Kibirkštis MRU Vilnius Women — Neptūnas Klaipėda Women: 102:76, Moteru Lyga Women

Kibirkštis MRU Vilnius completed a convincing 98-74 victory over Neptūnas Klaipėda in the Motor League on Tuesday evening. The result keeps the hosts unbeaten in twelve games and extends their lead at the top of the standings.

We had tipped this one at 66 per cent confidence, and the prediction held up. Kibirkštis did not give the visitors any room to breathe from the opening tip-off, and the gap never really closed.

The hosts have been in ruthless form of late. They beat Šiauliai-University 90-71 on Friday, and before that dispatched Sopron 81-62 and AZS Poznań 91-69. Money has come for the hosts, and they are spending it efficiently.

Neptūnas arrived with their own recent win under their belt — a 104-84 triumph over LKK — but that offered little shelter against a side that rarely drops points at home. By then the pattern was already set.

History favours Kibirkštis in this fixture. In April they won 95-65 and 82-61 in two meetings, while Neptūnas managed only an 81-73 victory in a third game they played that month. The visitors have not won here for some time.

The twelve-win record puts the hosts firmly in control of the tie, and Neptūnas sit second on nine wins from twelve games. The table goes out of the window in these games, but the standings say what they say.