UCAM Murcia-Bertram Derthona: a great challenge at the top certified by the numbers
Bertram Derthona will be on stage tomorrow evening on the pitchUCAM Murcia in the challenge valid for 1st place in Group H. With a victory, in the match scheduled at 20.30 pm, the Bianconeri would be certain of first place - and therefore mathematical qualification for the round of 2023 of the 24/XNUMX BCL - with a matchday ahead of the end of the first phase. A prestigious goal, which the team coached by Ramondino will try to achieve on one of the most difficult pitches of the entire competition.
In fact, UCAM has an open streak of twelve consecutive victories in the BCL regular season in front of its own fans: a truly remarkable fact that explains the complexity of the challenge that awaits the Bianconeri, who in turn have the second best streak of consecutive victories ( 4) for an Italian team debuting in the competition. The record in this statistical item belongs to Virtus Segafredo Bologna, capable of winning seven consecutive matches in 2017/18.
Furthermore, among the teams with four matches played, Murcia boasts the best defense in the competition for points conceded (69.3), has the best defensive rating for points conceded per 100 possessions (95.5) and is the second best for points conceded from second chances ( 7.8). Sito Alonso has built a very solid defensive system, as also seen in the first leg of the PalaEnergica match won by Bertram 78-74 only in the final stages.
But tomorrow's match will be a great challenge in an absolute sense, due to the quality of the players on the pitch and the statistics which highlight the excellent progress made by both teams up to this point of the season. The match will pit the fourth (Bertram) attack of the competition, with 87 points scored, and the eighth (Murcia), which produces 85.
The great balance on the pitch is demonstrated by the balance in various other statistical items: the total rebounds (38 to 38.5 in favor of the Spaniards), the assists in which Bertram's 22.5 on average make her the first ever in the BCL, compared to of the 20 of the Spaniards, the recovered balls (8 to 11.8 in favor of Murcia) and the overall rating (101.5 to 101.3 for the Lions) in which the two teams are respectively in third and fourth place overall.
These numbers demonstrate a great upward balance in the match that will take place tomorrow evening in Murcia, with first place in Group H up for grabs.
