Racing Santander vs Espanyol Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th October 2026

Espanyol go up against Racing Santander this coming Saturday for a LaLiga meeting at Estadio El Sardinero.

Placed 16th in the table Racing Santander have amassed eight points after nine matches. On eight points, Espanyol rank 15th with nine matches played this season.

Racing Santander need a good result here against Espanyol, if they wish to climb the LaLiga table. The guests have proven, they can be a dangerous opponent, but the former should be able to hold their on at the Estadio El Sardinero.

Racing Santander go into their next LaLiga match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 29. That amounts to an average of 2.9 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Espanyol managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 13 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.3 goals an average per game.

Espanyol won 3-1 and 1-0 in the two most recent meetings with Racing Santander, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Racing Santander vs Espanyol Prediction

Racing Santander Form

A draw is the best Racing Santander can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 5-0 defeat against Celta Vigo. A2-2 draw with Valencia followed before they were defeated 2-0 by Osasuna. 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.

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

Espanyol Form

Espanyol were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 1-3 defeat against Elche before drawing 1-1 with Malaga. They were defeated once again, when Atletico Madrid ran out 0-1 winners. 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.

Dreaming of the LaLiga title, Espanyol are currently too far behind budget, so to speak, to seriously stake a claim at first place.

Racing Santander and Espanyol team up on Saturday in a match both will hate to lose. This could be a match that fizzles out in a draw, with both very focused on not risky anything at all.

Racing Santander won four points from their last two encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won one, scored five and let in four goals. Espanyol claimed one wins from five goals scored and four conceded from their past three matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them four points to their account. Racing Santander claimed two wins, two draws as well as five defeats in the LaLiga this season. Espanyol have a record of two wins, two draws and five defeats in the LaLiga.

Racing Santander vs Espanyol Squads

Racing Santander Squad

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

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

Espanyol Squad

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

Angel Fortuno (0/2), Marko Dmitrovic (0/7), Andoni Gorosabel (0/0), Clemens Riedel (0/8), Leandro Cabrera (0/6), Omar El Hilali (0/8), Quilindschy Hartman (0/4), Unai Nunez (0/6), Vanja Drkusic (0/4), Edu Exposito (0/9), Gabriel Moscardo (0/5), Javi Hernandez (0/9), Pol Lozano (0/5), Rafel Bauza (0/4), Roger Hinojo (0/9), Urko Gonzalez de Zarate (0/8), Alex Calatrava (1/9), Bryan Zaragoza (1/6), Javier Puado (0/1), Jofre Carreras (0/3), Kike Garcia (0/0), Marcos Fernandez (1/8), Pere Milla (0/6), Roberto Fernandez (6/9), Tyrhys Dolan (1/7).

Racing Santander vs Espanyol Team News

Racing Santander have an almost full squad available against Espanyol at Estadio El Sardinero with only one player possibly missing. There is no need for Aaron Martin Caricol to show up in the Racing Santander dressing room, as he is suspended.

Apparently, Espanyol have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday. Omar El Hilali and Javier Puado can't be called upon by Espanyol, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Racing Santander vs Espanyol Lineups

Racing Santander vs Espanyol H2H

Espanyol beat Racing Santander twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 3-1 and 1-0, respectively. Racing Santander have been slightly more successful than Espanyol in recent meetings. With a 5-2-3 advantage going into this match, betting on Racing Santander has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 11/8.

Racing Santander vs Espanyol Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Racing Santander and Espanyol. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Racing Santander vs Espanyol Betting Tips

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.

Racing Santander claimed six wins, drew three and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Espanyol won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Racing Santander managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the games at Estadio El Sardinero, Espanyol kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Racing Santander managed an average of 1.7 goals, with Espanyol averaging 0.8 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Racing Santander’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Espanyol, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches.