The 5th round of Euroleague Basketball is here and Spanish team Valencia is going to host the German team Berlin Alba. After 4 games played, Valencia has only 1 win and 3 losses while Alba's record is reversed with 3 wins and 1 loss. Last week Valencia spent in Turkey as they had games against both giants - Anadolu Efes and Fenerbahce. Both games were very close and Valencia managed to beat Efes in the last seconds (92:91) while blowing the lead against Fenerbahce - 77:79. Alba started the double week with a very good win versus Panathinaikos (94:65) but lost in the end to Efes - 74:78.

This should be a very interesting game but I'm confident that Alba will cover the handicap. The German team has been better so far this season. If we compare team stats on the offense, Alba is better in every single category but turnovers. Alba is 2nd in performance index rating (Valencia - 12th), 3rd in points (Valencia - 9th), 1st in total rebounds (Valencia - 8th), 1st in assists (Valencia - 11th) and 4th in blocks (Valencia - 13th). From the defense perspective, Alba is 8th in the performance index rating (Valencia - 18th), 5th in points allowed (Valencia - 15th), and 1st in 2pt% (Valencia - 18th).

It is no secret that Valencia is missing some key players due to injury, especially Jasiel Rivero, who started the season playing solid basketball in his Euroleague debut season. James Webb also won't be able to help the team and Jared Harper could not finish the game against Fenerbahce either. Playing in front of their fans hasn't helped Valencia so far. The team has played a total of 4 home games in Spanish ACB and Euroleague but has captured only 1 win which was at the start of the season when Valencia came back in the last minute and forced overtime versus Joventut.

Yes, the German Bundesliga isn't as competitive as ACB but Alba has demonstrated good performance on the road as they have only 1 loss in 4 games. Alba players very well know each other and aren't missing any key guys. I'm predicting that this will be a close game but in the end, Alba will cover the handicap and I won't be surprised if they get 4th victory of the season.

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欧洲篮球联赛第5轮已经开始，西班牙球队瓦伦西亚将主场迎战德国球队柏林阿尔巴。经过4场比赛，瓦伦西亚只取得了1胜3负的成绩，而阿尔巴的战绩则是3胜1负。上周，瓦伦西亚在土耳其度过了一段时间，因为他们要对阵两支豪门——埃菲斯和费内巴切。两场比赛都非常接近，瓦伦西亚在最后几秒(92:91)击败了埃菲斯，同时以77:79领先费内巴切。阿尔巴在对阵帕纳辛奈科斯(94:65)的双周比赛中取得了非常好的胜利，但最终以74:78输给了埃菲斯。

这应该是一场非常有趣的比赛，但我相信阿尔巴将克服障碍。本赛季到目前为止，德国队表现更好。如果我们比较球队在进攻方面的数据，阿尔巴在每一个方面都更好，除了失误。阿尔巴的表现指数排名第二(第12位的瓦伦西亚)，得分排名第三(第9位的瓦伦西亚)，总篮板排名第一(第8位的瓦伦西亚)，助攻排名第一(第11位的瓦伦西亚)，盖帽排名第四(第13位的瓦伦西亚)。从防守角度来看，阿尔巴的表现指数排名第8(瓦伦西亚- 18)，失分排名第5(瓦伦西亚- 15)，2分率排名第1(瓦伦西亚- 18)。

瓦伦西亚的一些关键球员因伤缺阵，这已经不是什么秘密了，尤其是里韦罗，他在本赛季开始的欧洲联赛首个赛季就表现出色。詹姆斯·韦伯也不能帮助球队，贾里德·哈珀也不能完成对费内巴切的比赛。到目前为止，在球迷面前比赛并没有帮助瓦伦西亚。这支球队总共在西班牙ACB和欧洲联赛中打了4场主场比赛，但只取得了1场胜利，那是在赛季初瓦伦西亚在最后一分钟逆转并强行加时赛击败乔文图特。

是的，德甲没有ACB那么有竞争力，但阿尔巴在客场展示了良好的表现，他们在4场比赛中只输了1场。阿尔巴的球员非常了解对方，他们不会错过任何关键球员。我预测这将是一场势均力敌的比赛，但最终，阿尔巴将弥补障碍，如果他们获得本赛季的第四场胜利，我不会感到惊讶。