Málaga v Racing Santander, LaLiga
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Estadio La Rosaleda
Our model, until the team news
Predicted line-ups
Málaga
4-1-4-1
Racing Santander
4-2-3-1
- 1Herrero
- 31Rafita
- 15Recio
4Galilea- 3Puga
- 6Enríquez
- 39Aznou
- 22Lorenzo
- 8Dotor
- 10Larrubia
- 21Niño
- 13Agirrezabala
- 17Salinas
- 5Ramón
24Belocian- 4Manu
18Prati
23Martin10Vicente
20Canales- 19Luque
21Zabiri
Bench
- 20Calero
- 9Chupe
- 12Salinas
- 18Martínez
- 14Rodríguez
- 23Merino
- 11Muñoz
Bench
8Almeida- 15García
16González- 3Martín
- 7Guliashvili
- 22Felipe
12Villalibre
Málaga
From 12 games this season; 4-1-4-1, the shape in 64% of them, weighted to recent games.
Close calls
- Enríquez or Rodríguez
- Galilea or Calero
- Niño or Chupe
- Aznou or Muñoz
Out or doubtful
- CruzInjured, expected back Back in training
- LobeteInjured, expected back Out for season
Injury and suspension news read for this game.
Racing Santander
From 12 games this season; 4-2-3-1, the shape in 84% of them, weighted to recent games.
Close calls
- Manu or Almeida
- Luque or García
Out or doubtful
- MantillaInjured, expected back Out for season
- MartinInjured, expected back late November
- GueyeDoubtful
Injury and suspension news read for this game.
Our guess from each side's line-ups this season, recent form, the opponent and the injury news. The confirmed line-ups replace it about an hour before kick-off. Photos: Supporterhéninois / CC0 · Jimmy Baikovicius from Montevideo, Uruguay / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Daeri / CC0 · Javier.alonso.martinez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Neferaton / CC BY 3.0 · Abdelali Bentarki / CC BY 4.0 · Sport Lisboa e Benfica / CC BY 3.0 · ChecoVPI / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alberto Cabello Mayero / CC BY-SA 4.0
Last 5 games
Coming in form
Málaga
20th in the table
- D
- L
- D
- W
- L
- Goals
- 8–9
- xG for / against
- 7.0–6.9
- xG difference per game
- +0.02
Racing Santander
16th in the table
- D
- L
- W
- W
- L
- Goals
- 6–8
- xG for / against
- 7.8–10.5
- xG difference per game
- −0.56
From our model
Our call
Our call
2–1
Frozen at kick-off, never changed afterwards. A model estimate, not betting advice.
- MAL 42%
- Draw 25%
- RAC 33%
Likeliest scores
1–1
11%
2–1
9%
1–2
7%
Even the likeliest score happens in only about 1 game in 8, so here are the top three.
- Málaga haven't won in 5
- Last meeting: Málaga 1-1 Racing Santander (24 May 2026)
This season
Players to watch
Málaga
- Niño5 goals5 goals, 0 assists, 2.0 xG in 7 games
- Martínez1 goal, 2 assists1 goal, 2 assists, 0.3 xG in 7 games
Racing Santander
- Zabiri8 goals×88 goals, 0 assists, 5.3 xG in 11 games
- Vicente3 assists0 goals, 3 assists, 0.5 xG in 11 games
Recent meetings
Head to head
These two have not met in the games we hold.