Vienna United Women — BK Duchess Klosterneuburg Women: 49:80, Superliga Women

Duchess Klothenburg Women defeated Vienna United Women 80-49 in the Superleague on Thursday evening. The result confirmed the visitors' position at the top of the table and left the hosts rooted to seventh place. It was a comprehensive victory that reflected the gulf between the two sides this season.

The gap in the standings has never been wider. Klothenburg remain unbeaten after eighteen games with a perfect record, while Vienna United have managed just one win and sit on zero points. That scoreline tells you everything about where this league stands.

Vienna United's form has been difficult to improve. Their last five results include losses to Linz, Flames, and Klothenburg themselves, with only one victory against Vienna Timewolves. They were caught in possession too often and could not string together any momentum.

Klothenburg are on a good run, having beaten Timewolves 56-51 in their most recent outing. They have won every game this season, including three victories over UBI Graz in April. By then it was clear they were the class of the league.

Our prediction of an away victory at 70 per cent confidence has come to pass. The margin of thirty-one points shows this was never going to be close. They tore them to shreds from the opening tip-off.

The result leaves Vienna United with a mountain to climb if they want to avoid relegation. Klothenburg extend their lead at the summit while the hosts dig deeper into the bottom three.