Real Madrid vs. Zalgiris. Euroleague match prediction
The game day on December 12 in the Euroleague will be closed by a match in Madrid, in which Real and Zalgiris will meet. The Spaniards won the previous face-to-face meeting. Can the Lithuanians count on success? The bets and forecast will answer this question

Command Analysis

Real Madrid

Current form
Real Madrid is still unable to get out of the crisis and continues to suffer setbacks. In the last round, the Spaniards suffered another defeat. This time they lost to Fenerbahce (70:82). This was the second failure of the Royal Club. Before that, the team also lost to ASVEL (78:80).
It is unusual to see Real Madrid in 13th place in the league table. The Spaniards have only won six matches so far. With such results, the team cannot count on the playoffs yet.
Disqualifications and injuries
Real Madrid has no personnel problems.
Interesting facts for betting
Real Madrid are successful in their encounters with Zalgiris. The Spaniards have won 4 of their last 5 head-to-head encounters with the Lithuanians.
Probable line-up: Tavares - Campazzo, Musa - Hezonja, Dec.

Zalgiris Kaunas

Current form
"Zalgiris" is a home team. The Lithuanians have won the lion share of their victories on their home court. The team from Kaunas has only won two away games so far. Because of this, the team currently occupies the ninth place in the Euroleague standings.
Zalgiris is approaching the match with Real in a good mood, as it managed to win its last match. Last week, the Lithuanians left no chance for Anadolu Efes at home (85:72).
Disqualifications and injuries
Zalgiris has no personnel losses.
Interesting facts for betting
The last time Zalgiris won in Madrid was in 2019. Since then, the Lithuanians have suffered six defeats in the Spanish capital.
Estimated line-up: Birutis – Servydis, Ulanovas – Walker, Gidraitis.
Trends
Bet 1st quarter. Real Madrid win
In 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings, the Spaniards won the opening segment
1.60Bet 1st quarter: total over 40.5 points
In 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings, more than 40 points were scored in the first quarter
1.77Tip and bets
This time Real will have a comfortable opponent, so the Spaniards are obliged to break their losing streak. They will not have a better opportunity. However, we do not believe in an easy walk for the Spaniards, because the Lithuanians are demonstrating a good game. It is quite possible that the guests will give the crisis-ridden Madrid a fight.
Our prediction is "Zalgiris" with a handicap of (+7.5) points for 1.75
Bet on total
Zalgiris is one of the slowest teams in the Euroleague. The Lithuanians pay a lot of attention to defense. Given this, we expect the match to be low-scoring.
Forecast - total under 164.5 points for 1.63
Bet on statistics
In 2 of the last 3 Euroleague games, the Spaniards have not scored more than 78 points. Considering the Lithuanians' style of play, we doubt that they will perform better.
Forecast - Real: total under 79.5 points for 1.78