In the first round of the Euroleague regular season, the Spanish "Valencia" and "Baskonia" will play against each other.
"Valencia"On September 18, Valencia played a friendly match against Bayern Munich.
In the second quarter, both teams drew, but in the rest, the Spaniards confidently beat their opponent, defeating him with a score 88:65 (26:17; 17:17; 20:14; 25:17). 23 On September, the club held another friendly match. This time his opponent was the Spanish club "Hasobeo". In the first and final quarters, the teams put up decent resistance to each other, but in the second and third periods, Hasobeo emerged victorious, as a result of which Valencia lost the match with a score 78:88 (21:18; 14:20; 17:24; 26:26). 30 September "Valencia" I played in the first round of the Spanish Championship against Betis. In the first quarter, Alex Mumbru's team managed to take the lead by two points, and in the next managed to add seven points to the gap. The third quarter was held in an equal fight between the teams, but Valencia was able to earn another point to the gap, and in the final part of the match it lost, allowing the opponent to reduce the gap by five points, but nevertheless, it managed to win the match with a score 83:78 (21:19; 21:14; 25:24; 16:21). Valencia played its last match on the second of October, taking part in the second round of the Spanish Championship, its opponent was Hoventud. In the first quarter of the match, the teams showed the same level of play, but at the end of the segment, Valencia managed to break through the opponent's defense and go five points ahead. In the second quarter, Alex Mumbru's team was in the lead at the beginning and reached an eight-point gap, but then it lost ground, thanks to which the opponent was able not only to equalize the overall score, but also to take the lead. At the end of the period, the Valencia players gathered their strength and outpaced their opponent. As a result, after the third quarter, the gap was six points in the overall score. In the third quarter, Valencia showed a very confident game, and after the first half of the period was able to reach a gap of 15 points. But then the bats relaxed, which Hoventud took advantage of. As a result, the third leg ended in a draw, but Valencia still led with an advantage of six points in the overall score. At the beginning of the final quarter, Alex Mumbru's wards provided decent resistance to the opponent, but at the end they slowed down again and allowed Hoventud to take the lead. At the very end, the Valencia players managed to score three penalty goals, which was why extra time was scheduled. In overtime, Hoventud initially led the score, reaching a gap of five points, but they failed to maintain this advantage. In the second half of the segment, the Valencia players managed to beat their opponent and win a tough match with a score 101:97 (23:18; 20:19; 24:24; 20:26; 14:10). Of the Valencia players, Kyle Guy, Justin Harper, Rivero and Keldon Johnson stood out. Kyle scored 27 points, made two rebounds and two steals. Justin brought the team 24 points and intercepted the ball twice. Keldon also scored 16 points, made one rebound and three steals. Rivero earned 17 points, but showed a great game on rebounds. So, he picked up the ball 11 times and intercepted it twice.
"Baskonia"On September 21, Baskonia played a friendly match against Bilbao.
In the first quarter, Baskonia lost heavily to its opponent, but in the further course of the match it was able to rehabilitate itself and win with a score 91:87 (12:24; 27:15; 34:28; 18:20). 25 In September, the club held another friendly match, this time the Spaniards played against London Lions from England. In the first quarter, the wards of Joana Penarroya managed to get seven points ahead in the overall score, and in the second they added another six points to the gap. In the future, the teams showed a more or less equal fight, but Baskonia emerged victorious in the quarters, and therefore won the match with a score 100:82 (21:14; 30:24; 24:22; 25:22). 30 September "Baskonia" in the first round of the Spanish Championship on its site I took "Unicaha". In the first and final quarters, the Baskonia players showed a mediocre game, but thanks to the gap created in the middle of the match, they managed to win the meeting with a score 103:89 (22:35; 37:12; 25:13; 19:29). Baskonia played its last match on the second of October. In the second round of the Spanish Championship, the Basques went to visit Barcelona. In the first quarter, Joana Peñarroya's team managed to beat their opponent and go ahead by six points in the overall score, and in the second quarter they managed to consolidate the result by beating their opponent by six points as well. But in the third quarter, Baskonia sank, which is why Barcelona could easily not only catch up, but also go ahead in the overall score by seven points. The attempt to catch up with the opponent in the final part of the match was a failure. Barcelona players easily beat the wards of Joana Penarroya. As a result, Baskonia lost the match with the score 74:89 (23:17; 28:22; 7:26; 16:24).
Personal meetingsThe last time the teams met each other was on May 30 during the third match of the quarter-finals of the AKB playoffs.
Baskonia won the match with the score 76:59 (9:20; 25:17; 19:17; 5:23).
ForecastIn this match, Valencia is considered by the bookmakers to be a fairly clear favorite, which is quite fair.
At the start of the new season, Valencia looks much more stable, and therefore here we also suggest that you put Alex Mumbra on the team.
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