Poznan at Landerneau
LANDERNEAU, France (Interstat) — Poznan will visit Landerneau on Wednesday for a women’s professional basketball game, with the visitors looking to build on a stronger start to the season and the hosts seeking a home result against a team ahead of them in the standings.
Poznan enters the game with a 7-3 record. Landerneau is 4-6. The teams have met once this season, and Poznan came away with a 77-65 victory. That result gives Poznan a recent edge in the head-to-head series as it prepares for the return matchup on Landerneau’s home court. Poznan has also picked up recent wins over Fribourg, Jelenia Gora, Sosnowiec, Bydgoszcz and Wisla Krakow, while Landerneau has recent victories against Charnay, Fribourg, La Tronche Meylan and Villeneuve. Landerneau’s other recent results include losses to Derthona, Poznan, Flammes, Angers and Bourges. Poznan’s recent setbacks came against Derthona, Lublin and Kibirkstis Vilnius.
Feyonda Fitzgerald is the player to watch for Poznan. She has been a central part of the team’s offense, including a 35-point, four-rebound and four-assist performance in Poznan’s most recent victory. Fitzgerald also scored 25 points with six assists in the earlier meeting against Landerneau and produced 10 points and 10 assists in another recent road win. She added 15 points and four assists in another Poznan victory and had 11 points and two rebounds in a recent road contest. Poznan’s most recent outing also included 17 points from Anna Jakubiuk and nine points and nine rebounds from Gmrice Davis.
Suzie Rafiu is the player to watch for Landerneau. She has contributed across the stat sheet, with 12 points and eight rebounds in the team’s most recent game and seven rebounds in an earlier home victory. Rafiu also had eight points, five rebounds and two blocks in another recent contest, and she added seven rebounds and four assists in another home win. Landerneau’s most recent outing included seven points and seven rebounds from Masseny Kaba and eight points, four rebounds and four assists from Dara Mabrey.
Landerneau will try to use its home court to slow Poznan’s balanced attack and improve its position after an inconsistent stretch. Poznan will aim to carry its recent form into the road game and maintain momentum in the standings. The contest is expected to feature two teams with different records but recent familiarity, given their earlier meeting this season. Both teams will look to set the tone early in a matchup that could hinge on guard play and rebounding at both ends.
The Interstat game simulator projects a final score of Poznan 71, Landerneau 67.