Three matches from the end of the regular season, the JL Bourg seems to be in a position to face the Maugeois in the quarterfinals of Playoffs. Before that, the Bressans welcome the Portel, Saturday May 3 (8:30 p.m.).
The current situation
- Cholet: 4e. 19 wins and 8 defeats.
The 3e (Paris) has 1 or 2 advances in advance (late match) + the favorable aircraft point.
Next matches: against Asvel, against Nancy, in Bourg.
- Bourg : 5e. 16 wins and 11 defeats.
The 4the (Cholet) has 3 victories in advance. The alarm point is favorable to Bourg.
Next matches: against the Portel, in Monaco, against Cholet.
To snatch the 4e Place, the game will have to win its last three games and hope that Cholet does not win a single one.
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-Current dynamics
On the first leg, Cholet presents a report of 7 wins for 5 defeats. At the same time, Bourg has exactly the same assessment, remaining on 4 consecutive defeats (in Dijon, against Paris, at ASVEL, in Le Mans).
The point on injuries
On the Cholet side, the Bastien Vautier pivot should come back from injury to the penultimate or last day of the championship. The winger Chris Ebou-Nndow already has his finished season. On the town side, Xavier Castañeda also completed his season prematurely, replaced by the New Zealand Tai Webster. Gauthier Denis could resume this weekend against the Portel.
A last match with or without stake
Chance of the calendar, the two training courses will meet on the last day of the regular season. During the first leg, the Burgians won 102 to 67 at the Meilleraie. That is to say that if Bourg has only one success of delay before this last match, the JL Bourg will then be able to give itself the advantage of the field during the quarter-finals against the team of Fabrice Lefrançois. In the event that Bourg finds himself with two successes of delay, this last meeting could then look like a game of dupes, where everyone hides certain cards in his sleeve.
The Portel this Saturday
This Saturday, May 3 in Ekinox (match at 8:30 p.m.) on Saturday, Frédéric Faithoux’s team receives the Portel, 15ewhich fights for its survival in Elite Betclic. Winner of Cholet last weekend, the Northerners are in tag to compete in the playoffs with the Pro B teams classified from 2 to 8, with the objective of maintenance. The club legendary coach Eric Girard lives his last season on the bench, and will then be replaced by the current coach of Aix-Maurienne, Kenny Grant.
The next game
Saturday May 3 at 8:30 p.m.: JL Bourg (5e) – Le Portel (15e).
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