Malaga CF (home)
- Malaga CF sit in 4th position (66 points).
- Malaga CF have won three and lost two of their last five in all competitions.
Racing Santander (away)
- Racing Santander are the league leaders (75 points).
- Racing Santander are unbeaten in their last 5 matches (W4, D1).
Head-to-Head
- Racing Santander will hope that they can continue their dominance of this fixture when they travel to face Malaga CF in a match that has huge playoff implications on Sunday evening.
- Los Verdiblancos recorded a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Malaga in LaLiga 2 when they hosted them on home soil just seven months ago.
- Racing have dominated the last four meetings.
- Jose Lopez’s men have been in exceptional form this season and have been at the top of the pile since he took charge in December 2022.
Key Players
Chupe is Malaga’s star player and he should be well marked by Racing’s defence on Sunday as the Malagueño talisman has scored 20 goals in 36 appearances in the league this term.
- He’s bagged four in his last five appearances, so he looks good for a goal.
- Andres Martin is Racing’s ‘top gun’ and has 20 goals in 38 second-tier appearances.
- Inigo Vicente is Racing’s creative spark and has 3 assists and nine goals to his name in his last five LaLiga 2 appearances.
Betting Insights
- Swerve Malaga’s home record despite Malaga having won 12, drawn six and lost only two of their 20 home matches in LaLiga 2.
- The visitors have won ten, drawn four and lost six of their 20 away matches in the second tier.
- The visitors score an average of 1.70 and concede an average of 1.55 when playing away in the Spanish second division.
- Malaga score 2.05 per home game in the same division and concede 1.15.
- Racing Santander to win at 4.57, Over 2.5 goals at 1.3 and Both Teams to net - Yes at 1.38 will be the main selections for this one.
Prediction
Both of these sides are in fine form and arrive here on the back of three-game winning runs, but Racing are a better team than Malaga in all departments and it is the away side that are favoured to come away with all three points.
