Racing Santander 3-2 Elche result, stats and report

Racing Santander came from behind to beat Espanyol 2-1 at home in La Liga, with Yassir Zabiri scoring the winner six minutes from time to give the hosts a desperately needed victory. Espanyol's wastefulness in front of goal and a string of yellow cards told its own story.

Osasuna ended a run of four La Liga defeats with a controlled 2-0 home win over Racing Santander, settling the match from the penalty spot inside nine minutes before Asier Osambela wrapped it up late on. Racing offered little in front of goal and had no answer for Osasuna's purpose.

Elche bossed Villarreal at the Estadio de la Cerámica, creating four big chances and firing 20 shots, yet walked away with a point rather than three. Villarreal barely showed up going forward and somehow kept a clean sheet.

Levante have failed to keep a single clean sheet in their last five La Liga matches. Elche have kept three. Something has to give on Monday night.

Racing Santander have conceded 17 goals in their last five La Liga matches and now face a Real Sociedad side that has won four of their last five. This is not a fixture for the faint-hearted.

Racing Santander host Espanyol on Saturday afternoon in a La Liga fixture that pits two sides desperately short of form and shorter still on confidence. One of them has to win. Neither looks like they want to.

Real Betis arrive at Elche in fine fettle, having won four of their last five La Liga matches. Elche need to find something they have been badly missing: desire and consistency.