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Round
Regular Season - 5
Venue
Estadio El Sardinero, Santander
Referee
Javier Alberola Rojas, Spain
Form

Recent form

Racing Santander
24Very poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -11 goal difference

Alaves
18Very poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-1D-4L · -4 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Alaves or Draw + BTTS Yes

BetGenius backs Alaves or Draw + BTTS Yes (Combo Bet) at 72% confidence — a solid call.

72%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Racing Santander welcome an in-form Alaves side to El Sardinero for round five of the La Liga campaign. The hosts sit 13th in the table with four points from four matches, having shown an entertaining but defensively porous style that has seen them score seven goals while conceding eight.

Alaves have enjoyed an impressive start, sitting second in the standings with ten points from a possible twelve. Unbeaten through four rounds with ten goals scored and only three conceded, the visitors have demonstrated sharp attacking efficiency led by Lucas Boye and Mariano Diaz, who have combined for seven goals.

With Racing Santander yet to keep a clean sheet this season and Alaves scoring in every fixture to date, this clash presents an intriguing dynamic between Racing's productive home attack and Alaves' well-rounded consistency.

Availability

Team news

Racing Santander

  • S. ErikssonShoulder Injury

Alaves

  • M. RodriguezAnkle Injury
  • F. GarcesSuspended
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Racing Santander at homeAlaves away
4
Played
4
2-2-0
W-D-L
0-2-2
2.3
Scored /game
0.8
1.8
Conceded /game
1.3
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
60%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 3.1 goals per game (Racing Santander at home plus Alaves away).

Players

Key players this season

Racing Santander

  • M. Zabiri7G

Alaves

  • M. Díaz4A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
4Real BetisPromotion - Champions League (League phase)9+219
5Real SociedadPromotion - Europa League (League phase)9016
6SevillaPromotion - Conference League (Qualification)9-214
7Alaves10+312
8Celta Vigo9+311
9Deportivo La Coruna9+111
10Osasuna9-811
14Rayo Vallecano8-59
15Getafe9-69
16Espanyol9-18
17Racing Santander9-128
18ElcheRelegation - LaLiga29-67
19ValenciaRelegation - LaLiga29-96
20MalagaRelegation - LaLiga210-125
History

Head-to-head

0
Racing Santander
3
Draws
2
Alaves

Alaves have won 2 of the last 5 meetings, averaging 2.0 goals a game, both teams scored in 60% of them.

  • 2026-08-07Racing Santander1-1Alaves
  • 2024-07-17Racing Santander0-0Alaves
  • 2023-07-22Racing Santander1-2Alaves
  • 2023-01-21Alaves3-0Racing Santander
  • 2022-11-01Racing Santander1-1Alaves
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Our record in La Liga

74%92 won from 125 settled predictions (1 void)

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Based on at least 20 settled predictions.
Predictions

3 published markets

FeaturedLOST
Combo Bet
Alaves or Draw + BTTS Yes
72%
Both must land · no better than

Alaves or Draw — 76% confidence

Alaves enter this fixture undefeated across their opening four league games, collecting three victories and one draw with a positive goal difference of plus seven. In head-to-head encounters, Alaves are unbeaten in their last five meetings with Racing Santander, recording two wins and three draws. While Racing Santander have avoided defeat at home with a win and a draw, their defensive record of conceding two goals per game provides Alaves a strong foundation to secure at least a point on the road.

Yes — 72% confidence

Racing Santander have scored five goals across their two home fixtures this season, averaging 2.5 goals scored per match at El Sardinero, but have also conceded in every single league match played so far. Alaves have found the net in all four of their league outings, averaging 2.5 goals scored per game overall behind the form of Lucas Boye and Mariano Diaz. Given Racing Santander's zero clean sheets and potent home output, both sides possess strong pathways to finding the net.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and both teams to score), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Both Teams to Score
Yes
72%
Confidence

Racing Santander have scored five goals across their two home fixtures this season, averaging 2.5 goals scored per match at El Sardinero, but have also conceded in every single league match played so far. Alaves have found the net in all four of their league outings, averaging 2.5 goals scored per game overall behind the form of Lucas Boye and Mariano Diaz. Given Racing Santander's zero clean sheets and potent home output, both sides possess strong pathways to finding the net.

Combo BetLOST
Double Chance
Alaves or Draw
76%
Confidence

Alaves enter this fixture undefeated across their opening four league games, collecting three victories and one draw with a positive goal difference of plus seven. In head-to-head encounters, Alaves are unbeaten in their last five meetings with Racing Santander, recording two wins and three draws. While Racing Santander have avoided defeat at home with a win and a draw, their defensive record of conceding two goals per game provides Alaves a strong foundation to secure at least a point on the road.

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Published September 10, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.