PREVIEW | Celta de Vigo vs Racing Santander: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 19/09)

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·17 September 2026

PREVIEW | Celta de Vigo vs Racing Santander: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 19/09)

Celta de Vigo and Racing Santander go head-to-head at Estadio de Balaídos this Saturday in the La Liga.

Celta de Vigo currently have 4 points and lie in 16th position. In their last encounter, Claudio Giráldez's team were beaten 1-0 by Omonia (UEFA Europa League 2026/27).

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Racing Santander have won 7 points to date and are placed in 10th position. In their last game, José Alberto López 's team lost 7-2 against Barcelona (La Liga 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Celta de Vigo winning 3-2.

Predicted lineups

Celta de Vigo: Ionut Radu, Sebastián Cáceres, Yoel Lago, Marcos Alonso, Javier Rueda, Ilaix Moriba, Miguel Román, Sergio Carreira, Hugo González, Ferrán Jutglà, Hugo Álvarez

Racing Santander: Julen Agirrezabala, Alvaro Mantilla, Jeanuël Belocian, Pablo Ramón, Jorge Salinas, Ivan Martín, Matteo Prati, Pablo García, Sergio Canales, Iñigo Vicente, Yassir Zabiri

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Last starting XIs

Celta de Vigo ( vs Omonia 2026-09-16): Ionut Radu, Javi Rodríguez, Carl Starfelt, Marcos Alonso, Álvaro Núñez, Miguel Román, Hugo Burcio, Sergio Carreira, Couhaib Driouech, Pablo Durán, Ferrán Jutglà

Racing Santander ( vs Barcelona 2026-09-16): Julen Agirrezabala, Manu Hernando, Facundo González, Pedro Felipe, Aaron Martín, Matteo Prati, Sergio Canales, Maguette Gueye, Íñigo Sainz-Maza, Asier Villalibre, Juan Arana

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MANAGERS

Claudio Giráldez has faced José Alberto López once, recording one win.
José Alberto López has faced Celta de Vigo once, recording one defeat.
Claudio Giráldez has faced Racing Santander once, recording one win.

TEAMS

Away from home, Racing Santander have conceded in three consecutive matches.
Away from home, Racing Santander are on a run of three consecutive matches without a win.
Away from home, Racing Santander are on a run of three consecutive defeats.
Racing Santander have scored in four consecutive matches.
Racing Santander have conceded in six consecutive matches.
At home, Celta de Vigo have conceded in three consecutive matches.
At home, Celta de Vigo are on a run of three consecutive matches without a win.
Celta de Vigo have conceded in three consecutive matches.
Celta de Vigo are on a run of seven consecutive matches without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Celta de Vigo and Racing Santander have faced each other 71 times, with Racing Santander holding the advantage: 30 wins, compared with 24 wins for Celta de Vigo.
At Estadio de Balaídos, Celta de Vigo have the edge in their meetings with Racing Santander: 19 wins in 35 games. Racing Santander have seven wins.
In La Liga, the two teams have met 46 times, with 12 wins for Celta de Vigo, 11 draws and 23 wins for Racing Santander.