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La Liga · 2026

Racing de Santander 3–2 Elche · La Liga

3–2Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Racing de Santander won 3–2.

Shots
1318
Shots on target
67
Expected goals
1.51.06
Possession
40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Racing de Santander beat Elche 3–2. Recorded in this match (Racing de Santander – Elche): shots 13–18, shots on target 6–7, expected goals 1.5–1.06, possession 40%–60%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Elche have recorded the higher season possession share.

46%PossessionRacing de Santander · Elche● 55.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricRacing de SantanderElcheBaseline
Possession46%55.7%50.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots18 shotsRacing de Santander 13 shots, Elche 18 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots7 shotsRacing de Santander 6 shots, Elche 7 shots
  • Expected goals1.5 xG1.06 xGRacing de Santander 1.5 xG, Elche 1.06 xG
  • Possession40%60%Racing de Santander 40%, Elche 60%
  • Corners5 corners10 cornersRacing de Santander 5 corners, Elche 10 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls19 foulsRacing de Santander 17 fouls, Elche 19 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardRacing de Santander 2 cards, Elche 1 card
  • Passes378 passes554 passesRacing de Santander 378 passes, Elche 554 passes
  • Pass accuracy80.2%86.8%Racing de Santander 80.2%, Elche 86.8%
  • Shots inside box9 shots9 shotsRacing de Santander 9 shots, Elche 9 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks6 blocksRacing de Santander 3 blocks, Elche 6 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves5 saves3 savesRacing de Santander 5 saves, Elche 3 saves
  • Offsides3 offsides1 offsideRacing de Santander 3 offsides, Elche 1 offside

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 15′Yassir ZabiriGoal · Racing de Santander
  2. 21′Yassir ZabiriGoal · Racing de Santander
  3. 36′Yassir ZabiriGoal · Racing de Santander
  4. 43′Facundo GonzálezYellow card · Racing de Santander
  5. 45′Alvaro MantillaYellow card · Racing de Santander
  6. Half-time
  7. 63′Facundo BuonanotteYellow card · Elche
  8. 78′Buba SangaréGoal · Elche
  9. 79′Fernando NiñoGoal · Elche
  10. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 46′Elche · 2 player changesEzequiel Ponce · Tete Morente
  • 59′Racing de Santander · 1 player changeMatteo Prati
  • 62′Elche · 1 player changeJavi Morcillo
  • 69′Racing de Santander · 1 player changeGiorgi Guliashvili
  • 69′Elche · 1 player changeLucas Cepeda
  • 69′Racing de Santander · 1 player changeAsier Villalibre
  • 84′Elche · 1 player changeJosan
  • 85′Racing de Santander · 1 player changeMaguette Gueye

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Racing de Santander
1Draws
1Elche
Racing de Santander — Elche · Segunda División2–0
Elche — Racing de Santander · Segunda División3–0
Racing de Santander — Elche · Segunda División3–1
Elche — Racing de Santander · Segunda División1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Racing de Santander favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Elche in 0 · 13 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Racing de Santander3 matchesElche3 matches
1.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/31 goal/match
1.67 goals/match ▲Goals allowed3/33 goals/match
1.46 xG/match ▲Expected goals3/31.06 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots3/312 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲ 5 shots/match
46%Possession3/3● 55.7%
5.67 corners/matchCorners3/3● 6.33 corners/match
16 fouls/matchFouls3/314.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 28 Aug 2026, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsRacing de SantanderElche
CompetitionLa Liga
Head-to-headRacing de Santander — Elche
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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