Elche vs Racing Santander betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the La Liga 2 match on December 19th, 2024

Elche and Racing Santander will on Thursday, December 19th, 2024 at 18:00h (UTC), play in a La Liga 2 football game in Spain, check the Elche vs Racing Santander betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Elche vs Racing Santander will occur

The game is set to be played in the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero stadium, in the city of Elche, with a capacity for 36017 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Elche vs Racing Santander betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the La Liga 2, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.23 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.44 goals per match.

Elche last match

In the last match they played, Elche collected a draw. The opposing team was Eldense, and the match - which ended with the result of 0-0 - was valid for La Liga 2. Coach E. Sarabia Armesto's disposed his team in a 3-4-3 formation.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.00 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Elche average performance has certainly not been brilliant. One of the few who made a difference is Yago Santiago: well positioned on the field, with a well-tuned foot, he was instrumental to the team in saving the result.

Racing Santander last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for La Liga 2, Racing Santander, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Huesca team with a final score of 0-1.

The odds of 4.33 show that no one expected a defeat for the team in this match. Despite being the favorites to win, they could not avoid defeat.

Elche vs Racing Santander h2h

Elche was in 6th place when they last played Racing Santander who was 7th place in La Liga 2. Elche played using the 3-2-4-1 formation while Racing Santander responded with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement.

The last time these two teams clashed was on 04-05-2024, in a match of the 2023/2024 season of the La Liga 2, and the match ended with a 3-1 win for Racing Santander.

The Elche team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Racing Santander team, which won only 1 game.

Elche

La Liga 2 leaderboard now

The Elche team with 30 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 8 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses.

Which means that in the 20th round, the team is ahead with no advantage over Levante team who is in the 6th place.

Elche analysis

Currently, Elche has a tally of 23 goals scored and 15 goals against, at the end of round 19 of La Liga 2.

To control the game, the Elche team would try to achieve an average ball possession of 62.11%. This is because teams would have some control over their opponents if they had ball possession above 50%.

While they’ve won twice as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 6 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws.

Best goalscorer from Elche

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Agustín Álvarez Martínez. The Attacker has already scored 4 times this season and has helped Elche come away with the positive result on several occasions.

Racing Santander

La Liga 2 leaderboard now

The Racing Santander team with 37 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 11 wins, 4 draws, and 4 losses.

Racing Santander analysis

We have reached matchday 19 in La Liga 2 and at the moment Racing Santander has made 25 goals and conceded 17.

As we approach the Regular Season, Racing Santander is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.95 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the La Liga 2 that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Chances of winning against Racing Santander who playing away has a balance of 7 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw in the La Liga 2, are very slim.

Best goalscorer from Racing Santander

Andrés Martín has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 7 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Racing Santander to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Elche is Agustín Álvarez Martínez, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Racing Santander is Andrés Martín, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Racing Santander has conceded 8 away goals in 9 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Racing Santander will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 3-1, something to take into consideration.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Taking into consideration that Racing Santander scores an average of 1.44 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 5 corners.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.79 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Racing Santander side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 time this season, very different from Elche who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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