Malaga vs Racing Santander Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th November 2026

Malaga and Racing Santander are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash on Saturday at Estadio La Rosaleda, with much riding on the outcome in this LaLiga battle.

Sitting bottom of the table, Malaga have claimed five points after 11 rounds, while Racing Santander have amassed 11 points. This places the latter as number 16 in the LaLiga at the moment.

We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Saturday as both Malaga and Racing Santander are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Malaga have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly eight goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.8 goals per game, in which they conceded 19 goals, or 1.9 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Racing Santander are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 27 goals, and while Racing Santander claimed zero clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.7 goals per match.

Malaga had a good reading on Racing Santander in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-1 and 3-0, respectively.

Malaga vs Racing Santander Prediction

Malaga Form

In their last three matches, Malaga lost 2-5 against Real Sociedad, drew 1-1 with Deportivo Alaves, before losing to Real Betis by 2-1. Malaga did not win any of their last six LaLiga matches at the Estadio La Rosaleda. They came through these matches with a record of four draws and two defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored five goals.

Malaga entered the season dreaming of medals, but find themselves far off track following a lousy run of form.

Racing Santander Form

It is all or nothing with Racing Santander, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 2-0 against Osasuna, before beating Espanyol 2-1. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-3 against Real Madrid. Racing Santander came through their last six away games in the LaLiga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by 20 goals to five.

Racing Santander entered the season hunting for a title, however they find themselves far off track at this stage.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Malaga face Racing Santander, and we see no reason for this to end this coming Saturday. The value bet lies with goals.

Malaga won one points from their last one encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won zero, scored zero and let in zero goals. Racing Santander earned four points from their last three games against teams placed in the bottom six of the LaLiga table. They scored five goals in those matches, but also allowed six goals against on their way to one wins. Malaga have a record of zero wins, five draws and six defeats in the LaLiga this season. Racing Santander enjoy a record of three wins, two draws and six defeats in the LaLiga.

Malaga vs Racing Santander Squads

Malaga Squad

Funes will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Racing Santander from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Alfonso Herrero (0/11), Carlos Lopez (0/0), Adam Aznou (0/4), Alex Pastor (0/0), Angel Recio (0/10), Carlos Puga (0/10), Diego Murillo (0/0), Einar Galilea (0/8), Fernando Calero (0/3), Jose Salinas (0/8), Juan Berrocal (0/3), Rafita (0/11), Aaron Ochoa (0/0), Carlos Dotor (1/10), Dani Lorenzo (0/10), David Larrubia (0/11), Haitam Abaida (0/3), Izan Merino (0/8), Jens-Lys Cajuste (0/3), Pablo Martinez (1/7), Rafa Rodriguez (0/7), Ramon Enriquez (0/10), Adrian Nino (5/7), Chupe (1/11), Eneko Jauregi (0/3), Joaquin Munoz (0/9), Juan Cruz (0/7), Juan Fernandez (0/1), Julen Lobete (0/1).

Racing Santander Squad

Here is the full team squad of Racing Santander. The 44 year-old Jose Lopez will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Julen Agirrezabala (0/11), Simon Eriksson (0/0), Aaron Martin Caricol (0/6), Alvaro Mantilla (0/10), Facundo Gonzalez (0/5), Inigo Sainz-Maza (0/3), Jeanuel Belocian (1/7), Jorge Salinas (0/10), Manu (0/5), Pablo Ramon (0/9), Pedro Felipe (0/5), Andre Almeida (0/7), Andres Martin (1/6), Ivan Martin (1/9), Maguette Gueye (1/7), Matteo Prati (0/8), Sergio Canales (1/11), Yassir Zabiri (8/11), Asier Villalibre (0/8), Giorgi Guliashvili (0/6), Iker Luque (0/5), Inigo Vicente (0/11), Juan Carlos Arana (0/3), Pablo Garcia (2/10).

Malaga vs Racing Santander Team News

Racing Santander have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Malaga at Estadio La Rosaleda. Aaron Martin Caricol is ineligible for selection in the Racing Santander squad, as he is suspended.

Malaga vs Racing Santander Lineups

Malaga vs Racing Santander H2H

Malaga won the last two meetings against Racing Santander, as they followed up a 3-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-0 score. Malaga had a decent reading on Racing Santander lately, with a 6-2-2 advantage. They are going into this match with very fond memories of their latest meeting, in which Malaga hammered their way to a 3-0 win. The bookmakers have the hosts to win this match at best price odds of 13/10.

Malaga vs Racing Santander Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Malaga and Racing Santander. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/3 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

Malaga vs Racing Santander Betting Tips

Malaga against Racing Santander is also a battle between Adrian Nino and Yassir Zabiri with both in decent form. The former scored four while the latter has three LaLiga goals in their last six games respectively.

Malaga won only once in their last 10 outings at Estadio La Rosaleda, but they drew seven and lost two in this run. Racing Santander won one, drew two and lost seven of their last 10 games away from home. Goals are usually flowing for Malaga on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened four times for Racing Santander in their last 10 league games away from home.

The last ten encounters between Malaga and Racing Santander saw over 2.5 goals scored seven times, with Malaga averaging 2.1 goals a game. Racing Santander scored one goal on average in these, as both teams scored seven times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Malaga, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Racing Santander played across all tournaments. They scored 1.5 times on average in the process.