There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Girona leading Racing Santander by 19 points.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Girona form and stats
34 points is a decent return from 16 La Liga 2 games here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi for Girona. The data says 10 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Girona, who played 1-1 against Albacete. That match was also played at this venue (Estadi Municipal de Montilivi). 1-1 away at Mirandes before that.
Girona has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Girona have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Racing Santander form and stats
There's been little loot from Racing Santander's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 16 away games in the La Liga 2. Racing Santander only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 7 draws.
Racing Santander play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Numancia (placed 14th). Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Real Zaragoza.
A heroic performance from Racing Santander in their game against Numancia last time out. Things got complicated when Aitor Buñuel was sent off in the 58th minute with the match level. Despite the red card the team were able to pull off a 2-1 victory!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Racing Santander as they have only managed to score 12 times from 16 away games in the league. Racing Santander have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Racing Santander - Girona 0-3, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Girona five wins, zero draws and Racing Santander zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Stuani Curbelo 23 goals |   Á. Cejudo Carmona 8 goals |  B. García Freire 5 goals |
Girona missing players
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| Girona | Racing Santander | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 7 | Played | P | 6 | 16 | 31 |
| 13 | 10 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 40 | 23 | 13 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 31 |
| 35 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 21 | 40 |
| 97% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | 90% |
| 68% | 69% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 69% | 77% |
| 35% | 31% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 35% |
| 29% | 25% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| 45% | 44% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 44% | 52% |
| 29% | 44% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 19% | 19% |
| 29% | 19% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 39% |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 361 | 203 | 70 | Total Shots | T S | 49 | 133 | 289 |
| 140 | 87 | 35 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 52 | 105 |
| 29% | 26% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 23% | 30% |
- Racing Santander has the most dropped points from leading position (21)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cadiz | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 56 |
| 2 | Real Zaragoza | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 55 |
| 3 | Almería | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 50 |
| 4 | Huesca | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 50 |
| 5 | Girona | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 47 |
| 6 | Elche | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 46 |
| 7 | Mirandes | 31 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 42 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 31 | -1 | 42 |
| 8 | Sporting Gijon | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 41 |
| 9 | Alcorcon | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 41 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 40 |
| 11 | Ponferradina | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 40 |
| 12 | Tenerife | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 39 |
| 13 | Fuenlabrada | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 39 |
| 14 | Numancia | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 38 |
| 15 | Malaga | 31 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 38 |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 38 |
| 17 | Real Oviedo | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | -6 | 35 |
| 18 | Albacete | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -12 | 35 |
| 19 | Deportivo La Coruna | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -18 | 35 |
| 20 | Lugo | 31 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 34 |
| 21 | Extremadura UD | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -13 | 31 |
| 22 | Racing Santander | 31 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 28 |