutes

D
5
M
11
M
19
F
7
M
6
G
13
D
24
M
25
D
29
M
16
F
17

Match events

45'

90'

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8'
⚽

Andrés Martín Normal Goal (Asst: C. Michelin)
20'
⚽

Alfon González Normal Goal (Asst: Pablo Durán)
31'

P. Rodriguez Yellow Card
32'

O. Mingueza Yellow Card
35'

A. Mantilla Red Card
40'

F. Beltran Yellow Card
46'

Manu Hernando Pablo Rodríguez
46'

F. Cervi Hugo Álvarez
46'

Sergio Carreira Óscar Mingueza
46'

Sergio Carreira Óscar Mingueza
46'

F. Cervi Hugo Álvarez
57'

W. Swedberg Iago Aspas
64'

Juan Carlos Arana Jon Karrikaburu
66'

Borja Iglesias Pablo Durán
69'

H. Sotelo Yellow Card
70'
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Javi Rodríguez Own Goal
72'

I. Moriba Hugo Sotelo
76'

J. Arana Yellow Card
77'

Marco Sangalli C. Michelin
78'

Jorge Salinas Saúl García
85'

Pol Moreno Andrés Martín
86'
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Javi Castro Own Goal
90' +5

B. Iglesias Yellow Card
90' +5

I. Vicente Yellow Card
90'

W. Swedberg Yellow Card
90' +2
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Alfon González Normal Goal (Asst: I. Moriba)

Stats for this game

Matchup Celta Vigo VS Racing Santander

A history of changing answers

The clubs drew 4–4 at Racing in March 2004, a result that captures the open, unpredictable side of the pairing. Celta then won 1–0 in Santander in February 2006, showing that a narrow away result could replace the earlier spectacle without removing the tension. The long pauses between meetings make each result carry unusual weight.

The cup adds another reference

When they met in the Copa del Rey in January 2025, Celta won 3–2 away. That result gave the older matchup another competitive frame and reinforced the value of the fixture as a meeting between clubs whose paths have not always crossed in the same division. Racing’s historical advantage remains part of the broader historical context, but Celta’s away results show why it cannot decide the next story alone. A future meeting will ask whether history, venue or another isolated performance becomes the defining reference.