La Liga 2 news and pre-match guide: Elche moderate betting favourite to overcome Racing Santander

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 02.Sep
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero (36017 seats)

Racing Santander have come here for an absorbing fight versus the home team Elche. Read up on the fixture with this thorough La Liga 2 preview!

Racing Santander have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Elche and Racing Santander should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Elche form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Elche's two home games in the La Liga 2 so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero.

Elche's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Villarreal II (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Fidel got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Fidel scored one goal and hit five key passes.

Prior to that, an away loss at Eibar.

Elche has scored {1 goals-1} so far and conceded {1 goals-2} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Racing Santander form and stats

Racing Santander have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the La Liga 2 were 5 victories, 6 draws and 10 defeats from 21 fixtures.

Santander aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 198 league minutes without a goal. Júnior was the last player to find the net.

Racing Santander delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Huesca (placed 20th) in their previous game. Defender Rubén was the best team player with a rating of 7.52. Rubén won 11 of 13 duels.

A 0-2 defeat away at Espanyol before that.

We have checked recent matches where Santander have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 3 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats.

Racing Santander have the goal stats of 0-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Elche have put together a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (3-1-0) when facing Racing Santander.

Top Goalscorers

ElcheL. Boyé
L. Boyé
1 goals
ElcheF. Chaves de la Torre
F. Chaves de la Torre
1 goals
Racing SantanderA. Aldasoro Sarriegi
A. Aldasoro Sarriegi
1 goals

Elche missing players

Racing Santander missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Elche Racing Santander
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 2 1 Played P 0 1 3
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
2 1 1 Scored S 0 0 4
3 1 0 Conceded C 0 2 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
33% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 67%
33% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 67%
 
4 4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 7.7
4.7 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 6
1.3 1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 16 18 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12 11
4 4.5 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 3.3
17% 11% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 40%
 
11 11 12 Shots against (avg) S A 0 21 16.7
3.7 3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6 3
Elche Last season Racing Santander
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   21 42
5 3   Won W   5 14
10 6   Drew D   6 12
23 10   Lost L   10 16
30 18   Scored S   17 39
67 29   Conceded C   24 40
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   90% 90%
79% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 57%
47% 37%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 29%
24% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   5% 7%
5% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 5%
47% 53%   BTTS BTTS   43% 43%
11% 11%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 33%
42% 37%   Failed to Score F T   33% 33%
 
5.4 6.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.6
5.9 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 4.5
2.6 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.3
12 6   Red cards R C   9 12
 
10.8 13.3   Shots (avg) S (   11 11.4
3.4 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4.2
23% 22%   Goal Efficiency G E   21% 22%
 
