KFUM Central Women saw off Viby Women 57:51 in Basketettan on Wednesday evening. The home side took the points at their own court, extending a run that has kept them in the upper half of the table. To be fair, the result was hardly a surprise given where both sides sit.
KFUM Central have been solid at home all season, and this win brings them closer to the top end. Viby Women, meanwhile, remain rooted to the foot of the table with just two victories from twenty-two matches. By then, you could see the gap between the two sides was always going to show up on the scoreboard.
The visitors have lost twenty of their twenty-two league games and this was another heavy defeat in their recent run. They had managed a single win against Sollentuna back in September, but since then losses to Frölunda and Alvik 2 have piled up. And here's the thing — they simply do not have the firepower to compete with teams like this one.
Our prediction back before kick-off called for a home victory with 71 per cent confidence. It came in exactly as expected. KFUM Central have been too strong for Viby Women all season, and they showed that again here in Oslo.
The home side now sit third in the standings with fourteen wins from twenty-two games. Eight defeats keep them from the very top, but they are still in the mix. Viby Women remain twelfth with only two wins and twenty losses — a long way from the promised land.
The five-point margin tells you the game was never in doubt for long. KFUM Central controlled the tempo and Viby Women could not find a way back. The result keeps the home side on track for a strong finish to the campaign.