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Round
Regular Season - 3
Venue
Estadio El Sardinero, Santander
Referee
Carlos Muniz Munoz, Spain
Form

Recent form

Racing Santander
24Very poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -11 goal difference

Elche
53Average

Last 5 matches · 1W-3D-1L · +1 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Racing Santander or Draw

BetGenius backs Racing Santander or Draw (Double Chance) at 78% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

78%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

Racing Santander host Elche at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero in round three of La Liga, with both sides seeking their first victory of the league campaign. Racing Santander sit 13th in the table with one point from two matches, having opened their home season with an eventful 2-2 draw against Villarreal before suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat away at Getafe.

Elche occupy 18th place in the early standings, also sitting on one point after drawing 1-1 away at Deportivo La Coruna on matchday one and enduring a heavy 5-0 home loss to Barcelona last time out. Operating in a 5-4-1 formation, the visitors will aim to maintain defensive discipline and bounce back from that setback.

Recent head-to-head history at El Sardinero favours the hosts, with Racing Santander securing victories in each of their last two home league meetings against Elche, including a 2-0 win in March 2025 and a 3-1 triumph in May 2024. With home advantage and proven attacking threat on their own pitch, Racing Santander enter the contest with the upper hand.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Racing Santander won both of their last two home meetings against Elche (2-0 in March 2025 and 3-1 in May 2024).
  2. Racing Santander scored two goals in their sole home match this season, drawing 2-2 with Villarreal.
  3. Elche have recorded one draw and one defeat across their opening two fixtures, scoring only one goal while conceding six.
  4. Elche are missing A. Boayar and Y. Santiago through injury, while Racing Santander are without defender Pedro Felipe.
Availability

Team news

Racing Santander

  • S. ErikssonShoulder Injury

Elche

  • M. AguadoAnkle Injury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Racing Santander at homeElche away
4
Played
5
2-2-0
W-D-L
1-3-1
2.3
Scored /game
1.4
1.8
Conceded /game
1.2
—
Clean sheets
20%
—
Failed to score
20%
60%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 3.7 goals per game (Racing Santander at home plus Elche away).

Players

Key players this season

Racing Santander

  • M. Zabiri7G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
14Rayo Vallecano8-59
15Getafe9-69
16Espanyol9-18
17Racing Santander9-128
18ElcheRelegation - LaLiga29-67
19ValenciaRelegation - LaLiga29-96
20MalagaRelegation - LaLiga210-125
History

Head-to-head

2
Racing Santander
1
Draws
3
Elche

Elche have won 3 of the last 6 meetings, averaging 2.7 goals a game.

  • 2025-03-02Racing Santander2-0Elche
  • 2024-12-19Elche3-0Racing Santander
  • 2024-05-04Racing Santander3-1Elche
  • 2023-09-02Elche1-1Racing Santander
  • 2020-07-04Racing Santander1-2Elche
BetGenius

Our record in La Liga

74%92 won from 125 settled predictions (1 void)

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Based on at least 20 settled predictions.
Predictions

1 published market

FeaturedWON
Double Chance
Racing Santander or Draw
78%
Confidence

Racing Santander have demonstrated competitive home form, scoring twice in their 2-2 draw against Villarreal and winning their previous two home head-to-head encounters with Elche. Elche employ a cautious 5-4-1 setup and have scored just once in two league matches, while conceding six goals overall. Backing Racing Santander or Draw provides solid coverage given the hosts' strong record in this fixture.

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Published August 27, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.