Duel of the table neighbors: MBC meets Vechta in the key game!

on Saturday evening, January 10, 2025, an exciting duel between the table neighbors is pending in the EasyCredit BBL. The Syntainics MBC welcomes Rasta Vechta at 8 p.m. in a significant game of the 16th matchday. The MBC currently occupies eleventh place while Vechta is in tenth place. Both teams started the year 2025: MBC lost his first game 89:92 against Ratiopharm Ulm and Vechta lost 83:87 against the Rostock Seawolves.

The Syntainics MBC has a balance of 7: 7 wins, while Rasta Vechta is 6: 6 wins in two less games. A victory in the upcoming game is crucial because the tenth place in the table entitles you to participate in the play-ins of the last two playoff places. Historically, MBC won two out of five Bundesliga players in Vechta, most recently on November 30, 2019 with 88:84. In the last two encounters between these two teams, however, MBC had to take defeats.

Team news and change of player

The head coach of the MBC, Janis Gailitis, can fall back on his best line -up, which gives hope for a successful appearance. An important player who returns is Spencer Reaves, who was active for Rasta Vechta last season. Vechta recently has the opportunity to concentrate fully on the Bundesliga after the team has left both in the Champions League and in the BBL Cup. In the Vechta team, five players from the previous season have renewed their contracts: Joel Aminu, Ryan Schwieger, Johann Grünloh, Joschka Ferner and Luc van Slooten. However, MVP candidate Tommy Kuhse has left the team and is now playing in Italy.

The playful statistics of Rasta Vechta are impressive: Tyger Campbell leads the game with an average of 5.2 assists per game. Top scorer Brandon Randolph scored 17.8 points per game, while Jayden Garner is the second best rebounder of the league, with an average of 7.8 rebounds per game. In addition, Johann Grünloh is the Bundesliga's best blocly throwing blocker with 1.9 blocks per game. Rookiecenter Isaiah Cozart also celebrates his comeback after an injury, for which he had previously achieved 4.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. Vechta is coached by Martin Schiller, the coach of the German U20 national team.

In the past competition round, the MBC triumphed 99:94 via the Bamberg Baskets and thus set up a club record for the sixth victory in a row. It was the first home win against Bamberg in over 15 years. Spencer Reaves and Michael Devoe each scored 24 and 20 points, while the team scored 63% of his three -point throws.

On the same matchday, Rasta Vechta secured a 96: 93 victory against Alba Berlin, which meant the third victory in a row for the team and improved the balance to 4-4. Jaydon Gardner scored 25 points and 13 rebounds in this exciting duel.