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Matchday 3 · Friday 28 August, 19:00 · El Sardinero

Racing Santander vs Elche: line-ups and result

Racing Santander 13 · 4 points
  • 15' Mohamed Zabiri
  • 21' Mohamed Zabiri
  • 36' Mohamed Zabiri
3 - 2
Elche 19 · 1 points
  • 78' Buba Sangaré
  • 79' Fer Niño

Line-ups Racing Santander vs Elche

Racing Santander 4-2-3-1 · Jose Lopez
13 Agirrezabala
17 Salinas
16 González
4 Hernando
2 Mantilla
8 Puerta
23 Martín
10 Vicente
20 Canales
11 García
21 Zabiri
  • 59' Matteo Prati A. Martin
  • 69' Asier Villalibre Mohamed Zabiri
  • 69' Giorgi Guliashvili Iñigo Vicente
  • 85' Maguette Gueye Sergio Canales

Line-up for Racing Santander: Agirrezabala, Salinas, González, Hernando, Mantilla, Puerta, Martín, Vicente, Canales, García, Zabiri

Bench
  • 1 S. Eriksson
  • 5 P. Ramon
  • 30 C. Sanchez
  • 18 M. Prati 59'
  • 34 D. Diaz
  • 6 I. Sainz-Maza
  • 14 M. Gueye 85'
  • 36 S. Martinez
  • 12 A. Villalibre 69'
  • 7 G. Guliashvili 69'
  • 9 J. Arana
  • 38 H. Perez
Absentees Racing Santander

García (injured), Luque (unavailable)

Elche 5-4-1 · Martin Anselmi
1 Dituro
11 Valera
6 Bigas
23 Chust
22 Affengruber
2 Sangaré
29 Houary
8 Aguado
12 Villar
10 Buonanotte
14 Niño
  • 46' Ezequiel Ponce Ali Houary
  • 46' Tete Morente Marc Aguado
  • 62' Javier Morcillo Pedro Bigas
  • 69' Lucas Cepeda Facundo Buonanotte
  • 84' Josan Buba Sangaré

Line-up for Elche: Dituro, Valera, Bigas, Chust, Affengruber, Sangaré, Houary, Aguado, Villar, Buonanotte, Niño

Bench
  • 43 A. Iturbe
  • 26 M. Barzic
  • 19 G. Diangana
  • 16 M. Neto
  • 5 F. Redondo Solari
  • 47 J. Morcillo 62'
  • 9 E. Ponce 46'
  • 17 Josan 84'
  • 24 A. Osorio
  • 20 Tete Morente 46'
  • 21 L. Cepeda 69'
  • 30 A. Padilla
Absentees Elche

Santiago (injured)

Which English players could feature in Racing Santander vs Elche?

1 player
  • Grady Diangana Elche On the bench

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Racing Santander

  1. Mohamed Zabiri Forward 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Sergio Canales Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Andrés Martín Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Sergio Martínez Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Pablo García Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Elche

  1. Fer Niño Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Buba Sangaré Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Tete Morente Forward 0 goals 2 assists
  4. Marc Aguado Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Thomas Lemar 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Racing Santander

Player Starts Min. Form
Julen Agirrezabala 4/4 360 solid
Jorge Salinas 4/4 360 mixed
Álvaro Mantilla 4/4 359 poor
Iñigo Vicente 4/4 339 solid
Sergio Canales 4/4 316 solid
Manu Hernando 3/4 307 mixed
Gustavo Puerta 3/3 268 strong
Andrés Martín García 3/3 239 solid

Elche

Player Starts Min. Form
Matías Dituro 4/4 360 poor
Víctor Chust 4/4 360 mixed
Buba Sangaré 4/4 345 poor
Germán Valera 4/4 342 mixed
Gonzalo Villar 4/4 340 mixed
Fer Niño 4/4 318 strong
David Affengruber 3/3 270 mixed
Tete Morente 2/4 229 solid

Stats

Racing Santander Match Elche
  • 1.72 xG 1.03
  • 40% Possession 60%
  • 13 Shots 18
  • 6 Shots on target 7
  • 4 Shots off target 5
  • 5 Corners 10
  • 17 Fouls 19
  • 3 Offsides 1
  • 2 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.68 1.36
  • Predicted goals3.0
  • Both teams to score100%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Corners12.0

Team comparison

RAC home Per match ELC away
2.00 Points 0.50
2.50 Goals for 1.50
2.00 Goals against 2.00
1.58 xG for 1.79
1.99 xG against 1.23
5.5 Corners 8.0
DW Home and away form DL

Head-to-head record Racing Santander vs Elche

8 previous meetings
2 Racing Santander 2 draws 4 Elche
  • Goals per match2.13
  • Both teams scored38%
  • Over 2.5 goals38%
  • Mar 2025 Racing Santander 2 - 0 Elche
  • Dec 2024 Elche 3 - 0 Racing Santander
  • May 2024 Racing Santander 3 - 1 Elche
  • Sep 2023 Elche 1 - 1 Racing Santander
  • Jul 2020 Racing Santander 1 - 2 Elche
  • Dec 2019 Elche 2 - 0 Racing Santander
  • Mar 2013 Racing Santander 0 - 0 Elche
  • Oct 2012 Elche 1 - 0 Racing Santander

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Racing Santander against Elche?

Racing Santander are without Andrés Martín García (knee injury) and I. Luque (not registered).

Who is unavailable for Elche against Racing Santander?

Elche are without Yago Santiago (knee injury).

What formation do Racing Santander play?

Racing Santander have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 4 matches under José Alberto López.

What formation do Elche play?

Elche have used a 5-4-1 in 3 of their last 4 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-5-2.

How did the last meeting between Racing Santander and Elche finish?

On 2 March 2025, Racing Santander vs Elche finished 2-0.

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