Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Racing Santander
Match Time & Date:
11/11/2023
16:15
Prediction: 1-1
Valladolid
Racing Santander will be looking to put an end to their three-game losing run in all competitions when they take on Real Valladolid in the La Liga 2 round 15. Los Racinguistas do not seem to be at the top of their game and they face yet another difficult task against La Pucela. Forward Juan Arana is pushing for a recall to the starting XI, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team. Real Valladolid, on the other hand, quickly bounced back from a heavy 5-1 loss to Eibar, with the team beating Tenerife 2-0 in front of home fans at the weekend.
Racing Santander, though, are tough to beat at home, which is probably the main reason why we are going to put our money on draw. As for the visiting side, both Kenedy and Marcos Andre are sidelined with injuries, while Ivan Garriel Munoz and Javi Sanchez are major doubts and the duo will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
Highlighted Player (Jordi Masip):
Jordi Masip is yet another La Masia product. Masip began his youth career at Mercantil, but in 2004 he joined the famous Barcelona football academy. The 180-cm-tall goalkeeper was struggling to establish himself as a first-team regular in Barcelona at senior level, but he played for Barca B in Segunda Division from 2008 to 2014.
After making 79 appearances for Barcelona B, Jordi Masip finally made his senior debut for the Catalan giants on December 16, 2014 in a 8-1 win over Huesca. The two teams faced in Copa del Rey and it has to be noted that Masip made his La liga debut for Barca in a 2-2 draw with Deportivo La Coruna in May, 2014.
In 2017 the Spanish shot-stopper born in Sabadell signed a three-year deal with Real Valladolid. Masip quickly established himself as a first-team regular at La Pucela and you should know that he managed to keep 11 clean sheets in 42 appearances for the club in the 2017/2018 Segunda Division campaign.
Highlighted Team (Valladolid):
Real Valladolid is a Spanish club based in Valladolid, the part of the autonomous community of Castille and Leon. Founded in 1928, Real Valladolid play their home matches at Jose Zorilla, the venue that has the capacity 26,512. La Pucela have yet to win the La Liga title, but it is important to note that they finished fourth at the end of the 1962/1963 season.
Real Valladolid made it to the Spanish Cup final on two occasions (1949/1950, 1988/1989). In 1984 they won Copa de la Liga (League Cup), which is considered the team’s biggest success. Speaking of their European records, Real Valladolid participated in the 1989/1990 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finals.
La Pucela are well known for their purple and white shirts, but they are known for some top-class footballers as well. The likes of Diego Costa, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Borja Fernandez, Rene Higuita, Luis Garcia and Aritz Aduriz played for Real Valladolid in the past.
