Eibar vs Racing Santander Prediction & Betting Tips (15 February)

Eibar welcome Racing Santander to Ipurua in a LaLiga2 clash scheduled for Sunday 15 February 2026, a fixture that could shape the promotion race as the season moves into its decisive stretch. The Basque side have been solid at home recently, edging Sporting Gijón and Almería by identical 1–0 scorelines and grinding out a goalless draw away at Granada after a narrow defeat to Burgos. With Nolaskoain suspended and Villalibre still nursing a hamstring problem expected to keep him out until late February, Eibar’s depth and collective organisation will again be under the spotlight.

Racing Santander arrive with a reputation for being awkward visitors, mixing resilient defensive displays with sudden attacking bursts. In the last couple of months they have beaten Deportivo La Coruña away, thrashed Las Palmas 4–1 at El Sardinero, but also suffered tight defeats against Granada and Barcelona, plus a high-scoring 3–2 loss to Real Zaragoza. More recently, they edged Mirandés 1–0, underlining their ability to manage tense encounters. Long-term absentee Lozano, sidelined with a cruciate ligament injury, remains a significant miss in their squad planning.

Form lines between these sides are intriguing. Eibar’s home victories over Gijón and Almería—mirrored in our archive at Racing Santander and Racing Santander—show a team comfortable protecting slender leads and controlling territory on a compact pitch. Racing, meanwhile, have shown away resilience in places like Granada and A Coruña, and their recent schedule, including the trip to Andalusia logged alongside Eibar, suggests they are battle-hardened. Head-to-head history is fairly balanced, with both clubs trading wins and draws over the last few seasons, adding another layer of uncertainty to this meeting.

Even so, the tactical patterns point toward a tight contest where Eibar’s home structure and Racing’s occasional inconsistency on the road could prove decisive. Eibar have become adept at striking first and then closing down space, while Racing sometimes leave gaps when chasing games, as seen in their recent defeats to Barcelona and Zaragoza. With Ipurua’s demanding environment and the hosts’ knack for low-scoring wins, a disciplined performance from the Basques could well produce a controlled 2 : 0 correct score in favour of Ei