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.

Past matches, Celta Vigo vs Racing Santander

19 September 2026 Regular Season - 7

Celta Vigo

5 - 0

Racing Santander

Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
5 January 2025 Round of 32

Racing Santander

2 - 3

Celta Vigo

Campos de Sport de El Sardinero

Match center

Celta Vigo

5 - 0

19 September 2026

Racing Santander

Starting eleven

Substitutes Celta Vigo

1
G
2
D
20
D
7
F
22
D
14
M
4
D
11
F
24
F
5
D
30
M
3
D

Racing Santander Substitutes

M
14
D
16
G
31
M
20
F
9
F
7
D
4
D
3
D
22
M
18
M
6
F
12

Match events

45'

90'

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28'

Ferran Jutglà Penalty confirmed
32'
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Hugo González Penalty
43'
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Ilaix Moriba Normal Goal (Asst: Miguel Roman)
45' +3

Javier Rueda García Yellow Card
45'

Pablo Durán Fernández Hugo González
45'

Sergio Carreira Vilarino Javier Rueda García
57'

Yassir Zabiri Yellow Card
63'

Sergio Canales André Almeida
63'

Aarón Martin Caricol Alvaro Mantilla
63'

Asier Villalibre Pablo García
63'

Borja Iglesias Ferran Jutglà
64'

Javi Galán Williot Swedberg
64'

Jeanuël Belocian Yellow Card
69'
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Miguel Roman Normal Goal
73'

Yoel Lago Yellow Card
75'

Pablo Ramon Parra Yellow Card
75'

Giorgi Guliashvili Yassir Zabiri
78'
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Pablo Durán Fernández Normal Goal (Asst: Hugo Alvarez Antunez)
84'

Hugo Burcio Miguel Roman
84'

Íñigo Sáinz-Maza Iván Martín
90'

Sergio Canales Yellow Card
90' +2
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Pablo Durán Fernández Normal Goal (Asst: Hugo Alvarez Antunez)
90' +3

Iñigo Vicente Yellow Card

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.