Football tips: Racing Santander vs Real Zaragoza - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 29.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero (22222 seats)

Struggling Racing Santander will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Real Zaragoza in the upcoming league round. It’s 22nd vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

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.

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Racing Santander form and stats

With {2 La Liga 2 wins}, 8 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Racing Santander are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Stress levels are on the rise for Racing Santander's attacking players as they have now played 256 minutes without scoring in a league game. A. Cejudo was their last goal scorer.

In their previous game, the manager J. Oltra Castañer led his Racing Santander to a defeat in the La Liga 2 match away at Málaga. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Campos de Sport de El Sardinero. Ahead of that match, Racing Santander lost 0-2 at home to Sporting Gijón.

Racing Santander are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 14 games. On the other hand, Racing Santander have conceded 17 goals.

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Real Zaragoza form and stats

6 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Real Zaragoza, who have the most clean sheets (12) in La Liga 2, playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season.

Real Zaragoza are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the La Liga 2 against Deportivo La Coruña (placed 17th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Mirandés that ended 1-1.

Real Zaragoza are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 14 games (in the league). Real Zaragoza have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Real Zaragoza - Racing Santander 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Racing Santander two wins, four draws and Real Zaragoza four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Real ZaragozaL. Suárez Charris
L. Suárez Charris
16 goals
Racing SantanderÁ. Cejudo Carmona
Á. Cejudo Carmona
7 goals
Real ZaragozaJ. Ros Añón
J. Ros Añón
5 goals

Racing Santander missing players

Real Zaragoza missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Racing Santander Real Zaragoza
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 3 14 29
3 2 0 Won W 2 6 14
15 8 1 Drew D 1 5 9
11 4 2 Lost L 0 3 6
27 17 2 Scored S 6 19 42
37 17 6 Conceded C 3 16 28
90% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
76% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 79% 72%
31% 43% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 45%
17% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 21% 24%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
48% 57% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 64% 48%
21% 21% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 41%
41% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 17%
 
3.9 3.7 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 4.4 5
5.3 4.8 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4.2 4
2.6 2.4 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.6 2.3
7 5 1 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
271 143 29 Total Shots T S 33 136 359
99 49 7 Shots on Target S O 15 49 134
27% 35% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 39% 31%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Racing Santander has the fewest points (14) at home
  • Racing Santander has the most dropped points from leading position (19)
  • Racing Santander have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Real Zaragoza has the most clean sheets (12)
  • Real Zaragoza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Real Zaragoza haven’t played a single 0-0 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 29 15 7 7 38 27 14 8 4 2 22 13 15 7 3 5 16 14 11 52
2 Real Zaragoza 29 14 9 6 42 28 15 8 4 3 23 12 14 6 5 3 19 16 14 51
3 Almería 29 12 11 6 46 30 14 7 3 4 21 13 15 5 8 2 25 17 16 47
4 Huesca 29 14 4 11 35 30 14 11 1 2 24 11 15 3 3 9 11 19 5 46
5 Girona 29 13 6 10 38 33 15 10 3 2 22 11 14 3 3 8 16 22 5 45
6 Elche 29 10 10 9 36 31 14 4 6 4 18 16 15 6 4 5 18 15 5 40
7 Rayo Vallecano 28 8 15 5 35 28 14 6 6 2 19 13 14 2 9 3 16 15 7 39
8 Fuenlabrada 29 9 12 8 29 27 14 5 6 3 16 13 15 4 6 5 13 14 2 39
9 Numancia 29 9 11 9 34 31 15 7 5 3 17 9 14 2 6 6 17 22 3 38
10 Alcorcón 29 8 14 7 33 32 15 4 4 7 16 21 14 4 10 0 17 11 1 38
11 Sporting Gijón 29 10 8 11 28 29 15 7 4 4 20 14 14 3 4 7 8 15 -1 38
12 Mirandés 29 8 14 7 39 41 15 5 9 1 17 11 14 3 5 6 22 30 -2 38
13 Ponferradina 29 8 13 8 35 33 15 6 8 1 20 10 14 2 5 7 15 23 2 37
14 Málaga 29 8 13 8 26 25 14 5 7 2 18 13 15 3 6 6 8 12 1 37
15 Las Palmas 29 9 10 10 33 34 14 5 4 5 19 18 15 4 6 5 14 16 -1 37
16 Tenerife 29 9 9 11 35 35 15 5 6 4 17 16 14 4 3 7 18 19 0 36
17 Deportivo La Coruña 29 8 10 11 28 42 14 5 5 4 18 20 15 3 5 7 10 22 -14 34
18 Albacete 28 9 6 13 22 34 14 4 4 6 10 15 14 5 2 7 12 19 -12 33
19 Lugo 29 7 11 11 27 39 15 5 5 5 17 23 14 2 6 6 10 16 -12 32
20 Extremadura UD 29 7 9 13 27 39 15 4 4 7 14 19 14 3 5 6 13 20 -12 30
21 Real Oviedo 29 6 11 12 34 42 14 3 8 3 17 17 15 3 3 9 17 25 -8 29
22 Racing Santander 29 3 15 11 27 37 14 2 8 4 17 17 15 1 7 7 10 20 -10 24

