Racing Santander look to Campos de Sport de El Sardinero supporters for inspiration before Lugo match

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Racing Santander form and stats

With 1 La Liga 2 win, 4 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Racing Santander are certainly not brimming with confidence.

In their previous game, the manager Romo led his Racing Santander to a defeat away at Albacete. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Campos de Sport de El Sardinero. Vicente (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.13/10. Vicente scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Racing Santander handle that role? We have found 6 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

It should be added that a peek at the 17 latest league fixtures reveals that 13 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Santander as they are travelling to their away game against UD Ibiza in the La Liga 2. That match is four days after this one.

The lack of attacking qualities in Racing Santander means that they have only scored {3 goals} in 8 league home games, less than half a goal per match. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Racing Santander are not conceding a lot of goals here at Campos de Sport de El Sardinero in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Racing Santander has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 4 times.

Lugo form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lugo so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Lugo are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Lugo's last game was the home draw against Levante (1-1). Ricardo, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.53. Ricardo hit three key passes and won 6 of 8 duels.

Lugo 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, 7 draws and 10 defeats. From a total of 17 matches.

After this away game Lugo return home for a La Liga 2 game against Sporting Gijon. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lugo have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away. Lugo have conceded 17 goals in these games. When Lugo is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Real Zaragoza, Ponferradina, UD Ibiza, Lugo, Mirandes, Real Oviedo and Málaga.

Head 2 Head

Data for the former eight meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Santander, four draws and two wins for Lugo. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

C. Ramos de la Flor 6 goals

I. Vicente Elorduy 2 goals

F. Moyano Jiménez 2 goals

Racing Santander missing players

Lugo missing players