Match Info

SLB - Play Offs - Semi-finals

Date: 7 May 2026, Thursday

Location: Mattioli Arena (Leicester)

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	Leicester Riders		London Lions

	1	2
	4.4	1.16
	5.5	1.09	Watch
	6.72	1.06
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	7	1.06
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Avarage Now (Initially)	5.91 ↑ (5.8)	1.09 ↑ (1.08)

The most likely Over/Under: 161.50

The most likely Handicap: 2 (-12)

The best margin for this event is 8.6%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Leicester Riders
15.6%

London Lions
84.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

15.7%

84.3%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Leicester Riders has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.1%)

London Lions has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.1%)

Leicester Riders - London Lions Predictions

Expected Score (Market Odds): 75:87

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
77. Boardman-Raffet F. (C)	15. Brown Jr. C.
3. Evee T.	22. Phillip T.
1. Johnson K.	10. Price E.
12. Menzies A.	33. Reynolds S.
25. Ndoukou V.	1. Scott J.
Substitutes
8. Akinsiku M.	5. Adamu M.
5. Bledson X.	23. McGusty K.
0. Curran O.	21. Rai A.
9. Joiner M.	3. Sandy C.
10. Sulaiman T.	0. Soko O. (C)
43. Wylie S.	6. Soluade M.
	31. Williams D.
Coaches
. Paternostro R.	. Sabonis T.

Preview

First leg.

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Leicester Riders won 0.

Recent performances by Leicester Riders have been up and down (last 5 games: 3 wins).

London Lions is in great form at the moment (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).

London Lions may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

In this match, London Lions is the clear favorite.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Leicester Riders won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 17 matches, and goals 1548:1755. (average 77.4:87.8).

Including home matches between the teams, Leicester Riders won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 785:836. (average 78.5:83.6).

Standings

		Pl	W	L		Pts
1	London Lions	5	5	0	404:350	10
10	Leicester Riders	3	0	3	233:257	0

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Leicester Riders
British Basketball League
03.05.26	Sheffield Sharks - Leicester Riders	87:97 ✺
01.05.26	Leicester Riders - Sheffield Sharks	78:81 ✺
26.04.26	Cheshire Phoenix - Leicester Riders	98:77 ✺
24.04.26	Newcastle Eagles - Leicester Riders	86:94 OT ✺
21.04.26	Leicester Riders - Sheffield Sharks	86:85 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 15 WLLWW
- London Lions
British Basketball League
03.05.26	London Lions - Newcastle Eagles	88:69 ✺
01.05.26	Newcastle Eagles - London Lions	72:90 ✺
25.04.26	Surrey 89ers - London Lions	62:86 ✺
19.04.26	Manchester Basketball - London Lions	86:91 ✺
17.04.26	London Lions - Cheshire Phoenix	92:95 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 4.8 WWWWL

Latest Head to Head

British Basketball League
20.02.26	London Lions - Leicester Riders	95:78
27.12.25	Leicester Riders - London Lions	75:83
02.11.25	London Lions - Leicester Riders	82:70
19.09.25	Leicester Riders - London Lions	72:79
23.04.25	London Lions - Leicester Riders	97:80
04.04.25	Leicester Riders - London Lions	80:71
19.01.25	London Lions - Leicester Riders	91:71

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