Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 8 match between Racing Santander and Valencia and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Valencia go up against Racing Santander on Sunday for a LaLiga meeting at Estadio El Sardinero.
Placed 16th in the table Racing Santander have amassed seven points after seven matches. On four points, Valencia rank 19th with seven matches played this season.
Team form: Racing Santander vs Valencia
Racing Santander Form
In their last three matches, Racing Santander won 2-1 against Deportivo Alaves, before losing 7-2 against Barcelona and 5-0 to Celta Vigo. Racing Santander only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent LaLiga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded 13 goals.
Valencia Form
It is all or nothing with Valencia following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 1-0 in an encounter with Sevilla to which, they replied by beating Deportivo Alaves0-1. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 2-3 against Real Sociedad. Valencia managed a decent return of three wins in their last six LaLiga away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding eight times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting facts for Racing Santander and Valencia
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Racing Santander and Valencia. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 13 Racing Santander home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Racing Santander home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Racing Santander matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Racing Santander matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Racing Santander matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Valencia away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Valencia away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Valencia away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Valencia away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Racing Santander vs Valencia
Yassir Zabiri found the target six times in his previous six matches, whereas Umar Sadiq just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Racing Santander vs Valencia
Full-time result
Racing Santander won seven of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Estadio El Sardinero. They drew two and lost one as well, while Valencia won four of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost four. Valencia have not lost to Racing Santander in 9 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Racing Santander scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Valencia scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Racing Santander played. Valencia should be able to score at least once on Sunday as Racing Santander failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Valencia managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Racing Santander and Valencia.
Total goals
Racing Santander saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Valencia’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches. Astonishingly, Racing Santander failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 23 matches.
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