The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Elche are in the 12th position while the guests worry at 19th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
It's quite the trip for Racing Santander when visiting Elche as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Elche form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Elche at their home stadium (Estadio Martínez Valero) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
The home team returns to Estadio Martínez Valero after sharing the points with Málaga (placed 18th) on their last time out; the La Liga 2 game ended 3-3. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Almería.
A case of two points dropped for Elche in the Málaga match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. A goal frenzy last time out for Elche, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Málaga. Fun stuff to watch! Elche's goalie Edgar Badia played a big part in securing one point against Málaga with a stunning 6 saves.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Elche handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W6-D3-L2.
Elche has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Elche have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Racing Santander form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Racing Santander so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 0-6-2 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 14 away games in a row.
The supporters enjoyed Racing Santander's previous game versus Extremadura UD (placed 20th), a La Liga 2 3-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Lugo.
Goalkeeper Luca Zidane was absolutely vital in the Racing Santander victory against Extremadura UD, making 9 saves.
Racing Santander are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of one match.
Racing Santander are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Racing Santander have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Elche and Racing Santander have met before this season: Elche - Racing Santander 2-0. Last three meetings between the teams: Elche won 2, Racing Santander won 0 and 1 draw. 0 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Jon Ander 10 goals |   Nino 7 goals |  Iván Sánchez 7 goals |
Elche missing players
Racing Santander missing players
| Elche | Racing Santander | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | 88% |
| 82% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 76% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 25% | 41% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 24% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 53% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 62% | 53% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 12% | 24% |
| 29% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 38% | 35% |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 5.6 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 144 | 69 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 69 | 164 |
| 56 | 21 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 30 | 61 |
| 39% | 43% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 27% | 33% |
- Elche haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Racing Santander have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cádiz | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 39 |
| 2 | Almería | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | Huesca | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Fuenlabrada | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Girona | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Real Zaragoza | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Numancia | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Albacete | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 26 |
| 9 | Alcorcon | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Mirandés | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | Ponferradina | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| 12 | Elche | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 13 | Las Palmas | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 14 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 15 | Lugo | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 20 |
| 16 | Sporting Gijón | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 19 |
| 17 | Tenerife | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 18 | Málaga | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 17 |
| 19 | Racing Santander | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 20 | Extremadura UD | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 21 | Real Oviedo | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 15 |
| 22 | Deportivo La Coruña | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 11 |