La Laguna Tenerife, the second-placed team in the Liga Endesa, is set to visit Leyma coruña, who are currently in seventeenth place, at the Coliseum this Saturday, 31 October at 20:00 (Canary Islands time; 21:00 on the mainland).
The match will be officiated by referees Luis Miguel Castillo, Iyán González, and Andrés Fernández Carretero. La Laguna Tenerife boasts the best defence in the league, conceding an average of 77.2 points per game, and has the highest three-point shooting percentage at 46%, according to the ACB (Spanish Basketball Federation). The team arrives with a streak of four consecutive victories in the Liga Endesa and remains unbeaten on the road this season.
In contrast, Leyma coruña has the highest points conceded in the league, averaging 102 points per game. Their coach has urged fans to attend the match “with optimism and a love for basketball” to support the team’s growth. In terms of injuries, Leyma is only missing Tomas Dimsa due to calf discomfort. La Laguna Tenerife will be without Rokas Giedraitis, who is sidelined for an extended period, while Xabi López-Arostegui is a doubt due to lumbar issues.
The last two league encounters between the teams resulted in victories for La Laguna Tenerife, who lead the head-to-head record 2-0. The most recent match took place on 26 April 2025, during the 2024-25 Liga Endesa season, where the Canary Islands team triumphed 92-83 at the Santiago Martín. Previously, on 10 November 2024, Tenerife had also won in Galicia with a score of 62-87, with Marcelinho Huertas scoring 19 points and Bruno Fitipaldo contributing 21 points and a valuation of 29. Leyma struggled in that match, hitting only 3 of 22 from beyond the arc. This Saturday’s match will mark the first meeting between the two teams in the 2026-27 season.
