Joventut-Real Madrid: chasing a fifth league victory

From one Clásico to another. Two days after the superb victory against Barça in the Euroleague, Real Madrid visit Joventut today on matchday six of the league. This is the second most repeated match-up in the competition's history (191). Scariolo's men are looking for their fifth victory in the League, their second consecutive away win after winning in Zaragoza last week.

Real Madrid come into this game with their morale boosted. They got their first Euroleague away campaign off to the best possible start, winning at the Palau Blaugrana (92-101). In the league, they have racked up three consecutive wins and Badalona is a venue that has been quite good to them in recent years, where they have won 14 of their last 15 visits. Joventut are unbeaten at home (3 out of 3). Their only defeat was at La Fonteta against Valencia Basket.
Two of the best attacks in the league will face off.

Real Madrid average 90.6 points and Penya average 89.8. Defensively, they are also very evenly matched. The green and blacks concede two points fewer (80 vs. 82). They are a dangerous team on the rebound and distribute a lot of assists. Ricky Rubio, Hakanson, Hanga and Hunt (19 points per game) are their leading outside players. Kraag and the centre duo of Tomic and Birgander complete their spine.

The strength of Madrid
Madrid come into the game on the back of winning their ninth consecutive Clásico with a fantastic team performance. The arrival of Len, who made his debut in Barcelona, gives them more depth inside, where Tavares, Lyles and Garuba are all in double figures in terms of PIR in the league. The American power forward broke his personal scoring record against Barça (29). Campazzo, Deck and Hezonja. Scariolo also exceed 10 in the league. This afternoon, chapter 192 of one of the great rivalries in the history of the league, surpassed only by El Clásico (225).