Beat the Expert: Can Valencia upset the champions Fenerbahce?
MUNICH (Germany) - The EuroLeague Women Regular Season is here and there are some incredible opening matchups to enjoy, including the Game of the Week between Fenerbahce Alagoz Holding and Valencia Basket
MUNICH (Germany) - The EuroLeague Women Regular Season is here and there are some incredible opening matchups to enjoy, including the Game of the Week between Fenerbahce Alagoz Holding and Valencia Basket Club.
That is just one of eight encounters taking place on what promises to be a super Wednesday on October 4 as the new campaign swings into action in style.
Game of the Week: Fenerbahce Alagoz Holding vs Valencia Basket Club
Reigning EuroLeague Women champions Fenerbahce Alagoz Holding have already caught the eye with a remarkable display last week as they picked up their maiden SuperCup Women title with a crushing win against LDLC ASVEL Feminin.
They will be favorites to open up their Group A account with a home win, but an ambitious Valencia Basket Club are stacked with talent and will be gunning to make a first Final Four this season. They have also had cause for celebration in recent days after they won the Spanish SuperCup title against archrivals Perfumerias Avenida.
You can watch the live broadcast of the game between Fenerbahce Alagoz Holding and Valencia Basket Club with commentary on the EuroLeague Women YouTube channel on Wednesday, October 4 at 18:00 CET.
Key matchup: Belgian star Emma Meesseman remains the go-to star for Fenerbahce and she will carry the main threat as usual. Unstoppable when she gets rolling, nobody will be higher on the Valencia scouting report. However, the visitors have their young star Raquel Carrera to call upon in the paint. The forward is growing in confidence and influence in the competition and comes into this season having also impressed with her displays at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 when she faced Meesseman in the Final.
Predictions: The Expert vs Azania Stewart
Each week we will be bringing you our prediction matchup for the upcoming games. Our resident EuroLeague Women expert faces a different guest challenger each week and we will see whether it's the expert or guests who come out on top by the end of the 2023-24 season!
First up, it's a former player in the shape of ex-Great Britain leader Azania Stewart who now commentates on games and produces other media content in the basketball world.
Do you have what it takes?
Predict the winners of this week's games below!
Number of the Week: 3
There are three clubs taking their first Regular Season footsteps and that adds more excitement and intrigue to the opening week. Casademont Zaragoza (ESP), Polski Cukier AZS UCMS Lublin (POL) and ACS Sepsi-SIC (ROU) are all looking to get that landmark first ever win in the competition.
Question of the Week: Which player will have the best EuroLeague Women debut?
There are plenty of players who are preparing to make an impact on their respective Regular Season debuts. Most clubs have players hoping to get off to a flying start and we've already picked out some of those that you should be looking out for when the action gets underway here.
Let us know who you think will show out on the first night!
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