After Caja Rural Zamora and Covirán Granada welcome their first reinforcements of the season ahead of their direct matchup this weekend, all 18 teams turn their attention to a matchday featuring regional derbies in Andalusia and the Balearic Islands, culminating in an explosive clash between unbeaten Movistar Estudiantes and Iberolea Palencia at Movistar Arena.
Multiple storylines converge in the fourth matchday of Primera FEB, where only four teams remain unbeaten and two of them will face off in a marquee showdown on Sunday afternoon at Movistar Arena.
Both teams rank among the most in-form squads of this season's start and will meet for the first time this campaign in the game that closes out the matchday. On Sunday afternoon, Iberolea Palencia will arrive at Movistar Arena intent on imposing their style of play against a Movistar Estudiantes side whose machinery appears perfectly tuned and eager to take another step forward in front of their home crowd. It's a blockbuster matchup with implications beyond just a victory—the winner can extend their unbeaten streak another week while claiming a crucial win over a direct rival in the promotion race. To achieve this, both Toni Ten's squad and Natxo Lezkano's men must sustain their best basketball for as many minutes as possible. The clash will mark a reunion for the Portugalete coach with his former team and will shape the immediate future of the upper standings.
That upper tier of the table gets its first test Friday night with another reunion-filled matchup. Unbeaten HLA Alicante, coached by Pedro Rivero, travels to Pazo dos Deportes in Ourense, where Rivero achieved the last promotion of his playing career. They'll be led on the court by another former Ourense player, point guard Rafa Lisboa, a key figure in Alicante's strong season start who returns home determined to secure a fourth win. The team, buoyed by their recent victory over Cajasiete Gran Canaria, will test an Ourense Baloncesto side facing their second home game after a loss to fellow unbeaten Grupo Alega Cantabria.
And it's precisely Lolo Encinas' squad that will be a major focal point Saturday afternoon when they host Partizan de Fuenlabrada, a team in a completely opposite situation. Iñaki Martín's men are determined to stand firm and steal a victory at Vicente Trueba to secure their first win of the season. The visitors will closely monitor Prince Ali's physical condition following his recent injury absence, while Grupo Alega Cantabria will look to thrill their fans by capping off the best league start in club history with a victory.
But that won't be the only highlight of a Saturday packed with compelling matchups. The first comes at Vista Alegre with an Andalusian derby between Cajasol Coto Córdoba and Insolac Caja 87, and the last features a Balearic neighbor battle between Bàsquet Menorca—now with Gerónimo Rubio de la Rosa—and Fibwi Mallorca Palma in Mahón. In between, Cajasiete Gran Canaria returns home to bounce back from their first league loss in Alicante against Bueno Arenas Albacete, who match their 2-1 record and dream of pulling off one of the biggest upsets in the category's history. That game runs parallel to Covirán Granada's visit to Zamora. The hosts will debut their new signing with Ty Roberts' return, while Covirán Granada arrives with two new pieces in Matthieu Gauzin and Dejan Kravic, who replace injured players Lluis Costa and Abdou Thiam.
The weekend's first debut comes Friday night with Joan Sastre's debut for Palmer Basket Mallorca, who open the matchday visiting Inveready Gipuzkoa on a night when Grupo Ureta Tizona and Alimerka Oviedo play a must-win game to escape the danger zone of the standings.
PRIMERA FEB - MATCHDAY 4:
Friday, October 16, 2026:
- Inveready Gipuzkoa vs Palmer Basket Mallorca (20:00) | BalONcesto TV
- Grupo Ureta Tizona vs Alimerka Oviedo (20:45) | BalONcesto TV
- Club Ourense Baloncesto vs HLA Alicante (21:00) | BalONcesto TV
Saturday, October 17, 2026:
- Cajasol Coto Córdoba vs Insolac Caja87 (18:30) | BalONcesto TV
- Cajasiete Gran Canaria vs Bueno Arenas Albacete (19:00) | BalONcesto TV
- Grupo Alega Cantabria vs Partizan de Fuenlabrada (19:00) | BalONcesto TV
- Caja Rural Zamora vs Covirán Granada (19:30) | BalONcesto TV
- Bàsquet Menorca vs Fibwi Mallorca Palma (19:30) | BalONcesto TV
Sunday, October 18, 2026:
- Movistar Estudiantes vs Súper Agropal Palencia (18:30) | BalONcesto TV