Challenger in Oeiras, Portugal on hard surface.. Vilius got off to a good start, facing today's opponent Peru, whose level is rising, on his favorite playing surface. While Petras B. (19 years old) is keeping a steady pace, it will be difficult for Vilius as there is no reason for him to "fight" here. For the latter, this surface is not a priority, considering that he has not shown any good results on it before, I believe that Vilius will say goodbye to Oeiras today.
Li Ann - 25-year-old American, although she has a good serve and decent groundstrokes, she often makes unforced errors and does not enjoy long rallies with players like Linette, who is known for her endurance. In her first match, she struggled against the unremarkable Osorio and barely made it through in three sets. Plus, her season started poorly with losses to Cocciaretto and Gadecki.
Linette Magda is a 33-year-old veteran from Poland, but I believe she is capable of getting through a couple rounds at the Australian Open, especially since she managed to come back and win against Navarro in her first match. She had a good season in Poland with two quarterfinal appearances. On the other hand, I think N.Li is a challenging opponent for her, since she doesn't like longer rallies and tends to take risks with either winners or mistakes, of which she makes many.
According to the head-to-head record, they are tied 1-1, with the most recent win going to N.Li.
Here, like the last chance to catch the runaway train for both teams, and only Peru can hope to save themselves. A draw is equivalent to a loss, so I don't expect much from any sort of spying or cautious football. And anyway, these teams are difficult to name as defensive. Villarreal always play on the attack at home, they consistently score, and Ajax has recently been plagued by old defensive problems, their own goal looking tragically. Only the offense occasionally draws attention, which will likely be needed today as well. I believe the offense will determine the winner here.
The total is around 15.5 for this player, but I think there is potential to go over, and the odds are very tempting. McRae Holono will be the top scorer. His official average in the BCL is 17+, which was probably a factor in setting this total/odds, but if you exclude the game against Trapani where he only played for 3 minutes, his average is already at 20+ points, making him one of the best in the entire league. Last weekend, he scored 23 points against Maccabi TA. McRae plays a lot, takes a lot of shots and does it at a good percentage. Knowing Rytas' defense and playing style, it is hard to imagine these will be low-scoring games or that they will be able to stop the opponent's leaders. There is Speedy, who seems like some kind of salvation for our defense, but he will most likely have to try to stop Walton, the main organizer of Holon's attacks. McRae or Munford should have plenty of freedom and shots. I am taking a risk by betting on the total points for the periods, but I think it could be worth it.
Only 2 goals scored in the Champions League and 11 conceded show that Barcelona must deal with one of the weakest teams. Slavia doesn't even have official matches yet, so the Spanish club must win and do so confidently. Barcelona, which has an 11-game winning streak, is in great form and has won 9 matches by two or more points. Life in the Champions League is not easy for Barca this year, so the 15th place team cannot afford to lose over points.
Just 2 goals in the Champions League and even 11 conceded, show that Barcelona must take care of one of the weakest teams. Slavia still doesn't have official matches, so the Spanish club must win and do it confidently. The Barcelona club, with an 11-game streak, is in excellent form and has won 9 matches with a gap of two or more. Barcai's life in the Champions League this year is not easy, so being in 15th place, the club cannot afford to lose points.
The Netherlands Cup. NEC and after winter, Peru doesn't change their style and continues to score goals in their matches. This weekend, they managed to even awaken the brutally pragmatic NAC Breda and beat them 4-3. Tonight, I don't think the picture will be any different, they are the favorites going against a third league club, so it's clear that they will play their own football, move forward and try to score, which will leave a lot of space for the hosts' attacks.
Jasikevicius once again turned Fenerbache team into an unbeatable force, so against Virtus I believe we should expect further successful performances from the Turkish team. Virtus team is in good form, but their lineup doesn't seem very strong, which I think Jasikevicius should take advantage of. Fenerbache knows how to play both offensively and defensively, so they seem better and I believe they will continue their 4-0 series against Virtus.