Santander vs Valencia — LaLiga 26/27
Santander: 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards
CARDSValencia: 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Pre-match analysis, published Oct 11, 2026, 6:38 AM UTC before kickoff and not revised after the result. Live standings and season stats are on the LaLiga page · Read the match report.
Standings & Form · LaLiga 26/27
Pre-match · Oct 11, 2026
Santander sit three places above Valencia, 16th to 19th, with 7 points to Valencia's 4, and the gap is built almost entirely on home form. Santander have taken 7 points from 3 home matches with a +2 home goal difference, while Valencia have managed 1 away win and a -2 away goal difference from 3 away matches.
Santander
ValenciaScoring Profile
Pre-match · Oct 11, 2026
Attack
Santander hold a large attacking edge, scoring 2.3 goals per home match across 3 home matches against Valencia's 0.7 per away match across 3 away matches. Santander's home rate is clearly better than the league's home-side average of 1.7, while Valencia's away rate is clearly worse than the league's away-side average of 1.3.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Valencia hold a large defensive edge, conceding 1.3 goals per away match across 3 away matches to Santander's 1.7 per home match across 3 home matches. Valencia's away rate is marginally better than the league's away-side average of 1.7, while Santander's home rate is clearly worse than the league's home-side average of 1.3.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Oct 11, 2026
Santander are most dangerous between minutes 16 and 30, scoring 36% of their goals there, while Valencia's peak scoring window is the final 15 minutes, where they have scored 50% of their goals. Valencia are also most vulnerable late, conceding 38% of their goals in the 76-90 minute band, and Santander concede 33% of their goals in that same window, tied with the 31-45 minute band.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Oct 11, 2026
Santander's matches are far more likely to go over 2.5 goals, with 85.71% of their matches this season clearing that line against Valencia's 42.86%. At this venue, 100% of Santander's home matches have gone over 2.5 goals, while only 33.33% of Valencia's away matches have.
Betting Angles
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
Santander have conceded a total of 21 goals, which is the most in the LaLiga this season.
In the last 3 matches of the LaLiga, Santander conceded on average 4.3 goals per match while Valencia conceded on average 1.3 goals per match.
In their last 3 LaLiga matches, Santander have been awarded an average of 2.3 corners per match, while Valencia have averaged 5.3 corners.
Chances are good to see a goal from Santander within the first half. They have averaged 1.2 goals before halftime in the LaLiga this season.
The chances of seeing a goal from Valencia in the first half are slim. They have only averaged 0.1 goals before halftime in the LaLiga matches this season.
In their last 5 LaLiga matches, Santander have received an average of 1.2 cards in the first half per match, while Valencia have averaged 1 card.
Valencia struggle with scoring lately. They have averaged less than one goal per match in the last 5 LaLiga matches.
In the last 5 matches of the LaLiga, Santander scored 9 goals (average 1.8) while Valencia scored 4 (average 0.8).
In their last 5 LaLiga matches, Santander have received an average of 2.8 cards per match, while Valencia have averaged 1.8 cards.
Standings & Form · LaLiga 26/27
Pre-match · Oct 11, 2026
Santander sit three places above Valencia, 16th to 19th, with 7 points to Valencia's 4, and the gap is built almost entirely on home form. Santander have taken 7 points from 3 home matches with a +2 home goal difference, while Valencia have managed 1 away win and a -2 away goal difference from 3 away matches.
SantanderValenciaHead-to-Head · LAST 10 MEETINGS
Valencia have been the better side across the 10 meetings since 2008, winning 4 to Santander's 1 with 5 draws, and that history is old: the most recent meeting was in 2012. At this ground, in the 5 meetings played here, Valencia won 2 and drew 3, with Santander failing to win any of them.
Scoring Profile
Pre-match · Oct 11, 2026
Attack
Santander hold a large attacking edge, scoring 2.3 goals per home match across 3 home matches against Valencia's 0.7 per away match across 3 away matches. Santander's home rate is clearly better than the league's home-side average of 1.7, while Valencia's away rate is clearly worse than the league's away-side average of 1.3.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Valencia hold a large defensive edge, conceding 1.3 goals per away match across 3 away matches to Santander's 1.7 per home match across 3 home matches. Valencia's away rate is marginally better than the league's away-side average of 1.7, while Santander's home rate is clearly worse than the league's home-side average of 1.3.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Oct 11, 2026
Santander are most dangerous between minutes 16 and 30, scoring 36% of their goals there, while Valencia's peak scoring window is the final 15 minutes, where they have scored 50% of their goals. Valencia are also most vulnerable late, conceding 38% of their goals in the 76-90 minute band, and Santander concede 33% of their goals in that same window, tied with the 31-45 minute band.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Oct 11, 2026
Santander's matches are far more likely to go over 2.5 goals, with 85.71% of their matches this season clearing that line against Valencia's 42.86%. At this venue, 100% of Santander's home matches have gone over 2.5 goals, while only 33.33% of Valencia's away matches have.
Betting Angles
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
Santander have conceded a total of 21 goals, which is the most in the LaLiga this season.
In the last 3 matches of the LaLiga, Santander conceded on average 4.3 goals per match while Valencia conceded on average 1.3 goals per match.
In their last 3 LaLiga matches, Santander have been awarded an average of 2.3 corners per match, while Valencia have averaged 5.3 corners.
Chances are good to see a goal from Santander within the first half. They have averaged 1.2 goals before halftime in the LaLiga this season.
The chances of seeing a goal from Valencia in the first half are slim. They have only averaged 0.1 goals before halftime in the LaLiga matches this season.
In their last 5 LaLiga matches, Santander have received an average of 1.2 cards in the first half per match, while Valencia have averaged 1 card.
Valencia struggle with scoring lately. They have averaged less than one goal per match in the last 5 LaLiga matches.
In the last 5 matches of the LaLiga, Santander scored 9 goals (average 1.8) while Valencia scored 4 (average 0.8).
In their last 5 LaLiga matches, Santander have received an average of 2.8 cards per match, while Valencia have averaged 1.8 cards.
About The Match
Santander's home form is the one clear positive in a fixture between two sides near the foot of the table, while Valencia's away defence has been the more reliable unit. The hosts average 2.3 goals per home match across 3 home matches, well above the league's home-side norm, but they have conceded 1.7 per match at home and have not kept a clean sheet all season. Valencia score just 0.7 goals per away match across 3 away matches, and their season-long failure to score in 57% of matches is the biggest brake on this match. The market prices Santander as the match-winner favourite at 43%, but the thin venue samples and Valencia's better defensive edge make this a low-confidence read.