Match Report
Before the match
Santander came into the game with two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five outings, scoring six goals and conceding ten. A 2-0 win away to Ribadesella CF (29 October) was their most recent result.
29 October: Santander won 2-0 against Ribadesella CF away from home in Copa del Rey, scoring two goals and allowing zero. Against Espanyol in La Liga, Santander scored two and conceded one on 24 October; the at home result was 2-1. Santander's away from home game on 18 October (La Liga) ended 0-2 against Osasuna, with zero goals for and two against. On 11 October, Valencia faced Santander in La Liga: Santander drew 2-2 at home, having scored two and conceded two. La Liga, 19 September brought an away meeting with Celta; Santander lost 0-5, a return of zero goals scored and five conceded.
Santander: 16th, 11 points, ten matches in the calculated La Liga standings at kickoff.
15 goals for and six against accompanied Real Madrid's five wins across five outings, an unbeaten run. On 25 October, Real Madrid recorded a 2-1 win visiting Barça; their biggest win in that spell was 4-1 at home to RB Leipzig on 21 October.
The 25 October fixture (La Liga) paired Real Madrid with Barça. Real Madrid won 2-1 away from home, netting two goals while conceding one. Playing at home against RB Leipzig (Champions League), Real Madrid finished 4-1 on 21 October. Their score comprised four goals, against one from the opposition. 18 October: Real Madrid won 4-1 against Sevilla FC at home in La Liga, scoring four goals and allowing one. Against Roma in Champions League, Real Madrid scored four and conceded three on 14 October; the away from home result was 4-3. Real Madrid's at home game on 10 October (La Liga) ended 1-0 against Villarreal, with one goal for and zero against.
Real Madrid stood 3rd in the results-based La Liga table before kickoff, with 24 points from ten matches.
The last two recorded meetings were a 4-0 home win for Real Madrid on 18 February 2012 and a 0-0 draw at Santander on 21 September 2011.
After the match
Real Madrid comfortably beat Santander 3-0 on 1 November 2026. Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring from the penalty spot inside the first 11 minutes for Real Madrid to make it 1-0. Jude Bellingham added to the tally in the 21st minute for Real Madrid, set up by Arda Guler, to make it 2-0. With the 3rd goal, Real Madrid extended the lead through Yan Diomandé in the 36th minute to make it 3-0. Jeanuel Belocian (34') and Iker Luque (45') were booked. The rating gap is a wide one: our current Elo ratings have Real Madrid 359 points stronger than Santander. All the scoring was done by half time. Real Madrid: 75.7% to win this pairing in the model on current ratings; the match ended in their favour. Real Madrid's current recorded form ends with 6 consecutive wins in the 2026/27 Champions League and the 2026/27 La Liga. two yellow cards went to Santander. The substitution total for Santander was three. two changes were recorded for Real Madrid. Real Madrid finished with a clean sheet.