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Racing Santander vs Elche: result 3-2 and analysis

La LigaRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 28, 2026 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Campos de Sport de El Sardinero, Santander

Racing Santander
3-2
Elche

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What was the result of Racing Santander vs Elche?

Racing Santander won 3-2 on August 28, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 15′M. ZabiriRacing Santander
  • 21′M. ZabiriRacing Santander
  • 36′M. ZabiriRacing Santander
  • 78′Buba SangaréElche
  • 79′Fer NiñoElche

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Racing Santander win at 45%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 3-2.

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Official lineup for Racing Santander vs Elche

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Racing Santander

4-2-3-1
  1. 21M. Zabiri
  1. 10Iñigo Vicente
  2. 20Sergio Canales
  3. 11Andrés Martín
  1. 8G. Puerta
  2. 23Iván Martín
  1. 17Jorge Salinas
  2. 16Facundo González
  3. 4Manu Hernando
  4. 2Álvaro Mantilla
  1. 13Julen Agirrezabala

Elche

5-4-1
  1. 14Fer Niño
  1. 29Ali Houary
  2. 8Marc Aguado
  3. 12Gonzalo Villar
  4. 10F. Buonanotte
  1. 11Germán Valera
  2. 6Bigas
  3. 23Víctor Chust
  4. 22D. Affengruber
  5. 2Buba Sangaré
  1. 1M. Dituro
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Racing Santander have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Elche have 6, 5 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Racing Santander
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 23, 2026Getafe(away)0-1La Liga
Aug 16, 2026Villarreal(home)2-2La Liga
Aug 7, 2026Alaves(home)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Aug 7, 2026Sporting Gijon(home)4-1Friendlies Clubs
Aug 1, 2026Wolves(away)0-3Friendlies Clubs
Elche
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 23, 2026Barcelona(home)0-5La Liga
Aug 17, 2026Deportivo La Coruna(away)1-1La Liga
Jul 31, 2026Cordoba(home)2-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 28, 2026Al Ain(home)2-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 18, 2026Kaizer Chiefs(home)2-1Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Racing Santander wins, 1 draw, 3 Elche wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 2, 2025Racing Santander 2-0 ElcheSegunda División
Dec 19, 2024Elche 3-0 Racing SantanderSegunda División
May 4, 2024Racing Santander 3-1 ElcheSegunda División
Sep 2, 2023Elche 1-1 Racing SantanderSegunda División
Jul 4, 2020Racing Santander 1-2 ElcheSegunda División
Dec 1, 2019Elche 2-0 Racing SantanderSegunda División

Last archived meeting: Racing Santander vs Elche on Mar 2, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Racing Santander score 1.7 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Elche score 1.3 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Racing Santander1.71.4110/159/15
Elche1.31.5211/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Racing Santander sit 15th in La Liga (8 points from 8 matches) and Elche sit 18th (6 points from 8 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
15Racing Santander822413238
18Elche813411176

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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