Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Racing Santander and Villarreal who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
LaLiga title favourites Racing Santander begin their title challenge this coming Sunday in an opening day encounter with Villarreal at Estadio El Sardinero.
Form: Racing Santander vs Villarreal
Racing Santander Form
Racing Santander are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Real Valladolid 4-1, and then drawing 1-1 with Malaga. They were back as winners when they defeated Cadiz 4-1. Racing Santander didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six LaLiga games at the Estadio El Sardinero. They have a record of zero draws and six defeats, in which they conceded 14 and scored two goals.
Villarreal Form
In their last three matches, Villarreal lost against Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano by 2-3 and 2-0, respectively, and beat Atletico Madrid by 5-1. Villarreal managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring seven time and letting in five.
Betting stats and facts for Racing Santander and Villarreal
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Racing Santander and Villarreal played across all tournaments.
- In the last 8 Racing Santander home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Racing Santander have lost 5 of the last 6 home matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Racing Santander have won 5 of the last 6 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Racing Santander home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Racing Santander have won 4 of the last 5 home matches and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Villarreal away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Villarreal away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Villarreal away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Villarreal away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Racing Santander vs Villarreal
It is the beginning of a new LaLiga campaign, and both Racing Santander and Villarreal will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Popular markets: Racing Santander vs Villarreal
Full-time result
Racing Santander claimed seven wins, drew one and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Villarreal won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Astonishingly, Villarreal failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 matches.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Racing Santander scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Villarreal got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Villarreal have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings. Racing Santander scored the first goal of the game in three of their last 10 games. Racing Santander have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Villarreal.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Racing Santander, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Villarreal, who scored two times on average in these matches. Amazingly, Racing Santander failed to keep a clean sheet in their 16 last matches.
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