La Liga 2 preview: Can Girona edge out victory against Racing Santander?

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Tue 16.June
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Estadi Municipal de Montilivi (14286 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Girona fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Racing Santander's 22nd place in the table will show on the pitch.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Girona and Racing Santander.

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Girona form and stats

Girona have performed here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi this season with 10 wins from 16 La Liga 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 2. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Girona.

Girona shared the glory with Las Palmas in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Albacete that ended 1-1.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Girona matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, three draws and zero defeats (from four games).

There will be little rest for Girona after this match as they are travelling to Elche for a La Liga 2 game in only three days.

The Girona fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 16 matches. From these home matches, Girona have conceded only 12 goals.

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Racing Santander form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Racing Santander so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 2-7-7 (win-draw-lose).

Santander might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Lugo proved too strong as Racing Santander slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Campos de Sport de El Sardinero. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Numancia at their stadium, the result 2-1.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Santander playing away, we found six games. Results were one away win, three draws and two home wins.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Santander have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Racing Santander - Girona 0-3. Girona-Racing Santander H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Girona five wins, Racing Santander zero wins, zero draws. one of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

GironaC. Stuani Curbelo
C. Stuani Curbelo
23 goals
Racing SantanderÁ. Cejudo Carmona
Á. Cejudo Carmona
9 goals
GironaB. García Freire
B. García Freire
5 goals

Girona missing players

Racing Santander missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Girona Racing Santander
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 6 Played P 6 16 32
13 10 4 Won W 1 2 4
9 4 2 Drew D 2 7 16
10 2 0 Lost L 3 7 12
40 23 12 Scored S 2 12 32
35 12 5 Conceded C 6 21 42
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 88% 91%
66% 69% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 78%
34% 31% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 38%
28% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 19%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
44% 44% 83% BTTS BTTS 17% 44% 53%
31% 44% 17% Clean Sheets C S 33% 19% 19%
31% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 38%
 
4.2 4.8 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 3.8
3.7 3.4 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.9 5.4
2.8 2.6 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 3 2.8
4 1 1 Red cards R C 1 3 10
 
367 203 62 Total Shots T S 49 133 294
143 87 32 Shots on Target S O 12 52 106
28% 26% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 23% 30%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Racing Santander has the most dropped points from leading position (24)

  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 32 16 9 7 42 30 16 9 5 2 25 15 16 7 4 5 17 15 12 57
2 Real Zaragoza 32 15 10 7 46 33 16 8 4 4 24 15 16 7 6 3 22 18 13 55
3 Almería 32 14 11 7 52 32 15 8 3 4 25 13 17 6 8 3 27 19 20 53
4 Huesca 32 16 5 11 42 33 16 12 2 2 28 13 16 4 3 9 14 20 9 53
5 Girona 32 13 9 10 40 35 16 10 4 2 23 12 16 3 5 8 17 23 5 48
6 Elche 32 12 11 9 42 34 16 5 7 4 21 17 16 7 4 5 21 17 8 47
7 Mirandés 32 10 15 7 44 44 17 6 10 1 20 13 15 4 5 6 24 31 0 45
8 Rayo Vallecano 32 9 17 6 40 33 16 7 6 3 22 16 16 2 11 3 18 17 7 44
9 Alcorcón 32 10 14 8 41 38 16 4 4 8 17 23 16 6 10 0 24 15 3 44
10 Sporting Gijón 32 11 9 12 32 30 16 8 4 4 24 14 16 3 5 8 8 16 2 42
11 Fuenlabrada 32 10 12 10 33 33 16 6 6 4 20 17 16 4 6 6 13 16 0 42
12 Ponferradina 32 9 14 9 36 34 16 7 8 1 21 10 16 2 6 8 15 24 2 41
13 Tenerife 32 10 9 13 36 37 16 6 6 4 18 16 16 4 3 9 18 21 -1 39
14 Las Palmas 32 9 12 11 34 39 16 5 6 5 20 19 16 4 6 6 14 20 -5 39
15 Numancia 32 9 11 12 36 37 16 7 5 4 18 11 16 2 6 8 18 26 -1 38
16 Málaga 32 8 14 10 28 30 16 5 7 4 19 17 16 3 7 6 9 13 -2 38
17 Lugo 32 8 13 11 30 41 16 5 6 5 18 24 16 3 7 6 12 17 -11 37
18 Real Oviedo 32 8 12 12 37 43 16 4 9 3 18 17 16 4 3 9 19 26 -6 36
19 Deportivo La Coruña 32 8 12 12 28 46 16 5 7 4 18 20 16 3 5 8 10 26 -18 36
20 Albacete 32 9 8 15 24 38 16 4 5 7 11 17 16 5 3 8 13 21 -14 35
21 Extremadura UD 32 7 11 14 31 44 16 4 4 8 15 21 16 3 7 6 16 23 -13 32
22 Racing Santander 32 4 16 12 32 42 16 2 9 5 20 21 16 2 7 7 12 21 -10 28

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 Cádiz 32 16 9 7 42 30 16 9 5 2 25 15 16 7 4 5 17 15 12 57
2 Real Zaragoza 32 15 10 7 46 33 16 8 4 4 24 15 16 7 6 3 22 18 13 55
3 Almería 32 14 11 7 52 32 15 8 3 4 25 13 17 6 8 3 27 19 20 53
4 Huesca 32 16 5 11 42 33 16 12 2 2 28 13 16 4 3 9 14 20 9 53
5 Girona 32 13 9 10 40 35 16 10 4 2 23 12 16 3 5 8 17 23 5 48
6 Elche 32 12 11 9 42 34 16 5 7 4 21 17 16 7 4 5 21 17 8 47
7 Mirandés 32 10 15 7 44 44 17 6 10 1 20 13 15 4 5 6 24 31 0 45
8 Rayo Vallecano 32 9 17 6 40 33 16 7 6 3 22 16 16 2 11 3 18 17 7 44
9 Alcorcón 32 10 14 8 41 38 16 4 4 8 17 23 16 6 10 0 24 15 3 44
10 Sporting Gijón 32 11 9 12 32 30 16 8 4 4 24 14 16 3 5 8 8 16 2 42
11 Fuenlabrada 32 10 12 10 33 33 16 6 6 4 20 17 16 4 6 6 13 16 0 42
12 Ponferradina 32 9 14 9 36 34 16 7 8 1 21 10 16 2 6 8 15 24 2 41
13 Tenerife 32 10 9 13 36 37 16 6 6 4 18 16 16 4 3 9 18 21 -1 39
14 Las Palmas 32 9 12 11 34 39 16 5 6 5 20 19 16 4 6 6 14 20 -5 39
15 Numancia 32 9 11 12 36 37 16 7 5 4 18 11 16 2 6 8 18 26 -1 38
16 Málaga 32 8 14 10 28 30 16 5 7 4 19 17 16 3 7 6 9 13 -2 38
17 Lugo 32 8 13 11 30 41 16 5 6 5 18 24 16 3 7 6 12 17 -11 37
18 Real Oviedo 32 8 12 12 37 43 16 4 9 3 18 17 16 4 3 9 19 26 -6 36
19 Deportivo La Coruña 32 8 12 12 28 46 16 5 7 4 18 20 16 3 5 8 10 26 -18 36
20 Albacete 32 9 8 15 24 38 16 4 5 7 11 17 16 5 3 8 13 21 -14 35
21 Extremadura UD 32 7 11 14 31 44 16 4 4 8 15 21 16 3 7 6 16 23 -13 32
22 Racing Santander 32 4 16 12 32 42 16 2 9 5 20 21 16 2 7 7 12 21 -10 28

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The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.