Country 2025/2026 La Liga 2, Spain
Estadio de la Romareda Sun, 29 Mar - 4:30 PM
La Liga 2
Real Zaragoza ZAR
VS
Racing Santander RAC
KICKOFF : Sun, 29 Mar - 4:30 PM
Round 32 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Real Zaragoza host Racing Santander in La Liga 2 (Regular Season) at Estadio de la Romareda. Domestically, Real Zaragoza sit 20th in the table while Racing Santander are 1th. Power ranking favours Racing Santander by 11.9 points heading into this fixture. Real Zaragoza's recent form reads W2 D2 L2 from 6 matches; Racing Santander's form is W4 D0 L2 from 6 matches. In their last outing, Real Zaragoza Win at home against Almería. Racing Santander last played away versus Castellón, finishing with a Win.

TL;DR

  • Structural: Racing Santander hold a +11.9 pts power-ranking advantage heading into this fixture.
  • Form: Racing Santander sit below baseline on opponent-adjusted form.
  • Squad: No major squad or availability edge; impact is neutral.
  • Efficiency: Real Zaragoza show stronger possession-adjusted chance creation in the data.
  • Transition: Racing Santander have a moderate edge in transition threat.
  • Set pieces: Racing Santander carry higher set-play value and dead-ball upside.
  • xVariable: Racing Santander hold a marginal advantage on underlying metrics.
  • Market: Real Zaragoza 34.1% (Δ+2%) | Draw 27.6% (Δ+0.2%) | Racing Santander 38.4% (Δ-2.3%).
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

TeamxPts
Home1.8
Away1.2
ℹ️ Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25 vs Team A
Feb 1 vs Team B
Feb 8 vs Team C
Real Zaragoza D. Navarro Arenaz
D. Navarro Arenaz
VS
Racing Santander J. López Menéndez
J. López Menéndez
1.04
Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)
1.9
1.33 i
Last 6 Opponents
Almería Rank: 70 W
Cádiz Rank: 61 W
Burgos Rank: 67 L
FC Andorra Rank: 61 L
Cultural Leonesa Rank: 59 D
SD Eibar Rank: 69 D
Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)
2 i
Last 6 Opponents
Castellón Rank: 66 W
Burgos Rank: 67 W
SD Eibar Rank: 69 L
Mirandés Rank: 59 W
Granada Rank: 67 L
Deportivo La Coruña Rank: 68 W
8
Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)
8 - 11 - 6
6
No sidelined player data available.

Win Probabilities

Live Win Probability (90 Min)
Home Real Zaragoza
34.06%
Draw
27.56%
Away Racing Santander
38.38%

Movement

Changes since opening
Real Zaragoza
+2.03%
Draw
+0.24%
Racing Santander
-2.27%

Team Power Ranking

i
What is Power Ranking?
Power ranking is SportMonks' model-based team strength indicator. Historical input capped to 2 seasons.
59.47
71.32
0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)
Metric
Real Zaragoza
Racing Santander
Power Score
59.47
71.32
League Position
20
1
Global Rank
503
171

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.

–
vs
Real Zaragoza — Opponent-weighted form score
Racing Santander — Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Real Zaragoza Racing Santander

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 25 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Real Zaragoza ZAR Home
25 matches
Racing Santander RAC Away
Match Record
8
Wins
6
11
Draws
11
6
Losses
8
Goals
34
Goals Scored
29
29
Goals Conceded
34
+5
Goal Difference
-5
Expected Goals
0
xG
0
0
xGA
0

Data last updated: 2026-03-26T00:05:14+00:00

STARTING XI - EXPECTED

Pitch
E. Andrada
1 E. Andrada
M. Aguirregabiria Padilla
20 M. Aguirregabiria Padilla
P. Ínsua Blanco
4 P. Ínsua Blanco
C. Pomares Rayo
15 C. Pomares Rayo
D. Esmorís Tasende
3 D. Esmorís Tasende
F. Gracia
14 F. Gracia
M. Mensah Vadze
26 M. Mensah Vadze
R. González Bayón
11 R. González Bayón
K. Kodro
19 K. Kodro
H. Pinilla Ruiz
31 H. Pinilla Ruiz
D. Gómez Alcón
9 D. Gómez Alcón
J. Ezkieta Mendiburu
1 J. Ezkieta Mendiburu
J. Salinas Viadero
32 J. Salinas Viadero
F. González Molino
16 F. González Molino
J. Hernando Riol
4 J. Hernando Riol
M. Sangalli Fuentes
15 M. Sangalli Fuentes
A. Aldasoro Sarriegi
8 A. Aldasoro Sarriegi
D. Rodríguez Sousa
23 D. Rodríguez Sousa
I. Vicente Elorduy
10 I. Vicente Elorduy
M. Gueye
14 M. Gueye
A. Martín García
11 A. Martín García
G. Guliashvili
7 G. Guliashvili

General Information

Date & Time
Mar 29, 2026, 04:30 PM
Competition
2025/2026 La Liga 2, Spain · Round 32 · Regular Season
Stadium
Estadio de la Romareda
Capacity
33608
Pitch Surface
Grass
Weather
☀️ 12°C, Fair

Expected Lineup

Starting XI ▼

1
Esteban Andrada
Esteban Andrada Goalkeeper
9
Dani Gómez
Dani Gómez Centre Forward
19
Kenan Kodro
Kenan Kodro Attacking Midfield
3
Dani Tasende
Dani Tasende Left Back
4
Pablo Insua
Pablo Insua Right Back
11
Rober González
Rober González Right Wing
14
Francho Serrano
Francho Serrano Defensive Midfield
15
Carlos Pomares
Carlos Pomares Left Back
20
Martín Aguirregabiria
Martín Aguirregabiria Right Back
26
Mawuli Kwame Mensah Vadze
Mawuli Kwame Mensah Vadze Defensive Midfield
31
Hugo Pinilla
Hugo Pinilla Left Wing

Starting XI ▼

1
Jokin Ezkieta
Jokin Ezkieta Goalkeeper
7
Giorgi Guliashvili
Giorgi Guliashvili Centre Forward
11
Andrés Martín
Andrés Martín Right Wing
4
Manu Hernando
Manu Hernando Right Back
10
Iñigo Vicente
Iñigo Vicente Left Wing
8
Aritz Aldasoro
Aritz Aldasoro Defensive Midfield
14
Maguette Gueye
Maguette Gueye Attacking Midfield
15
Marco Sangalli
Marco Sangalli Right Back
16
Facundo González
Facundo González Left Back
32
Jorge Salinas
Jorge Salinas Left Back
23
Damián Rodríguez
Damián Rodríguez Defensive Midfield

CONCLUSION

Overall, the structural indicators point toward Racing Santander holding the stronger pre-match profile. The power-ranking gap of 11.9 points supports that view. Market sentiment broadly aligns with the underlying data —Real Zaragoza at 34.1%, draw at 27.6%, Racing Santander at 38.4%— leaving the balance of play dependent on execution, set pieces, and transitions rather than variance alone. Both sides will need to convert their chances to decide the outcome.