For the second time in recent years, Huesca is trying to gain a foothold in the elite division of Spain. The Aragonese clearly do not reach the level of Primera, but the thirst for victory and the moral and strong-willed qualities of owners still leave hope for overall success. For 29 rounds of the current championship, hosts have won four victories and 12 peaceful outcomes, which brought 24 points and 18th place in the relegation zone. The weakest link of hosts is the attack line, which hit the gates of the opponents 28 times, while showing the third worst result in terms of the quality of the defense line. After a series of defeats, which ended in failure in the game against Celta (3:4) and Barcelona (1:4), the Oskens shared the tournament points with Osasuna (0:0) and dealt with them in the last away match with Levante (2:0). The team performed very poorly in the Cup of the country, where, after a success in the duel with Marchamalo (3:2 pins), Pacheta’s charges did not cope with Alcoyano (1:2) on the road. Today Valera, Ontiveros and Silva, whose ankle is injured, will not be able to enter the field.
The Blazers survived a period when key players were injured. The team stayed on the sixth line of the Western Conference and is now ready to add. Portland did everything possible to impose a fight in the last meeting against the Clippers, but unfortunately one of the leaders of the West stood up to the wall and achieved the desired result (116-133). Terry Stots’ charges are now forced to act without Zach Collins and Yusuf Nurkich, although the head coach has found a solution for this problem. The “Pathfinders” are well staffed. Damian Lillard is in the ranks, so there is an opportunity to compete on an equal footing with the “jazzmen”. In short, an interesting confrontation awaits us.
