“El Girona és un equip que està jugant bé, crec que està jugant amb molta confiança,” said Txus Vidorreta, coach of Unicaja.
Unicaja hosts Bàsquet Girona on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. local time (UTC+1) at the Martín Carpena arena, with broadcast coverage on DAZN. Diari de Girona reported that the home side enters the fixture holding a 1–2 record at its home venue this season, having defeated Andorra 92–84 while dropping games to Tenerife 75–80 and Barcelona 89–92.
Vidorreta’s squad holds four victories and three defeats across Liga ACB play, matching Girona in the standings. The visiting team has struggled away from Fontajau, losing all three of its away fixtures by wide margins: 118–78 against Baskonia, 115–92 against Breogán, and 107–78 against Zaragoza.
Despite those road struggles, Girona carries a 4–3 record overall, placing them level with the league’s seventh-place side. A victory for Unicaja would pull them level with their Catalan opponents in the league table.
Moncho Fernández leads a Girona squad heavily impacted by physical fatigue and injuries following a European fixture in Romania. Diari de Girona reported that guard Mac McClung will miss the match due to right foot plantar fasciitis sustained in recent weeks.
McClung joins Jassel Pérez, Pep Busquets, and Maxi Fjellerup on the absentee list. The accumulation of injuries and a demanding double-competition schedule has strained the roster.
Historical precedent heavily favors the hosts, as Girona has always lost to Unicaja away from home in official competition. Fernández noted the internal challenge facing his available players ahead of Sunday’s tipoff.
“Les respostes als nostres problemes sempre són dins l’equip,” said Moncho Fernández, coach of Girona.
Vidorreta emphasized the need for collective defensive focus to counter Girona’s perimeter scoring threats, particularly given the absences in the visiting backcourt. The Unicaja coach pointed to the recent production of other perimeter options.
“Crec que ells han tingut moltíssim impacte amb Jassel Pérez, però en els últims partits, on no ha tingut tant protagonisme, tant Pluta com Whittaker van anotar més i van ser moltíssim més productius per a l’equip,” Vidorreta told Diari de Girona.
The Unicaja coach stressed that his team’s interior defenders must actively support the perimeter guards against Girona’s outside shooters. Both teams return to Liga ACB action on Sunday at 12:30 hours.
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