Real Sociedad II vs Racing Santander Prediction, Preview and Stats

Spain flag 2025/2026 La Liga 2, Spain
Anoeta Stadium Tomorrow - 6:30 PM
La Liga 2
Real Sociedad II Real Sociedad II
Versus
Racing Santander RAC
KICKOFF : Tomorrow - 6:30 PM
Round 36 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Real Sociedad II host Racing Santander in a La Liga 2 Regular Season fixture at Anoeta Stadium. The home team currently occupies 16th place in the standings, while the visitors sit in first position as league leaders. This matchup pits a side battling for consistency against a team aiming to maintain its position at the top of the table during the 2025/2026 campaign. Real Sociedad II's season form reads W1 D1 L4 from 6 matches. Racing Santander's season form reads W3 D0 L3 from 6 matches. In their last outing, Real Sociedad II recorded a draw away at Ceuta. Racing Santander secured a win at home versus Almería in their most recent match. Both teams will look to build on these results as the regular season continues, with the visitors entering as the stronger side on current metrics. The contest offers an opportunity for the home side to improve their position against the division's pacesetters. .

TL;DR

  • Structural: Racing Santander hold a +10.1 pts power-ranking advantage heading into this fixture.
  • Form: Racing Santander sit below baseline on opponent-adjusted form.
  • Squad: No major squad or availability edge; impact is neutral.
  • Efficiency: Real Sociedad II show stronger possession-adjusted chance creation in the data.
  • Transition: Racing Santander have a moderate edge in transition threat.
  • Set pieces: Racing Santander carry higher set-play value and dead-ball upside.
  • xVariable: Racing Santander hold a marginal advantage on underlying metrics.
  • Market: Real Sociedad II 29.8% (Δ+0%) | Draw 25.4% (Δ+0%) | Racing Santander 44.9% (Δ+0%).
No standings statistics available.
No head-to-head records found.
0.5+ goals: 85%
1.5+ goals: 70%
2.5+ goals: 50%
3.5+ goals: 25%
Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15
Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%
Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

TeamxPts
Home1.8
Away1.2
ℹ️ Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25 vs Team A
Feb 1 vs Team B
Feb 8 vs Team C
Real Sociedad II J. Ansotegi Gorostola
J. Ansotegi Gorostola
VS
Racing Santander J. López Menéndez
J. López Menéndez
1.23
Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)
1.88
0.67 i
Last 6 Opponents
Ceuta Rank: D
Sporting Gijón Rank: L
SD Eibar Rank: L
Almería Rank: L
Granada Rank: L
Córdoba Rank: W
Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)
1.5 i
Last 6 Opponents
Almería Rank: W
FC Andorra Rank: L
Sporting Gijón Rank: W
Real Zaragoza Rank: L
Albacete Rank: L
Cultural Leonesa Rank: W
0
Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)
0 - 0 - 1
1
No sidelined player data available.

Win Probabilities

Live Win Probability (90 Min)
Home Real Sociedad II
29.79%
Draw
25.36%
Away Racing Santander
44.85%

Team Power Ranking

i
What is Power Ranking?
Power score: composite of opponent-weighted form (last 6 & 20 games) and league position over last 3 seasons.
20.71
30.76
0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)
Metric
Real Sociedad II
Racing Santander
Power Score
20.71
30.76
League Position
16
1
Global Rank
-
-

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

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vs
Real Sociedad II — Opponent-weighted form score
Racing Santander — Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Real Sociedad II Racing Santander

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 1 match between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Real Sociedad II Real Sociedad II Home
1 matches
Racing Santander RAC Away
Match Record
0
Wins
1
0
Draws
0
1
Losses
0
Goals
0
Goals Scored
1
1
Goals Conceded
0
-1
Goal Difference
+1
Expected Goals
0
xG
0
0
xGA
0

Data last updated: 2026-04-16T00:04:31+00:00

STARTING XI - EXPECTED

Pitch
E. Arana Aizpurua
13 E. Arana Aizpurua
A. Dadie Izagirre
22 A. Dadie Izagirre
U. Ayo Larrañaga
39 U. Ayo Larrañaga
K. Kita
15 K. Kita
U. Agote Aranburu
23 U. Agote Aranburu
A. Mariezkurrena Etxezarreta
10 A. Mariezkurrena Etxezarreta
J. Oleaga Arregi
34 J. Oleaga Arregi
M. Rodriguez Ulacia
8 M. Rodriguez Ulacia
A. Marchal Garcia
19 A. Marchal Garcia
G. Carrera Zarranz
18 G. Carrera Zarranz
D. Díaz Gándara
7 D. Díaz Gándara
Lars Eriksson
13 Lars Eriksson
F. González Molino
16 F. González Molino
P. Ramón Parra
21 P. Ramón Parra
J. Hernando Riol
4 J. Hernando Riol
J. Castro Urdín
5 J. Castro Urdín
G. Puerta Molano
19 G. Puerta Molano
M. Gueye
14 M. Gueye
I. Vicente Elorduy
10 I. Vicente Elorduy
P. Canales Urtasun
18 P. Canales Urtasun
A. Martín García
11 A. Martín García
G. Guliashvili
7 G. Guliashvili

General Information

Date & Time
Apr 17, 2026, 06:30 PM
Competition
2025/2026 La Liga 2, Spain · Round 36 · Regular Season
Stadium
Anoeta Stadium
Capacity
40000
Pitch Surface
Grass
Weather
☀️ 12°C, Fair

Expected Lineup

Starting XI ▼

13
Egoitz Arana
Egoitz Arana Goalkeeper
6.88
19
Alex Marchal
Alex Marchal Midfielder
6.58
10
Arkaitz Mariezkurrena
Arkaitz Mariezkurrena Midfielder
6.62
7
Dani Díaz
Dani Díaz Attacker
6.8
18
Gorka Carrera
Gorka Carrera Attacker
6.91
22
Alberto Dadie
Alberto Dadie Right Back
6.54
23
Unax Agote
Unax Agote Left Back
6.74
39
Unax Larrañaga
Unax Larrañaga Right Back
6.67
8
Mikel Rodriguez
Mikel Rodriguez Central Midfield
34
Joan Oleaga
Joan Oleaga Central Midfield
6.55
15
Kazunari Kita
Kazunari Kita Left Back
6.83

Starting XI ▼

13
Simon Eriksson
Simon Eriksson Goalkeeper
6.65
7
Giorgi Guliashvili
Giorgi Guliashvili Centre Forward
6.88
10
Iñigo Vicente
Iñigo Vicente Left Wing
7.42
11
Andrés Martín
Andrés Martín Right Wing
7.3
14
Maguette Gueye
Maguette Gueye Defensive Midfield
6.67
16
Facundo González
Facundo González Left Back
6.77
18
Peio Canales
Peio Canales Attacking Midfield
7.06
4
Manu Hernando
Manu Hernando Right Back
6.76
19
Gustavo Puerta
Gustavo Puerta Defensive Midfield
6.93
5
Javi Castro
Javi Castro Right Back
6.79
21
Pablo Ramón
Pablo Ramón Left Back
6.67

CONCLUSION

Racing Santander possesses the stronger pre-match profile with a power advantage of 10.1 points over Real Sociedad II. The team sits in first place in the league, well ahead of the hosts in 16th, and their form record of three wins from six matches exceeds that of Real Sociedad II. Projections point to Racing Santander as the leader at 44.8 percent for the away win. As a result, the projection and structural signals align in favor of the visitors. Both teams must execute their attacking plans efficiently to secure a positive result in this Regular Season fixture.

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