Valencia at Fenerbahce

ISTANBUL (Interstat)—Fenerbahce will host Valencia on Wednesday in a women’s professional basketball game, with the home side seeking to remain unbeaten and the visiting team aiming to build on a high-scoring recent win.

Fenerbahce enters with a 3-0 record. Valencia is 2-1. Fenerbahce has scored 87, 88 and 99 points in its three wins. Valencia has scored 71, 82 and 99 points in its three games. The matchup features two teams with productive offenses and contrasting recent results.

Valencia’s player to watch is Marta Suarez Rodriguez. In her most recent outing, she scored 16 points and grabbed four rebounds in a 99-70 win at Estudiantes. She played 16 minutes in that game. She also had 13 points and three rebounds in an 82-57 win over Perfumerias Avenida, playing 21 minutes. In the win at Estudiantes, Virag Kiss added 14 points and two rebounds, and Alexis Peterson finished with 10 points, one rebound and two assists.

Valencia began the season with a 71-88 loss at Mallorca Palma, then defeated Perfumerias Avenida 82-57 at home and Estudiantes 99-70 on the road. Suarez Rodriguez has scored in double figures in each of her last two games. She had 13 points against Avenida and 16 at Estudiantes.

Fenerbahce’s player to watch is Zeynep Sevval Gul. She scored 15 points and added four rebounds and three assists in a 99-70 home win over Melikgazi Kayseri. She played 21 minutes in that game. Earlier, she had three points and one rebound in an 88-69 win at Nesibe, playing 19 minutes, and seven points and two rebounds in an 87-78 home win over Emlak Konut, playing nine minutes.

In Fenerbahce’s most recent game, a 99-70 win over Kayseri, Julie Allemand contributed 12 points, one rebound and six assists, while Luisa Geiselsoder added 16 points, three rebounds and one assist. Allemand played 19 minutes, and Geiselsoder played 20 minutes. Fenerbahce also has beaten Nesibe 88-69 on the road and Emlak Konut 87-78 at home. Fenerbahce has three wins by scores of 87-78, 88-69 and 99-70.

Valencia’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Baxi Ferrol, Flammes, Rapid and Celta Zorka, as well as road games at Ensino and Fenerbahce. Fenerbahce is set to visit Besiktas, Rapid, Valencia and Botas, and to host Turgutlu, Flammes, Ormanspor and Rapid. The teams are scheduled to meet again later in the schedule.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Fenerbahce 91, Valencia 79.