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After a thrilling first leg in which the visitors looked like sure winners for a long time, only conceding a goal in the 98th minute give Racing Santander big chances for the second leg of the LaLiga 2 playoffs. However, the bookies clearly favors the hosts. Several factors point to the northern Spanish side advancing to the final for promotion to the first division. First, there's home advantage, which is particularly important in the case of the team from Castile and Leon. Alessio Lisci's team is by far the best home team in the league, losing only one of their 21 home matches this season. Furthermore, Mirandes is unbeaten in seven matches and has won both regular-season matches with Racing. However, it should not be overlooked that the Racing Santander are the second-best away team in the league and unlike their opponents they have previous first-division experience. While the Cantabrians have spent 44 seasons in Spain's top flight, Mirandes have never even tasted LaLiga.