LEO vs LM Dream11: Leon Basketball Club will be playing host to Leones de Managua in the 2020 regular season of Nicaragua Basketball League on early Thursday morning (IST). Leon are one of the teams looking to barge into the playoff spots, but their form is a major concern and is pulling their aspirations down. With a negative return on the season 8 wins and nine defeats, they are reeling in the bottom half of the table, and arrive in this match on the back of a 128-61 defeat. That margin and total surrender will take some efforts to recover, but the time is not on their side and each negative result is taking them further away from playoff spots. They are 11th on the power ranking heading into this match.
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If the host suffered a huge defeat in the last game, then Leones de Managua were the team who rolled out some beating to their opponent in the last match as they won 57-117 against Naindaime, and that too on the road. That win was a reminder this team is one of the challenges for the ultimate prize. And their current form and position also points in the direction of the title as they sit fifth with a 14-5 record, and arrive in this match with 8 wins from last 10 game.
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Match details:
Teams: Leon Basketball and Leones de Managua
Match Timing: May 14, @ 05:30 AM
Venue: Nicaragua
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Leon Basketball vs Leones de Managua team news:
Leon Basketball: Xomar Crzus is a huge doubt for this game and will be monitored before the match.
Jeffrey Reyes was not involved in the last game and that could be the case here as well.
Players such as Wilfredo Barneto and Axel Reyes Meza are likely to miss this match.
Leones de Managua: The visitors were boosted by the return of Peter Martinez in the last game and he should be fit to play in this match as well. But to the line-up in the last game and should be fine for this match as well.
Henry Zelaya and Jonathan Hodgson are not in the good books of the head coach at the moment and may miss this match.
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Leon Basketball vs Leones de Managua starting five:
Leon Basketball: Gerardo Amaya, Carlos Valdivia Narvaez, Marcos Orozco Cruz/Jeffrey Reyes, Lester Zelaya, Xomar Cruz/Ronaldo Valverde
Leones de Managua: Manuel Mackenzie, Alfredo Borge, Danny Gomez, Peter Martinez/Mario Garcia, Daniel Tenorio
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Grand League tips:
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Likely squads:
Leon Basketball: Gerardo Amaya, Ricardo Rizo, Ronaldo Valverde, Marcos Orozco Cruz, Lester Zelaya, Gabriel Ruiz Vargas, Sergio Sobalvarro, Wilfredo Barneto, Axel Reyes Meza, Xomar Cruz, Jeffrey Reyes, Carlos Valdivia Narvaez, Kenny Urtecho, Rolando Carcamo Blanco
Leones de Managua: Manuel Mackenzie, Alfredo Borge, Marvin Omier, Peter Martinez, Kevin Alvarado, Mario Garcia, Flavio Obando, Danny Gomez, Daniel Tenorio, Billy Gallardo, Lester Zelaya, GioVanny Umana, Jonathan Hodgson, Rogelio Bermudez, Jose Perez
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LEO vs LM Dream11 teams:
Team 1:
PG: I Zelaya
SG: D Tenorio, R Valverde
SF: A Borge (SP)
PF: M McKenzie
C: G Umana, D Gomez, M O Cruz
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Team 2:
PG: I Zelaya
SG: D Tenorio
SF: A Borge (SP)
PF: M McKenzie, S Sobalvarro
C: G Umana, D Gomez, M O Cruz
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Both in terms of form and profile of these teams, this looks a matchup. But the games are not played on paper and Leon will at least count their chances as host. They have had some good results against a few top teams, so there is certainly a fight within this group.
That said, Leones de Managua are not an ordinary team on current form. The last game was a good hint of what they can do on the court. A win for the visitors is the most likely outcome in this match.