Racing Santander VS Elche

2026/2027 La Liga, Spain

Campos de Sport de El Sardinero

La Liga

Racing Santander RAC

Elche ELC

KICKOFF :

Round 3 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Racing Santander welcome Elche to the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero for a La Liga regular season fixture in the 2026/2027 campaign. The home side sits seventh in the domestic standings while the visitors occupy ninth place. Power ratings reveal a clear gap with Elche holding the higher mark at 76.74 compared to Racing Santander's 35.46. This leaves the away team as the stronger side by a margin of 41.3 points. Both clubs post identical form scores of 5.5 ahead of kickoff. Limited recent outing information is available for either team. Set piece and efficiency metrics carry low confidence levels with proxy data in use and no xG values recorded. The contest shapes up as an intriguing mid-table battle where Elche's superior rating could prove decisive on the road.

TL;DR

Structural: Elche holds a 41.3 point power advantage over Racing Santander.
Form: Both teams share identical form scores of 5.5.
Squad: Elche is rated as the stronger squad for this fixture.
Efficiency: Efficiency metrics are unavailable for both teams.
Transition: Transition data is not supplied in the preview.
Set pieces: Set piece analysis shows low confidence with no xG figures.
xVariable: Elche leads the xVariable rating by a wide margin.

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

J. López Menéndez

M. Anselmi

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

1.33

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

1 - 0 - 1

No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

35.46

76.74

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Racing Santander

Elche

Power Score

35.46

76.74

League Position

Global Rank

128

112

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

Racing Santander — Opponent-weighted form score

Elche — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Racing Santander Elche

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 2 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Racing Santander RAC Home

2 matches

Elche ELC Away

Match Record

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

-1

Goal Difference

Expected Goals

xGA

Data last updated: 2026-08-22T01:35:35+00:00

General Information

Date & Time

Competition

2026/2027 La Liga, Spain · Round 3 · Regular Season

Stadium

Campos de Sport de El Sardinero

Capacity

22308

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Manager ▼

J. López Menéndez Coach

Squad ▼

Julen Agirrezabala Goalkeeper

Lars Simon Albin Eriksson Goalkeeper

José Manuel Hernando Riol Defender

Pablo Ramón Parra Defender

Alvaro Mantilla Pérez Defender

Facundo González Molino Defender

Pedro Felipe de Jesus Gomes Defender

Jorge Salinas Viadero Defender

Sergio Canales Madrazo Midfielder

Íñigo Sainz Maza Serna Midfielder

Iván Martín Núñez Midfielder

Gustavo Aldolfo Puerta Molano Midfielder

Maguette Gueye Midfielder

Sergio Martínez Montero Midfielder

Asier Villalibre Molina Attacker

Iñigo Vicente Elorduy Attacker

Andrés Martín García Attacker

Giorgi Guliashvili Attacker

Juan Carlos Arana Gómez Attacker

Mohamed Yassir Zabiri Attacker

Manager ▼

M. Anselmi Coach

Squad ▼

Matías Ezequiel Dituro Goalkeeper

Alejandro Iturbe Encabo Goalkeeper

Pedro Bigas Rigo Defender

Bambo Diaby Defender

Víctor Chust García Defender

David Affengruber Defender

John Nwankwo Donald Defender

Matia Barzic Gutiérrez Defender

Aboubacar Sangaré Traoré Defender

Gonzalo Villar del Fraile Midfielder

Marc Aguado Pallares Midfielder

Martim Carvalho Neto Midfielder

Federico Redondo Solari Midfielder

Facundo Valentín Buonanotte Midfielder

Javier Morcillo Rodrigalvarez Midfielder

Ezequiel Ponce Martínez Attacker

José Antonio Fernández Pomares Attacker

Grady Diangana Attacker

José Antonio Morente Oliva Attacker

German Valera Karabinaite Attacker

Fernando Niño Rodriguez Attacker

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Rafael Leonardo Núñez Mata Attacker

Yago de Santiago Attacker

Lucas Cepeda Attacker

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Abiel Osorio Attacker

Adam Boayar Benaisa Attacker

Ali Houary Jeddoub Attacker

CONCLUSION

Elche arrives with the clearer quality edge and will look to exploit that advantage at a venue where Racing Santander typically competes hard. The identical form scores suggest neither side carries significant momentum into the game. Mid-table positioning for both clubs adds context to a match that could influence season trajectories. Racing Santander must find ways to offset the power deficit through organisation and home support. Elche on the other hand can rely on overall squad strength to control proceedings. With efficiency and set piece data limited the emphasis falls on open play execution. Expect a competitive encounter where small details decide the outcome in this La Liga clash.

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