GameLab G09: MoraBanc Andorra - BAXI Manresa
Manresa will look for the fifth victory of the season against a MoraBanc Andorra that pursues the same goal.
The BAXI Manresa travels to the Pyrenees to visit a MoraBanc Andorra that is 8th in the ACB with the same balance as the Catalans; 4 wins and 4 losses. The team led by Natxo Lezkano has only lost one of the four games it has played at home, against Río Breogán (63-69). In the other three games played in Andorra, MoraBanc defeated Zunder Palencia, Monbus Obradoiro and Baskonia. At home, Lezkano's team have only been able to win in Badalona and have lost on their visits to Bilbao, Barça and Tenerife.
Who contributes the points to Andorra?
MoraBanc Andorra focuses a large part of its scoring potential on the figure of Marin Maric (12.3 points). The Croatian is the top scorer on Natxo Lezkano's team, although he is well accompanied in the scoring aspect by men like Andrew Goudelock (11.8 points) and Markel Starks (11.5 points).
The duel: Geben vs Dos Anjos
Martinas Geben (0.6 epp) and Felipe Dos Anjos (1.5 epp) are the players who make the most mates on their respective teams. The center born in Brazil is the fourth player who scores the most dunks in the entire Endesa League so far this season.
Furthermore, both Geben and Dos Anjos are dominant players in the two-point shot, where they maintain a success rate of over 50%; Martinas Geben 51.9% / Felipe Dos Anjos 56.8%.
They are also very powerful players on rebounding. The Manresa player signs 4.9 per game, while the Andorra player makes 5.1 per game.
If we look at the rating statistic we can see how the two players contribute a similar amount of credits per game; Martinas Geben 10.5v / Felipe Dos Anjos 9v.
The shooting %
If we compare the shooting percentages we can see great equality between both teams. The 3-point shot is where we find the biggest difference, where Andorra has 38.5% effectiveness and the Catalans 31.6%.
In the shot of 2 the effectiveness between the teams of Natxo Lezkano and Pedro Martínez is very similar; 51.8% versus 53% respectively.
In the free kick both teams maintain a high percentage of effectiveness; BAXI Manresa 77.6% / MoraBanc Andorra 77.2%.
Background
BAXI Manresa has played in Andorra a total of 10 times. In these matches the balance is 3 Catalan victories and 7 local victories.
In the last game played at the Pavelló de Govern, Manresa defeated MoraBanc with a result of 79-82 on matchday 16 of the 2021-22 season. In this duel the figure of Sylvain Francisco stood out, finishing the game with 27 points and a PIR of 24.
The largest victory of the Catalans on Andorran lands dates back to October 13, 2018, with 5 points difference (77-82), on the fourth day of the Liga Endesa.
The old-known
In the current MoraBanc Andorra youth team we can find two players with a Manresa past:
Tyson Pérez was part of BAXI Manresa in 2022.
Jerrick Harding was a player for the club in the 2022-23 season.