Match details. LaLiga, Regular Season - 11. Kick-off is Sun 1 Nov, 16:15 Lagos time. It is played at El Sardinero, Santander. The referee is Jose Luis Munuera Montero.
What's at stake. Racing Santander are 15th on 11 points after 10 games, level on points with Osasuna, 1 point clear of Elche. A win would take them above Osasuna. Real Madrid are 3rd on 24 points after 10 games, 4 points behind Atletico Madrid, 1 point clear of Real Betis.
Team news. Racing Santander are without A. Martin (muscle injury), J. Salinas (yellow cards), A. Martin (muscle injury), J. Salinas (yellow cards). Real Madrid are without R. Asencio (broken leg), F. Mendy (hip injury), Rodrygo (knee injury), F. Valverde (hamstring injury), Vinicius Junior (red card), R. Asencio (broken leg).
Form. Racing Santander have won three, drawn two and lost five of their last ten, 1.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L D L L. In this competition Racing Santander have gone W L D L L W. Real Madrid have won eight, drawn none and lost two of their last ten, 2.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W L W. In this competition Real Madrid have gone W W W L W W.
The numbers. Racing Santander score 2.2 and concede 1.6 a game in their last five at home, with no clean sheets. Racing Santander average 12.6 shots (5.4 on target), 4.9 corners and 3.0 cards a game, with 50% of the ball. Real Madrid score 1.6 and concede 1.4 a game in their last five away, with no clean sheets. Real Madrid average 15.9 shots (6.4 on target), 6.5 corners and 2.8 cards a game, with 50% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last four meetings Racing Santander have won none, drawn one and lost three. Three of the four went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in two. The last time they met, on 18 Feb 2012, it finished Racing Santander 0-4 Real Madrid.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 81% against the records' 46%.
The read. No firm call: Real Madrid are the better side, but not at this price. A draw is live. An open game. Their goals for and against make Real Madrid the likelier winners; Real Madrid are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Real Madrid; the meetings favour Real Madrid. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 85%. Three of the last four meetings went over 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Racing Santander 1-2 Real Madrid (9% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).