Racing Santander v Elche CF

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Segunda División | Campos de Sport de El Sardinero
Saturday, 4 May 2024 @ 5.30pm

Elche CF travel to Racing Santander on late Saturday in the Segunda División.

The visitors come into the game on the back of a draw in their last match, having tied with RCD Espanyol 2-2 at home, with goals from Morad Daoudi El Ghezouani and John Nwankwo.

Racing also drew their last match, 1-1 against FC Andorra, with their goal scored by Andrés Martín.

With 56 goals in 37 games so far this season, Racing are the league's second-highest scorers with 1.5 goals per game. But they are conceding more than average too, letting in 51 goals at a rate of 1.4 per game.

Elche, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.1 goals per game. They have conceded 0.9 goals per game.

In Gerard Fernández Castellano, the hosts have one of the league's sharpest shooters so far this season. He has notched 17 goals in 36 appearances, to sit second in the scoring charts.

The away side's top scorers, with seven goals each, are Óscar Plano and Tete Morente.

Elche are fifth in the table after 37 games, of which they have won 16 and drawn 10, earning 58 points.

Racing are three places behind Elche in eighth, with 15 wins and 10 draws putting them on 55 points.

Racing are in mixed form in the Segunda División, with two wins and two draws from their last six games.

With a win and two draws over that period, the visitors' form is worse – they have taken five points from 18, compared to the home team's eight.

Racing Santander v Elche CF key stats

Updated: 12:00 (UTC), 02/05/24