The Liga Femenina Endesa enters its most decisive stretch with high stakes across all fronts. The playoff race tightens, relegation battles intensify, and top teams cannot afford mistakes in a weekend that could define the season's trajectory. With direct matchups and teams arriving at critical moments in form, Matchday 29 presents itself as an inflection point that could begin to determine the course of the season.
The final matchday of the Liga Femenina Endesa regular season kicks off with everything still to be decided. Club Joventut Badalona faces already-relegated SPAR Gran Canaria in a crucial matchup to close out the season. The squad directed by Fabián Téllez is fighting for survival and needs a victory to avoid relegation. Against a rival that has already lost its place in the top division, the Badalona side faces a game where there is no room for error.
Next, Perfumerías Avenida must win if it wants to stay in contention for the fourth playoff spot. The Salamanca squad will face Lointek Gernika Bizkaia. The Basque team sits in 13th place and, although it controls its own destiny, is just one point above the relegation zone, so it too is fighting for survival on this final matchday. A matchup, therefore, with competing interests and much at stake for both teams. At the same time, league leaders Casademont Zaragoza take on Cadí La Seu in a game with very different situations for both squads. The Catalan team faces the encounter without playoff pressure, having already secured survival last matchday and thus guaranteed their continued presence in Spain's top women's basketball competition. Meanwhile, the Aragonese side will look to close the regular season while maintaining their position atop the standings and following their third-place finish in European competition.
The matchday's marquee game takes place in Málaga, where Ingeniería Ambiental CAB Estepona hosts Kutxabank Araski in a direct clash with much on the line. The squad directed by Made Urieta faces the matchup as visitors with the need to secure a victory to guarantee survival. For César Aneas' team, they are making a final push to secure a playoff spot in a crucial game to close out the regular season.
Another team in the playoff hunt is Movistar Estudiantes, which visits Durán M. Ensino, arriving in strong form after their victory at Roig Arena last weekend. Olmo Gómez's squad dreams big after a season in which they have steadily improved. Meanwhile, IDK Euskotren and Spar Girona will face off at Gasca. Roberto Íñiguez's team wants to regain form after the Final Six and their home stumble against Hozono Global Jairis, while Azu Muguruza's squad will not make things easy for them.
For their part, Hozono Global Jairis hosts Valencia Basket in Alcantarilla in another standout matchup of the day. The squad directed by Bernat Canut seeks to secure the fourth position to earn home-court advantage in the playoffs. Facing them will be Rubén Burgos' team, arriving with the objective of regaining form and returning to positive momentum. Both squads meet again after the Queen's Cup final, in which Valencia Basket claimed the championship, adding extra intrigue to a high-level competitive matchup. Finally, BAXI Ferrol hosts Innova-TSN Leganés in a decisive encounter for the Galician squad's playoff aspirations. Lino López's team needs the victory to secure a playoff spot and avoid depending on other results on this final regular season matchday.
LF ENDESA - MATCHDAY 30:
Saturday, April 25:
- SPAR Gran Canaria vs Club Joventut Badalona (19:00* peninsular time) | YouTube Baloncesto España & CanalFEB
- Lointek Gernika Bizkaia vs Perfumerías Avenida (19:00h) | AS TV
- Casademont Zaragoza vs Cadí La Seu (19:00h) | YouTube Baloncesto España & CanalFEB
- Ing. Ambiental CAB Estepona vs Kutxabank Araski (19:00h) | YouTube Baloncesto España with Atiga and Paula Palomares & Canal FEB
- Durán M. Ensino vs Movistar Estudiantes (19:00h) | YouTube Baloncesto España & Canal FEB & LaLiga+
- IDK Euskotren vs Spar Girona (19:00h) | YouTube Baloncesto España & CanalFEB
- Hozono Global Jairis vs Valencia Basket (19:00h) | YouTube Baloncesto España & Canal FEB & LaLiga+
- Baxi Ferrol vs Innova-TSN Leganés (19:00h) | Teledeporte