Match Report
Leganés, 16th on 46 points, faced a 36-point deficit to Racing Santander (1st, 82). Scoring rates set the scale: Leganés 1.02 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, Racing Santander 2.14 and 1.45, with the league averaging 1.32.
Leganés had been beaten in three straight games. Over the last five, Leganés had taken 3 of 15 points to Racing Santander's 10.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 2 Leganés wins, 2 for Racing Santander, 4 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 88%.
The venue was Estadio Municipal de Butarque, with room for 12,454 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Racing Santander led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Leganés: Luis Asué (90') · Racing Santander: Maguette Gueye (26'), Asier Villalibre (88')
Key stats
Possession: Leganés 59% · Racing Santander 41% · Total shots: 10-13 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 5-3