SANTANDER. Racing Santander and Málaga didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Málaga was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%)​.

The match was played at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero stadium in Santander on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Raúl Martín González Francés assisted by Francisco José Arencibia Medina and Christian Arlex Valverde Monsalve. The 4th official was Fernando Bueno Prieto. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.8 degrees Celsius or 69.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Málaga was in firm control of the ball 62% while Racing Santander was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Racing Santander was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Racing Santander to win the match​.

Racing Santander shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Málaga shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Racing Santander received 2 yellow cards (A. Aldasoro and M. Aias). Regarding the opposition, Málaga received 2 yellow cards ( and ).

Standings

After this contest, Racing Santander will have 5 points like Málaga to sit in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Málaga will have 5 points like Racing Santander to hold in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Racing Santander will play away against Levante on the 9th of October with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Levante (4 draws).

Málaga will play away agasint Leganés on the 12th of October with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Leganés (1 draw).

Racing Santander – Formation

Racing Santander started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Guillermo Fernández Romo decided to play with the following team: Miquel Parera (6.8), Alvaro Mantilla (6.8), Pol Moreno (7.3), Rubén (6.8), Eneko Satrustegui (7.3), Íñigo Sáinz-Maza (6.8), Juergen Elitim (7.0), Jordi Mboula (6.3), Jorge Pombo (6.6), Iñigo Vicente (7.3) and Sekou Gassama (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Marco Camús (6.8), Peque, Jokin Ezkieta Mendiburu, Arturo Molina Tornero, Matheus Aiás (7.0), Aritz Aldasoro (6.4), Fausto Antonio Tienza Nuñez, Saúl García Cabrero, Alfonso González Martínez, Germán Sánchez Barahona, Pablo Bobadilla Sáenz and Mario Jorrín González.

Substitutions

Racing Santander made 5 changes: S. Gassama for M. Aias (28′), A. Mantilla for A. Aldasoro (46′), J. Mboula for M. Camus (69′), J. Pombo for Peque (82′) and I. Vicente for A. Molina (82′).

Best player: Eneko Satrustegui​

The most impressive player for Racing Santander was Eneko Satrustegui.

His rating is (7.3) with 28 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Málaga – Formation

Málaga started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

José Mel Pérez played with: Manolo Reina (7.1), Juanfran (7.0), Esteban Burgos (7.2), Alberto Escassi (7.4), Javi Jiménez (6.7), Pablo Hervías (6.4), Alfred N’Diaye (7.1), Aleix Febas (7.0), Álex Gallar (7.0), Francisco Villalba (6.2) and Rubén Castro (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Daniel Lorenzo Guerrero, Diego Murillo Dominguez, Francisco Sol Ortiz, Ramón Enríquez (6.2), Jozabed Sánchez (6.7), Orlando Rubén Yáñez Alabart, Unai Bustinza Martínez, Haitam Abaida (6.7), Lorenzo Zúñiga Owono, Víctor Olmo Durán and Genaro Rodríguez Serrano.

Substitutions

Málaga made 4 changes: P. Hervias for R. Enriquez (46′), F. Villalba for H. Abaida (64′), A. Febas for Jozabed (72′) and A. Gallar for D. Lorenzo Guerrero (90′).

Best player: Alberto Escassi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Málaga was Alberto Escassi.

His rating is (7.4) with 65 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​

• Racing Santander – Málaga – 0-0
• Mirandés – Las Palmas – 3-3
• Villarreal II – Burgos – 0-0
• FC Andorra – Levante – 3-1