Sweden Hockeyallsvenskan.. the central match of the round, a meeting between neighboring teams from the second and third tables. The visitors are a more solid and more decorated participant in this league, but this season they have not shown consistency and struggle on the attacking end. The hosts are having one of their best seasons in club history, feeling the taste of success, and today they will strive for nothing less than a better result. In their last meetings, a fierce battle ended with a 5-4 victory for Kalmar, and I hope for something similar today. I choose the safer option, Kalmar Draw no Bet.
At home, Virtus plays solidly, showing a streak of good games in a row. The team is in a good period, although this week they were unable to win against the Euroleague champions Fenerbahce after a tough battle, but they were close.
The Serbians played away and it took an extension to secure the win. The team is transitioning from France to Italy.
We are now playing at home because the next game is being played in front of our fans, so I hope we will be more motivated and successful in winning against Crvena Zvezda.
Before the sold-out, the Turkish team will throw in some basses, the schedule can unlock such teams. The composition is geared towards Fener defense, so the Bass will try to defend. Baldwin is returning, rested, so the rotation with THT, Hall, and De Colo is very wide, the trajectory will flow freely.
West Bromwich has been looking completely tragic lately, with a series of losses and tragic defensive performances. 5 goals were conceded against Norwich, and 3 against Middlesbrough. In away games in the Championship, there have been 10 consecutive losses, and it seems unlikely that anything will change today unless they can fight for a draw. Derby is also not a better team, but this is their home stadium where they have a solid defensive performance and have a chance to fight for a win.
After losing in the Champions League, I am waiting here for a good attitude from the players, because the desire to redeem ourselves after a defeat is not small, especially when a critical match is lost and it allows everyone to come closer. It was already clear for Pisa after joining Serie A that there might be problems, as it often happens with all teams, as even a small difference can be felt against average Italian teams.
After losing in the Champions League, I am waiting for a good attitude from the players because the desire to rehabilitate after a defeat is not small, especially when a game is played and a loss would bring everyone closer together. It was already clear after making it to Serie A that there may be difficulties, as it often happens with all teams, the difference in levels is felt even against average Italian teams.
When there is so much trauma, one must do calculations. They arrived with small tools, fell into a hole, but the numbers should rise, they're throwing from everywhere, their ego is big, so they must show mastery. Minutes predict large, important actions without foolish mistakes.
In theory, there should be a closely contested fight between teams of similar strength. The most satisfying thing is Toulouse's recovery. In the first round, Chartres won 83-88 on the road, but then Toulouse played without injured Murekatetes, and Limouzin and Reimer had not yet arrived. The only change in the Chartres team since then has been the arrival of Lawrence, replacing Baker.
Only non-defensive teams meet. Toulouse finally showed signs of life and with the addition of Limouzin and Lindstrom's recovery, they already defeated Peru twice. Chartres also won against Angers in their away game. Both teams were in good form, so this total seems manageable. In the first round, Chartres won 83-88 in their away game.
Landerneau is not the strongest team on away games, and they will also play without Balogun. Throughout 7 away matches, Landerneau has only won once, while at home they have only lost once, which clearly shows that they are a home team.
Roche has been in good form lately. They have won three times in a row, with their only loss being against Lattes in their last game.
The two teams have already played twice against each other, with Landerneau winning both times at home. In the first game, the score was 70-69, and in the cup it was 71-61, during which Roche was without their top scorer, Johnson.
Somehow, the total looks unreasonably small to me. Yes, Landerneau may not be the best team on the road, and they will be playing without Balogun, but against a team of their level, they can certainly score over 60+ points. Jakovljevic could finally get into his rhythm after recovering from an injury. In their 7 away games, Landerneau didn't exceed this total twice (they scored 128 points both times). Recently, Roche has been in good form. These two teams have already played against each other twice and Landerneau won both times at home. In the first game, they won 70-69 and in the cup they won 71-61, while Roche was without their top scorer Johnson.
Butler becomes a bigger leader in the attack, where the ball is often in his hands to score one-on-one. He has a lot of talent, and although Virtus has a good team defense, he successfully attacks good Peruvian players one-on-one.
I think that here you can get involved in a bit of a Basque game with a lot of points. After all, with Basques we never know for sure, and it's difficult to say how Fenerbahçe will defend, especially during a double week when they had some really tough games.
There are no unbeatable teams like Hapoel, as it would seem from the table. Often they push until the end and simply "make it". Micic gives a lot of play, but there is no benefit. In individual matches, even a team like Partizan can score, there is talent for that and individual players are not that bad.
These coefficients in Euroleague can make mountains move. But anyone can win against anyone in individual matches. Although the Basques have been looking tragic lately, their players are returning after injuries and they can surprise anyone at least once. Fenerbahce has many injuries, it's unclear if Baldwin will play, an important player, Colson, has been lost.