Leaders against underdogs and even though Galatasaray's form is not the best, it is expected that this team will redeem themselves, especially against Karagumruk. Even though this year has not been very successful for Galatasaray club, a team with such talent and kindness must simply defeat the Turkish underdogs. 13 losses out of 18 matches, and 7 of them by a margin of two or more, show that Galatasaray can be predicted for an easy win.
The worst defending team in the league, Arouca, has let in a staggering 42 goals and has a -23 goal difference in just 18 league matches. Sporting, on the other hand, is a goal-scoring machine with 50 scored goals in the same number of matches, making them the better team in terms of offense. Therefore, their matchup should be very successful for Sporting. In the second round, Sporting crushed their opponents 6-0 at home, so it is expected that they will have another convincing victory away from home.
Linda Noskova is not known for very stable gameplay, as she often has three-set battles, similar to Pegula. Plus, as an underdog, with Xinyu Wang improving her game this year, she will have more support and with a head to head record of 1:0 in Noskova's favor, that will give the Chinese player additional motivation.
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.