Racing Santander vs Elche Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th August 2026

Elche go up against Racing Santander on Friday for a LaLiga meeting at Estadio El Sardinero.

Placed 14th in the table Racing Santander have amassed one point after two matches. On one point, Elche rank 18th with two matches played this season.

They are not exactly up to a dream opening on the new season as Racing Santander have had to settle for a single point so far in the LaLiga.

It is early days yet, anything can happen and both Racing Santander and Elche are still highly motivated of getting off to a good start. They both have talented squads, and we expect a cracking affair at Estadio El Sardinero as the teams look to get one over each other.

Racing Santander scored seven times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.7 goals a game. They conceded 21 and managed zero clean sheets.

Elche managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 16 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.6 goals an average per game.

Having never played each other in the LaLiga in the 21st century, this is the first time Racing Santander comes up against Elche in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Racing Santander vs Elche Prediction

Racing Santander Form

They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Racing Santander beat Cadiz 4-1, followed by a 2-2 draw against Villarreal. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 1-0 defeat against Getafe. Racing Santander are without a win in their last six LaLiga matches on home soil, which produced a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 14 and scored four goals.

Elche Form

In their last three matches, Elche drew 1-1 with Girona, drew 1-1 with Deportivo de A Coruna and lost 0-5 against Barcelona. Elche managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring nine time and letting in six.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Racing Santander welcome Elche this coming Friday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Racing Santander vs Elche Squads

Racing Santander Squad

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

Alvaro Jimenez (0/0), Julen Agirrezabala (0/2), Laro Gomez (0/0), Simon Eriksson (0/0), Aitor Crespo (0/0), Alvaro Mantilla (0/2), Carlos Sanchez (0/0), Facundo Gonzalez (0/2), Inigo Sainz-Maza (0/0), Jorge Salinas (0/2), Manu (0/2), Marco Carrascal (0/0), Pablo Ramon (0/2), Pedro Felipe (0/1), Andres Martin (1/2), Diego Fuentes (0/0), Gustavo Puerta (0/2), Ivan Martin (0/1), Jorge Castellanos (0/0), Maguette Gueye (0/2), Mario Solorzano (0/0), Sergio Canales (0/2), Sergio Martinez (1/2), Yassir Zabiri (0/2), Asier Villalibre (0/2), Diego Diaz (0/1), Giorgi Guliashvili (0/0), Inigo Vicente (0/2), Jaime Mata (0/0), Juan Carlos Arana (0/1), Marco Sangalli (0/0), Santi Franco (0/0).

Elche Squad

Below is the full team squad of Elche. The manager Anselmi will pick his starting XI against Racing Santander from these players:

Alejandro Iturbe (0/0), Matias Dituro (0/2), Albert Niculaesei (0/0), Bambo Diaby (0/0), Buba Sangare (0/2), David Affengruber (0/2), Matia Barzic (0/0), Nico Salvador (0/0), Pedro Bigas (0/1), Victor Chust (0/2), Alex Herraiz (0/0), Alex Sanchez (0/0), Facundo Buonanotte (0/1), Federico Redondo (0/2), Gonzalo Villar (0/2), Grady Diangana (0/0), Javi Morcillo (0/1), John Donald (0/0), Josan (0/0), Marc Aguado (1/2), Martim Neto (0/2), Tobias Christensen (0/0), Yago Santiago (0/0), Abiel Osorio (0/0), Adam Boayar (0/0), Ali Houary (0/2), Ezequiel Ponce (0/1), Fer Nino (0/2), German Valera (0/2), Lucas Cepeda (0/2), Rafa Nunez (0/0), Tete Morente (0/2).

Racing Santander vs Elche Team News

Racing Santander vs Elche Lineups

Racing Santander vs Elche H2H

This is the first time Racing Santander squares up against Elche in the LaLiga in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. Racing Santander picked up two wins in their previous ten matches against Elche, while the latter claimed four wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 12/5.

Racing Santander vs Elche Results

Racing Santander vs Elche Betting Tips

Having scored just once in six LaLiga matches, Andres Martin hope to rediscover his scoring instincts on Friday. Simultaneously, Elche hope to see Victor Chust adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six LaLiga outings.

Racing Santander won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Estadio El Sardinero. They drew two and lost two as well, while Elche won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six. Goals are flowing freely for Racing Santander on home soil currently, as both teams scored in eight of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target nine times in Elche''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Racing Santander’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Elche, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.