La Liga 2: High-level against not good enough, at least based on the matches so far. Deportivo Alavés - Racing Santander. Home win or a surprise result?
- Deportivo Alavés is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Racing Santander have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These are busy days for the host team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Copa Del Rey. Thankfully the previous game, versus Sevilla, was also a home game here at Estadio de Mendizorroza. The away team is better rested.
Deportivo Alavés form and stats
Deportivo Alavés have performed here at Estadio de Mendizorroza this season with 7 wins from 11 La Liga 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
Alavés's previous fixture was also a home event, the defeat 0-1 versus Sevilla (in Copa Del Rey). Midfield player Moya got a match rating of 7.35 in that game, the max score being 10. Moya dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 45 successful passes (of 54 total).
A La Liga 2 defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Real Oviedo.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Deportivo Alavés have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.
Low on goals? In this club's last 10 league games, 8 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).
The Deportivo Alavés fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. From these home matches, Alavés have conceded only 6 goals.
Racing Santander form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga 2 travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
Racing Santander are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the fixture against Sporting Gijon (placed 15th). Goalkeeper Parera was absolutely vital in the Racing Santander victory against Sporting Gijon, making six saves. Parera (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.15. Parera topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Las Palmas.We have checked recent matches where Santander have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
A tale of few goals? 19 of this team's last 23 league rounds have had two or less goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Racing Santander as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. Racing Santander are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Alavés have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive games without defeat (2-3-0) when playing Racing Santander.Racing Santander - Deportivo Alavés 1-1 was the output when these participants formerly did battle, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. De la Fuente Escudero 4 goals |  L. Rioja González 3 goals |  X. Alkain Mitxelena 3 goals |
Deportivo Alavés missing players
Racing Santander missing players
| Deportivo Alavés | Racing Santander | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 23 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 21 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 9 | 18 |
| 87% | 82% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 61% | 55% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 50% | 48% |
| 35% | 27% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 25% | 17% |
| 9% | 9% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 25% | 26% |
| 35% | 55% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 50% | 43% |
| 30% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 42% | 48% |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| 3.8 | 2.9 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | 12.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 9.7 | 11 |
| 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 30% | 27% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 24% | 17% |
| 10.2 | 9 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 12.2 | 12 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
- Deportivo Alavés have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Deportivo Alavés is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Racing Santander have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Racing Santander have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Eibar | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 43 |
| 2 | Las Palmas | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 42 |
| 3 | Levante | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 40 |
| 4 | Burgos | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 38 |
| 5 | Deportivo Alavés | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 37 |
| 6 | Albacete | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | Granada | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 35 |
| 8 | Leganes | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | FC Cartagena | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | FC Andorra | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| 11 | Mirandes | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Huesca | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Real Oviedo | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 30 |
| 14 | Real Zaragoza | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| 15 | Sporting Gijon | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 16 | Villarreal II | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 17 | Tenerife | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 27 |
| 18 | Racing Santander | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 25 |
| 19 | Ponferradina | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 25 |
| 20 | Lugo | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 21 |
| 21 | Malaga | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 20 |
| 22 | UD Ibiza | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 19 | -20 | 16 |
