Racing Santander

vs

Sporting Gijon

Preview

Racing Santander

• Racing Santander are the runaway leaders in LaLiga 2, with 59 points from 31 games, and have won two of their last three home games.
• José Alberto López’s team have been the class of the division all season long and are deserving of their lofty position, with the Cantabrian side having won 10, drawn 2 and lost just 4 of their 16 LaLiga 2 home games to date.
• Racing Santander will look to bounce back from their 0-4 home defeat to Albacete by taking the three points when Sporting Gijon visit El Sardinero on Wednesday.

Sporting Gijon

• Sporting Gijon are in mid-table in 10th place with 45 points, and have lost their last two away games.
• Sporting have managed just five away wins in 15 attempts in LaLiga 2 this season, losing nine, while their recent results - 4-1 home win against Castellon, 1-0 defeats at FC Andorra and Las Palmas - underline their struggles in away games.

Head-to-Head

Key Players

• Both sides have in-form goal scorers in their ranks, with Andres Martin top of the LaLiga 2 scoring charts with 17 in 30 games for Racing, and Jonathan Dubasin having 12 in 27 for Sporting.
• Juan Otero has been on fire for Sporting lately, however, netting three of their six goals across the last five fixtures.
• It could be worth taking a chance on him to score, but with Martin having five goals in Racing Santander’s last 10, the home side’s talisman should be the selection for anytime scorer.

Betting Insights

• There is a strong chance that both teams will score, with odds of 1.62 and over 2.5 goals at 1.7 also appealing.
• Sporting have only scored 16 goals in 15 away fixtures this season, but the hosts have found the net 35 times in 16 league games at their own ground.

Prediction