Preview: GDKO Bizkaia Looks to Continue Climb Against Struggling Ekke

LLEIDA, Spain (Interstat) — A matchup of teams heading in opposite directions will unfold Saturday when GDKO Bizkaia visits Ekke in a Spain LF women’s professional basketball game.

The game is scheduled for April 18, 2026, at Lleida.

Bizkaia (18-7), sitting firmly among the league’s top sides, will look to solidify its standing against an Ekke squad mired near the bottom of the table at 7-18. The visitors enter with momentum from a 64-60 victory over Mariscos last Saturday, while Ekke is coming off a rare 64-60 road win at Siroko Gijon.

The teams last met on Jan. 10, 2026, with Bizkaia securing a 67-60 home win.

A key matchup will feature Bizkaia’s versatile forward Leyre Vindel against Ekke’s post presence, Laura Biczo. Vindel is coming off a dominant all-around performance of 12 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists in 36 minutes against Mariscos. Over her last three games, she averaged 15.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists.

Biczo, a power forward, provides consistent production for Ekke. She posted 12 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists in the win over Siroko Gijon and has scored in double figures in two of her last three outings.

Bizkaia’s recent form has been strong, with wins in five of its last seven games, though a puzzling 63-36 road loss to Maristas on March 28 remains an outlier. The team relies on balance, as seen in the win over Mariscos where Leire Vallejo added 17 points and L Leguina contributed 8 points and 7 rebounds alongside Vindel’s stat line.

Ekke’s season has been defined by inconsistency, with the win over Siroko Gijon snapping a two-game skid. Prior victories, like a 70-52 win over Mataro, have been offset by lopsided losses, including a 92-62 defeat to Mariscos on March 7.

For Ekke to pull an upset at home, they will need another strong performance from Biczo and support from Clara Mertz, who scored 14 points off the bench last game, and Laura Gil, who added 8 points and 8 rebounds.

Bizkaia will aim to control the tempo through Vindel’s playmaking and exploit its clear advantage in the standings to avoid a letdown on the road.