15.1 12.3   Shots against (avg) S A   13.9 13
5.8 4.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Zaragoza 3 3 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 9
2 Espanyol 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 7
3 Racing Ferrol 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 7
4 Levante 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 7
5 Leganes 3 2 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
6 Tenerife 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 6
7 Eldense 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 6
8 FC Andorra 3 2 0 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 -1 6
9 Amorebieta 3 1 2 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 5
10 Racing Santander 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 4
11 Burgos 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 4
12 Mirandes 3 1 0 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
13 Sporting Gijon 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -1 3
14 Villarreal II 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -1 3
15 Elche 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
16 Real Valladolid 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
17 Eibar 3 1 0 2 3 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 -4 3
18 Alcorcon 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 -4 3
19 Albacete 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 2
20 Huesca 3 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 2
21 Real Oviedo 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 1
22 FC Cartagena 3 0 0 3 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 38 28 4 6 70 20 19 15 3 1 37 4 19 13 1 5 33 16 50 88
2 Real Madrid 38 24 6 8 75 36 19 13 5 1 44 16 19 11 1 7 31 20 39 78
3 Atletico Madrid 38 23 8 7 70 33 19 13 3 3 41 15 19 10 5 4 29 18 37 77
4 Real Sociedad 38 21 8 9 51 35 19 11 5 3 26 16 19 10 3 6 25 19 16 71
5 Villarreal 38 19 7 12 59 40 19 12 3 4 36 18 19 7 4 8 23 22 19 64
6 Real Betis 38 17 9 12 46 41 19 9 5 5 26 18 19 8 4 7 20 23 5 60
7 Osasuna 38 15 8 15 37 42 19 11 1 7 24 21 19 4 7 8 13 21 -5 53
8 Athletic Club 38 14 9 15 47 43 19 8 3 8 22 15 19 6 6 7 25 28 4 51
9 Mallorca 38 14 8 16 37 43 19 10 5 4 22 12 19 4 3 12 15 31 -6 50
10 Girona 38 13 10 15 58 55 19 10 3 6 35 26 19 3 7 9 23 29 3 49
11 Rayo Vallecano 38 13 10 15 45 53 19 9 5 5 28 22 19 4 5 10 17 31 -8 49
12 Sevilla 38 13 10 15 47 54 19 7 5 7 24 25 19 6 5 8 23 29 -7 49
13 Celta de Vigo 38 11 10 17 43 53 19 7 6 6 26 21 19 4 4 11 17 32 -10 43
14 Cadiz 38 10 12 16 30 53 19 7 6 6 19 23 19 3 6 10 11 30 -23 42
15 Valencia 38 11 9 18 42 45 19 8 5 6 27 19 19 3 4 12 15 26 -3 42
16 Getafe 38 10 12 16 34 45 19 7 6 6 21 20 19 3 6 10 13 25 -11 42
17 Almeria 38 11 8 19 49 65 19 10 3 6 29 22 19 1 5 13 20 43 -16 41
18 Real Valladolid 38 11 7 20 33 63 19 8 4 7 21 25 19 3 3 13 12 38 -30 40
19 Espanyol 38 8 13 17 52 69 19 4 7 8 27 35 19 4 6 9 25 34 -17 37
20 Elche 38 5 10 23 30 67 19 3 6 10 18 29 19 2 4 13 12 38 -37 25
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Granada 42 22 9 11 55 30 21 17 4 0 39 6 21 5 5 11 16 24 25 75
2 Las Palmas 42 18 18 6 49 29 21 9 9 3 24 13 21 9 9 3 25 16 20 72
3 Levante 42 18 18 6 46 30 21 11 7 3 25 11 21 7 11 3 21 19 16 72
4 Deportivo Alavés 42 19 14 9 47 33 21 13 7 1 28 11 21 6 7 8 19 22 14 71
5 Eibar 42 19 14 9 45 36 21 11 8 2 24 13 21 8 6 7 21 23 9 71
6 Albacete 42 17 16 9 58 47 21 10 7 4 30 19 21 7 9 5 28 28 11 67
7 FC Andorra 42 16 11 15 47 37 21 11 3 7 27 15 21 5 8 8 20 22 10 59
8 Real Oviedo 42 16 11 15 34 35 21 10 5 6 18 15 21 6 6 9 16 20 -1 59
9 FC Cartagena 42 16 10 16 47 49 21 9 4 8 22 25 21 7 6 8 25 24 -2 58
10 Tenerife 42 14 15 13 42 37 21 12 6 3 28 12 21 2 9 10 14 25 5 57
11 Racing Santander 42 14 12 16 39 40 21 9 6 6 22 16 21 5 6 10 17 24 -1 54
12 Burgos 42 13 15 14 33 35 21 8 8 5 22 19 21 5 7 9 11 16 -2 54
13 Real Zaragoza 42 12 17 13 40 39 21 8 10 3 25 16 21 4 7 10 15 23 1 53
14 Leganes 42 14 11 17 37 42 21 10 6 5 23 19 21 4 5 12 14 23 -5 53
15 Huesca 42 11 19 12 36 36 21 9 9 3 23 13 21 2 10 9 13 23 0 52
16 Mirandes 42 13 13 16 48 54 21 9 7 5 32 28 21 4 6 11 16 26 -6 52
17 Sporting Gijon 42 11 17 14 43 48 21 8 9 4 28 22 21 3 8 10 15 26 -5 50
18 Villarreal II 42 13 11 18 49 55 21 9 6 6 32 24 21 4 5 12 17 31 -6 50
19 Malaga 42 10 14 18 37 44 21 7 9 5 20 17 21 3 5 13 17 27 -7 44
20 Ponferradina 42 9 17 16 40 53 21 6 7 8 18 24 21 3 10 8 22 29 -13 44
21 UD Ibiza 42 7 13 22 33 66 21 5 7 9 21 31 21 2 6 13 12 35 -33 34
22 Lugo 42 6 13 23 27 57 21 3 10 8 13 19 21 3 3 15 14 38 -30 31

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Zaragoza 3 3 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 9
2 Espanyol 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 7
3 Racing Ferrol 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 7
4 Levante 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 7
5 Leganes 3 2 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
6 Tenerife 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 6
7 Eldense 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 6
8 FC Andorra 3 2 0 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 -1 6
9 Amorebieta 3 1 2 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 5
10 Racing Santander 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 4
11 Burgos 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 4
12 Mirandes 3 1 0 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
13 Sporting Gijon 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -1 3
14 Villarreal II 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -1 3
15 Elche 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
16 Real Valladolid 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
17 Eibar 3 1 0 2 3 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 -4 3
18 Alcorcon 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 -4 3
19 Albacete 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 2
20 Huesca 3 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 2
21 Real Oviedo 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 1
22 FC Cartagena 3 0 0 3 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -3 0

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