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Deportivo La Coruna vs Racing Santander is a meeting of proud Spanish clubs whose encounters have moved between top-flight tradition and hard-fought second-tier battles. Racing Santander hold the stronger edge across the cited competitive meetings, but Deportivo’s home setting and technical ambition keep the matchup finely poised. A future meeting will test whether Racing can maintain its practical edge or whether Deportivo can make Riazor the starting point for a different story.
Past matches, Deportivo La Coruna vs Racing Santander
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Deportivo La Coruna
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23D
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16M
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1G
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17F
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22F
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11F
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7F
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6M
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5D
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35M
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18D
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37M
Racing Santander Substitutes
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G
13
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D
3
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D
4
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D
5
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M
6
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F
7
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M
8
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M
14
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F
15
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F
20
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M
44
Match events
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45'Alvaro Mantilla Yellow Card
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60'Zakaria Eddahchouri Yellow Card
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61'G. Guliashvili M. Lozano
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61'M. Sangalli A. Mantilla
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61'D. Mella Cruz Luismi
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63'⚽P. Canales Normal Goal
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68'S. Mulattieri Z. Eddahchouri
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69'Stoichkov D. Villares
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69'Stoichkov D. Villares
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69'S. Mulattieri Z. Eddahchouri
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71'Damián Rodríguez Yellow Card
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72'Stoichkov Yellow Card
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73'Stoichkov Yellow Card
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76'M. Gueye D. Rodriguez
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76'S. Camara A. Martin
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77'C. Patino G. Quagliata
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77'S. Escudero A. Altimira
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83'Charlie Patiño Yellow Card
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87'J. Castro I. Vicente
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88'J. Castro I. Vicente
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90' +5Marco Sangalli Yellow Card
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90' +6Gustavo Puerta Yellow Card
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90' +7Jokin Ezkieta Red Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Deportivo La Coruna VS Racing Santander
A contest shaped by narrow margins
Racing Santander have made the sharper interventions in this series, especially when the game becomes a test of patience. Racing won 1–0 at Riazor on 25 January 2026, with Peio Canales scoring in the second half, and had also won 2–1 at El Sardinero on 19 October 2025. Those results sit alongside another 2–1 Racing success at home on 27 April 2025, suggesting that Racing’s capacity to manage decisive moments has mattered as much as sustained dominance.
Deportivo’s response keeps it open
Deportivo did win 2–1 at Riazor on 16 January 2020, while a 0–0 draw at El Sardinero on 24 October 2021 showed how quickly the contest can become attritional. The clubs have met in different competitive environments, so the fixture’s appeal comes from the recurring duel between Deportivo’s need to build attacks and Racing’s ability to turn compact organisation into danger. A future meeting will reveal whether home initiative or Racing’s efficient game management carries greater weight.