24-year-old German Lys Eva is struggling this season due to injuries, as she is performing without any form. We practically have no chance in the first or second stages, losing to Ghana by a significant margin. She has made many avoidable mistakes during her matches.
On the other hand, 29-year-old English player Katie Boulter is not known for her skills on clay, but in the earlier stages, she could fully defeat the German as she has a good serve and decent strokes. In addition, she has only lost once to the German on a hard court back in 2025.
This year, 34-year-old veteran Karolina Pliskova played on clay courts, participating in both the Linz and Madrid tournaments up until the quarterfinals. Her game was quite good, as observed, with strong hits that her opponents struggled to receive. In contrast, Spanish player Jessica Bouzas Maneiro has not been in good form this season, often being eliminated in the first or second stage of tournaments, and even losing in the first round in her home city of Madrid last week with a score of 5:7; 0:6 against the poorly performing Teichmann.
After an injury, Lois Boisson will not play practically until October 2025. She began the season in Madrid with a 1:6; 3:6 loss against Stearns, practically without a fight. 29-year-old Czech Siniakova did well in the first stages of the Ghana tournament. She was able to reach the third round in Madrid.
The Hegelmann team looks particularly bad this season and it shows everywhere. The gameplay is poor, as are the results. The Panevėžys team has an over potential, so it is worth choosing them. In the first round, Hegelmann only managed to grab a tie in the last seconds. I believe Panevėžys is the stronger team currently.
Even though the team likes to score goals, I believe the goalkeepers and defenders must finally play well. After the first match in Paris and also the weekend league match, the total number of goals is very high. Therefore, teams could score against each other, but I believe they will not take advantage of all their opportunities and show their defensive abilities.
I think, it's a bit disrespectful here. Both teams attack 90% and defend 10%, I don't expect to see 9 goals again in the game, but I also don't believe that PSG will play defensively which would prevent them from scoring 2 goals. The only thing that can win the series for PSG is their attack, as Bayern's defense is weak without Hakimi. So I think the focus will be on attack again, and with PSG having their main attackers rested, they should show their class. Bayern's defense is not as good as people say, they are prone to making mistakes and it won't be easy for them to defend against such a fast attack.
Both teams performed similarly, but in the first two games Žalgiris did not have much success and those who were consistent during the regular season were not hitting their shots. Today, I believe the scenario should change a little and Žalgiris should present a more serious challenge at home, which will require not only the leader to score, but also for role players to step up and make their 3-point shots.
Valencia was worth at least one home in Peru, or maybe even both. Pao was able to win both matches by a score of 1-2. Although it was in their own arena, I believe the same scenario will unfold when it comes to a point-by-point game, and the odds are worth the risk. And if we attach conspiracy theories, it could impact Pao's loss today, as Gianakopolous' 3-game ban would be lifted for the final.
Bayern finished their fight in March against the elite of Europe, Barcelona, who demonstrated their true class and equal standing. They played a 1-1 draw at home and were gallantly defeated 4-2 away. The German League has long been won by Ghana, and Bayern's girls have a +15 point lead over 2nd place Wolfsburg with 3 games left to play. The atmosphere within the team should be festive. Hoffenheim still has a small chance to fight for Europe in a miracle scenario, but those chances are very slim. I am looking forward to the goals in these matchups, as it is obvious that these teams love scoring against each other. The last 5 matches ended with 4+ goals, with 4 ending in 5+ goals and 2 ending in 6+ goals.
One can write and write about the attacks of both teams, but it is enough to say that during the first match, 9 goals were scored... Those first matches did not show us anything new about the attacks of these teams, but they did show how fragile the defenses of both teams are. In the case of PSG, I think it's logical to say that it was the first time this season that they faced such a level of attack that raised a lot of questions about their defense. Bayern's defense showed what Bundesliga fans see almost every weekend - regardless of scoring 4 or 5 goals, they often manage to concede 1 or 2, sometimes even 3 goals against average opponents. I don't see how both teams will suddenly improve their defenses and become unbeatable in just one week... Of course, I don't expect there to be 9 goals scored, but let's say 5 or 6 would be very logical to expect a 3-2 or 4-2 result in one way or the other.
Teams play equally, Greeks have a comfortable position, I see the reason why the series should end dryly. Financial support, I believe, is also important for the Greeks, so why not play two games at home. Another aspect is that Gianakopoulos is forbidden to attend the nearest three matches, which means it would be more beneficial to lose at least one match, then in the final he could already be at the arena as the owner.
For now Zalgiris is not like itself, but I see here only the fault of Masiulis, nothing special does the lantern show, and I have no doubt that we will see a completely different picture in Kaunas, because Kaunas will have a different desire to win and to have the second game at home and collect a decent amount of money for the budget of the next season. Zalgiris will have a similar three-point percentage at home as in the regular season and that will be enough for the First, the standings will not be a favour for Zalgiris and I have no doubt that there will still be a fourth game.