Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Racing Santander and Real Oviedo take on each other at Estadio El Sardinero in what is expected to be a close La Liga 2 game. Santander aim to climb to the playoffs berth and they are likely to go all guns blazing at los Azules. Andres Martin continues to miss out with a thigh injury, but he should be the only absentee in the home team. Real Oviedo, meanwhile, quickly bounced back from a 2-1 loss to Mirandes, with the team beating Espanyol in front of home fans.
Racing Santander, though, are tough to beat at home and, taking everything into account, the share of spoils is on the cards. Both David Costas and Luismi are banned for the match, while all Romario Ibarra, Mario Hernandez, Alex Millan, and Rodrigo Tarin continue to miss out with injuries. You should know that under 2.5 goals have been netted in each of their last five meetings in all competitions.
Highlighted Team (Oviedo):
Based in Oviedo, Asturias, Real Oviedo is a Spanish club that plays home games at Carlos Tartiere. Carlos Tartiere is one of the biggest stadiums in Segunda division as it can hold up to 30,500 spectators. Los Azules competed in La Liga in the 1990s, but in the 2001/02 campaign they suffered relegation to Segunda Division.
Real Oviedo have not competed in the Spanish top flight ever since. In the 1991/92 season los Azules represented Spain in the UEFA Cup, but Genoa proved to be a big catch for them in the round of 64. Real Oviedo have a rivalry with Sporting Gijon, with the two teams facing each other in the Asturian derby.
The likes of Robert Prosinecki, Stan Collymore, Dely Valdes, Abel Xavier, Paulo Bento, Marius Lacatus, Viktor Onopko, Ratomir Dujkovic, Juan Mata, Michu, Ibrahima Balde, and Slavisa Jokanovic are the famoust footballers who were part of Oviedo in the past. Carlos Munoz Cobo is leading the club’s all-time goal-scoring chart.