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 29 15 7 7 38 27 14 8 4 2 22 13 15 7 3 5 16 14 11 52
2 Real Zaragoza 29 14 9 6 42 28 15 8 4 3 23 12 14 6 5 3 19 16 14 51
3 Almería 29 12 11 6 46 30 14 7 3 4 21 13 15 5 8 2 25 17 16 47
4 Huesca 29 14 4 11 35 30 14 11 1 2 24 11 15 3 3 9 11 19 5 46
5 Girona 29 13 6 10 38 33 15 10 3 2 22 11 14 3 3 8 16 22 5 45
6 Elche 29 10 10 9 36 31 14 4 6 4 18 16 15 6 4 5 18 15 5 40
7 Rayo Vallecano 28 8 15 5 35 28 14 6 6 2 19 13 14 2 9 3 16 15 7 39
8 Fuenlabrada 29 9 12 8 29 27 14 5 6 3 16 13 15 4 6 5 13 14 2 39
9 Numancia 29 9 11 9 34 31 15 7 5 3 17 9 14 2 6 6 17 22 3 38
10 Alcorcón 29 8 14 7 33 32 15 4 4 7 16 21 14 4 10 0 17 11 1 38
11 Sporting Gijón 29 10 8 11 28 29 15 7 4 4 20 14 14 3 4 7 8 15 -1 38
12 Mirandés 29 8 14 7 39 41 15 5 9 1 17 11 14 3 5 6 22 30 -2 38
13 Ponferradina 29 8 13 8 35 33 15 6 8 1 20 10 14 2 5 7 15 23 2 37
14 Málaga 29 8 13 8 26 25 14 5 7 2 18 13 15 3 6 6 8 12 1 37
15 Las Palmas 29 9 10 10 33 34 14 5 4 5 19 18 15 4 6 5 14 16 -1 37
16 Tenerife 29 9 9 11 35 35 15 5 6 4 17 16 14 4 3 7 18 19 0 36
17 Deportivo La Coruña 29 8 10 11 28 42 14 5 5 4 18 20 15 3 5 7 10 22 -14 34
18 Albacete 28 9 6 13 22 34 14 4 4 6 10 15 14 5 2 7 12 19 -12 33
19 Lugo 29 7 11 11 27 39 15 5 5 5 17 23 14 2 6 6 10 16 -12 32
20 Extremadura UD 29 7 9 13 27 39 15 4 4 7 14 19 14 3 5 6 13 20 -12 30
21 Real Oviedo 29 6 11 12 34 42 14 3 8 3 17 17 15 3 3 9 17 25 -8 29
22 Racing Santander 29 3 15 11 27 37 14 2 8 4 17 17 15 1 7 7 10 20 -10 24

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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.