Valencia at Basket Zaragoza
ZARAGOZA (Interstat)—Basket Zaragoza will host Valencia on Sunday at Principe Felipe Arena in Zaragoza, Spain, in an early-season matchup between teams with strong starts.
Valencia enters at 3-1. The visiting club won its most recent game, topping ASVEL 105-92. Valencia also has wins over Besiktas and Baskonia this season. Its only loss came against Forca Lleida. Valencia opened with a 96-94 road win at Besiktas, then lost at home to Forca Lleida 105-100, before answering with a 111-88 home win over Baskonia. The win at ASVEL gave Valencia three victories in four games. Valencia has scored at least 96 points in each of its four games.
Basket Zaragoza is 1-0 after an 81-80 road win at Tenerife. The home team will try to remain unbeaten at Principe Felipe Arena. Basket Zaragoza’s only result so far was a one-point victory in which it scored 81 points and allowed 80.
The matchup will be Valencia’s second road game in a short stretch. After facing Basket Zaragoza, Valencia will host Hapoel Tel Aviv, visit Barcelona, host Olympiacos, host Maccabi Tel Aviv, host Murcia, visit Paris, host Baskonia, host Fenerbache Koleji, visit Barcelona and visit Andorra. That 10-game stretch includes six home games and four road games.
Basket Zaragoza will visit Leyma Coruna, host Forca Lleida, visit Barcelona, host Basquet Girona, host Unicaja, visit Badalona, visit Murcia, host Breogan, visit Andorra and visit Bilbao. The next 10 games for Basket Zaragoza include four home dates and six road dates.
Valencia’s four games have produced point totals of 96, 100, 111 and 105. The club has two road wins and one home win, with its only loss at home. Basket Zaragoza’s 81 points at Tenerife came in its only game, and the club allowed 80 points. The win gave Basket Zaragoza a 1-0 record.
The meeting at Principe Felipe Arena will be the first between the teams this season. Valencia’s schedule has included wins at Besiktas and ASVEL and home victories over Baskonia. Basket Zaragoza’s lone game was a road win at Tenerife. Principe Felipe Arena in Zaragoza, Spain, will host the game. Valencia will be the visiting team, and Basket Zaragoza will be the home team. Valencia has played four games, while Basket Zaragoza has played one. The game will be Valencia’s second consecutive road contest. The game will match Valencia’s 3-1 record against Basket Zaragoza’s 1-0 mark. Basket Zaragoza will be seeking its second win of the season. Valencia will be trying to avoid a second loss.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Basket Zaragoza 81, Valencia 72.