Racing Santander host Espanyol in direct clash to climb out of the relegation zone

Racing Santander host Espanyol on 24 October 2026 at 17:15 Saudi time (Damascus), in round ten of LaLiga for the 2026/27 season, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Racing Santander go into the match on the back of inconsistent results, having lost their last match away to Osasuna 0-2 on 18 October 2026, and before that drawn with Valencia 2-2 at home, while suffering two heavy defeats against Celta Vigo 0-5 and Barcelona 2-7, with their only win in this run coming against Alaves 2-1.

Espanyol, meanwhile, arrive with closer results, having lost their last match at home to Atletico Madrid 0-1 on 17 October 2026, and before that drawn with Malaga 1-1 away, as well as losing to Elche 1-3 and Rayo Vallecano 1-2, with their only win in this period coming against Osasuna 2-0.

In terms of previous meetings, statistics show the two sides have met on several occasions, the most recent on 10 February 2024 when Racing Santander won 2-0, while Espanyol won the meeting on 19 August 2023 by 2-0, and in older meetings in 2012 and 2011 the two sides traded wins and losses.

Racing Santander will be without Lars Simon Albin Eriksson due to injury until the date of the match, while Espanyol will miss the services of both Kiki Garcia and Jofre Carreras for the same reason until the time of the match.

In terms of the standings, Espanyol sit in 16th place with 8 points from 9 matches, having scored 11 goals and conceded 12, while Racing Santander are in 17th place also with 8 points from 9 matches, having scored 13 goals and conceded 25 goals.