Esgueira at Quinta Dos Lombos
CARCAVELOS, Portugal (Interstat) — Esgueira will visit Quinta Dos Lombos on Sunday in a women’s professional basketball game between teams that are both 1-0.
Esgueira opened with a 70-66 home win against SC Coimbroes on Oct. 4. Barbara Souza, Esgueira’s player to watch, had 7 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks in 34 minutes. Gabriela Raimundo scored 18 points in 17 minutes, and Maria Andorinho added 10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in 29 minutes. Esgueira is scheduled to host Barcelos on Oct. 18, visit CDEFF on Oct. 25, host Sporting CP on Nov. 1, visit Sanjoanense on Nov. 7, host Benfica on Nov. 21, visit Evora on Nov. 28, host CAB Madeira on Dec. 1, host Uniao Sportiva on Dec. 6, visit Gdessa Barreiro on Dec. 13 and visit SC Coimbroes on Dec. 23.
Quinta Dos Lombos started with a 79-65 win at Gdessa Barreiro. Joseana Vaz, the home team’s player to watch, finished with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in 32 minutes. Kankou Coulibaly added 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 24 minutes, and Alexia Dizeko posted 6 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists in 20 minutes. Quinta Dos Lombos will visit Sanjoanense on Oct. 17, visit Sporting CP on Oct. 25, visit Uniao Sportiva on Nov. 1, host CAB Madeira on Nov. 7, visit CDEFF on Nov. 22, visit Barcelos on Nov. 29, host Evora on Dec. 1, visit Benfica on Dec. 6, host SC Coimbroes on Dec. 13 and host Gdessa Barreiro on Dec. 20.
The matchup brings together two teams that won their openers and two players who produced strong all-around lines. Souza had 14 rebounds for Esgueira, while Vaz scored 23 points for Quinta Dos Lombos. Both teams will seek a 2-0 start before turning to a busy stretch of league games.
Quinta Dos Lombos’ most recent result was a 79-65 victory at Gdessa Barreiro. The most productive players for Quinta Dos Lombos in that game were Vaz, Coulibaly and Dizeko. Esgueira’s most recent result was a 70-66 win over SC Coimbroes. The most productive players for Esgueira in that game were Souza, Raimundo and Andorinho.
Esgueira will be the visiting team, while Quinta Dos Lombos will be the home team. The game is part of the women’s professional schedule and follows opening wins for both clubs. Souza and Vaz are expected to be central figures for their respective teams.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Quinta Dos Lombos 80, Esgueira 72. Interstat’s ELO system gives Quinta Dos Lombos a 66.7 percent probability to win.