Barcelona vs Racing Santander

Barcelona have maintained a perfect record, winning all six of their matches across competitions. They have been prolific, as seen in their five-goal hauls against Elche, Valencia, and Feyenoord. Raphinha has been the standout performer with eight goals and one assist over the listed matches, while goalkeeper Joan García has made eight saves and conceded twice. The best-rated player over the listed matches was Raphinha. Racing Santander have had a mixed run, winning two, drawing two, and losing two of their six matches. They recently secured a win against Alaves, though they were beaten by Rayo Vallecano previously. M. Zabiri has led their scoring with five goals over the listed matches, while goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala has been busy, recording 23 saves and conceding eight goals. The best-rated player over the listed matches was M. Zabiri.

There is little history between these two sides on our record, with only one recent meeting which saw Barcelona secure an away win.

• Barcelona have clearly more of the ball on average, while Racing Santander have been about even on the ball over the covered matches.
• Without F. de Jong and R. Bardghji, two of the three ruled out for Barcelona, and without A. Almeida and A. Martin, two of the three ruled out for Racing Santander.
• Raphinha has registered eight goals and one assist over the listed matches for Barcelona, while M. Zabiri has scored five times for Racing Santander.
• Barcelona have outshot their opponents over the covered matches, whereas Racing Santander have been outshot by theirs.

Barcelona look better placed given their perfect start to the season and their dominant attacking output, led by Raphinha and his eight goals over the listed matches. Racing Santander face a difficult challenge away from home, as they look to M. Zabiri and his five goals over the listed matches to spark an upset. Our records strongly favour the hosts in this fixture at Spotify Camp Nou.