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Elche at Racing Santander



Elche and Racing Santander meet as equals in form, each winning two of their last five. The visitors hold a slight edge in the table standings, setting up a tight contest between two sides refusing to pull away. Racing Santander sit three places higher in the standings, but the gap is slender—just the difference between their respective point totals. Both teams are in the hunt but not runaway favorites, which means every result matters more.
Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.
Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.
Elche5-4-1 · from Aug 23
Matías Dituro#1Goalkeeper
Federico Redondo#5Center back
Víctor Chust#23Left center back
David Affengruber#22Right center back
Germán Valera#11Left back
Buba Sangaré#2Right back
Marc Aguado#8CM-L
Gonzalo Villar#12CM-R
Ali Houary#29Left midfield
José Antonio Morente#20Right midfield
Fernando Niño#14Forward
Racing Santander4-2-3-1 · from Aug 23
Julen Agirrezabala#13Goalkeeper
Pablo Ramon#5Left center back
Manu#4Right center back
Jorge Salinas#17Left back
Alvaro Mantilla#2Right back
Sergio Canales#20Attacking midfield
Gustavo Puerta#8Left midfield
Sergio Martínez#36Right midfield
Asier Villalibre#12Forward
Iñigo Vicente#10AM-L
Andrés Martín#11AM-RThe full ladder, with both clubs marked.