LaLiga: Racing Santander vs Espanyol – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 10 match between Racing Santander and Espanyol and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Racing Santander enjoy home advantage, when visitors Espanyol swing by on Saturday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Racing Santander are placed 16th with eight points after nine matches. Espanyol occupy a position as 15th in the league on eight points.

Team form: Racing Santander vs Espanyol

Racing Santander Form

Only a single draw prevents Racing Santander from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 5-0 defeat against Celta Vigo, before drawing 2-2 with Valencia. They came up empty-handed once again when Osasuna ran out as 2-0 winners. Racing Santander claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the LaLiga. They also drew two and lost two, scored 11 goals and conceded 12.

Espanyol Form

Espanyol only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 1-3 defeat against Elche. Then a 1-1 draw with Malaga followed, before Atletico Madrid claimed a 0-1 victory. Espanyol won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting facts for Racing Santander and Espanyol

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 Espanyol played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Racing Santander vs Espanyol

Yassir Zabiri look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six LaLiga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Roberto Fernandez adds to his three LaLiga goals come on Saturday.

Betting markets: Racing Santander vs Espanyol

Full-time result

Racing Santander claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing one. Espanyol won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Racing Santander scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Espanyol scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Racing Santander played. Espanyol should be able to score at least once this coming Saturday as Racing Santander failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Espanyol managed two clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.

Total goals

Racing Santander saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Espanyol, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves. Astonishingly, Racing Santander failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 25 matches.