Getafe put one shot on target all afternoon, and Enes Ünal scores it

Getafe arrived at this one with no points and no goals, having been beaten 3-0 at Alavés on the opening weekend. Eighty-one minutes into their first home game, Enes Ünal fixed both problems at once.

It was, by ESPN's count, the only shot Getafe put on target all afternoon.

Racing had the ball and nothing else

The visitors finished with 57% possession and 378 accurate passes to Getafe's 247. They had three shots on goal to Getafe's one, and Getafe's goalkeeper saved all three. Racing's goalkeeper made no saves and conceded.

That is two matches now in which Racing have been the better side on the ball and taken one point from six — after leading Villarreal 2-0 at El Sardinero and drawing.

Contrasting form since

Getafe lost 1-0 at Osasuna in matchday 3, undone by a first-half stoppage-time penalty from Ante Budimir; were held 1-1 at home by Celta Vigo in matchday 4, Martín Satriano's 21st-minute opener cancelled out by Carl Starfelt's header before Zaid Romero's 67th-minute red card left them to see out the closing half hour a man light; drew 1-1 at home to Deportivo La Coruña in matchday 5, Ramón Terrats's goal cancelled out by a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang header; lost 1-0 away at Real Betis in matchday 6, finishing with ten men — for the second time in three matches — after Mario Martín's second yellow card; and beat Málaga 1-0 in matchday 7 through Iván Azón's 85th-minute winner. That is two wins, two draws and three defeats from seven league matches played so far this season.

Racing Santander's form has swung between extremes. Yassir Zabiri scored a hat-trick inside 21 minutes as Racing won 3-2 at home to Elche in matchday 3, their first victory of the season, then lost 3-2 at Rayo Vallecano in matchday 4 despite Sergio Canales scoring inside four minutes. Zabiri struck twice more to beat Alavés 2-1 in matchday 5, ending the Basque club's unbeaten start to the campaign, before back-to-back heavy defeats: 7-2 away at Barcelona, where Raphinha scored a hat-trick, and 5-0 at Celta Vigo. Those two results alone account for twelve of the 21 goals Racing have conceded in seven league matches — the leakiest defense of any side that has played a full slate of games this season.

Where the table stands after matchday 7

Seven matchdays into the season, Getafe are one point clear of Racing Santander. Getafe sit 11th on 8 points, with a goal difference of -3. Racing Santander are 16th on 7 points, with a goal difference of -10 that reflects those heavy away losses at Barcelona and Celta Vigo.

Still his only one

Enes Ünal is a 29-year-old Turkey international, born in Bursa, who has worn Getafe's number 19 since joining the club. LaLiga's own numbers show him with one goal in seven league appearances and 540 minutes played this season — through matchday 7, the strike that beat Racing Santander is still the only one he has scored all campaign.

Match facts

• 81' — Enes Ünal (Getafe)

What's next

Three points and a clean sheet lift Getafe off the bottom of the table. Racing stay on one from two — a promoted side playing well enough and collecting almost nothing for it.