PREVIEW | Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 05/09)

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·3 September 2026

PREVIEW | Rayo Vallecano vs Racing Santander: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 05/09)

Rayo Vallecano and Racing Santander clash this Saturday at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque for round four of the La Liga.

Rayo Vallecano have 1 point to their name this season and occupy 18th position in the table. Last time out, Beñat San José's team slipped to a 5-2 defeat against Barcelona (La Liga 2026/27).

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Racing Santander have won 4 points to date and are placed in 10th position. Last time out, José Alberto López 's team triumphed 3-2 against Elche CF (La Liga 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Rayo Vallecano winning 2-1.

Predicted lineups

Rayo Vallecano: Dani Cárdenas, Iván Balliu, Pathé Ciss, Florian Lejeune, Pelayo Fernández, Gnangoro Bouare, Jorge De Frutos, Óscar Valentín, Unai López, Álvaro García, Sergio Camello

Racing Santander: Julen Agirrezabala, Alvaro Mantilla, Manu Hernando, Facundo González, Jorge Salinas, Ivan Martín, Íñigo Sainz-Maza, Giorgi Guliashvili, Sergio Canales, Iñigo Vicente, Yassir Zabiri

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Rayo Vallecano

Augusto Batalla - Lower Leg Fracture

Racing Santander

Andrés Martín - Knee Injury
Pedro Felipe - Muscle Tear

Last starting XIs

Rayo Vallecano ( vs Barcelona 2026-08-31): Dani Cárdenas, Iván Balliu, Florian Lejeune, Pathé Ciss, Jozhua Vertrouwd, Óscar Valentín, Gnangoro Bouare, Jorge De Frutos, Unai López, Álvaro García, Sergio Camello

Racing Santander ( vs Elche CF 2026-08-28): Julen Agirrezabala, Alvaro Mantilla, Facundo González, Manu Hernando, Jorge Salinas, Ivan Martín, Gustavo Puerta, Andrés Martín, Sergio Canales, Iñigo Vicente, Yassir Zabiri

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MANAGERS

Beñat San José has faced José Alberto López on three occasions, recording one win, one draw and one defeat.
José Alberto López has faced Rayo Vallecano on three occasions, recording one win, one draw and one defeat.
Beñat San José has faced Racing Santander on three occasions, recording one win, one draw and one defeat.

TEAMS

Racing Santander have gone three consecutive matches conceding goals.
Rayo Vallecano have gone three consecutive matches scoring goals.
Rayo Vallecano have gone three consecutive matches conceding goals.
Rayo Vallecano are coming off three consecutive matches without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Rayo Vallecano and Racing Santander have already met 54 times, with no advantage between Rayo Vallecano and Racing Santander: 21 wins for each team in 54 matches.
At Estadio de Vallecas, Rayo Vallecano have the edge in their meetings against Racing Santander: 16 wins in 27 matches. Racing Santander have six victories.
In the Spanish League, the two teams have met 18 times, with seven wins for Rayo Vallecano, five draws and six victories for Racing Santander.