Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto want to make the Ovni fortress their ally against BM Aragón

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto host Caja3 BM Aragón this Saturday at 17:30 in a match corresponding to the eighteenth round of the Liga ASOBAL, intending to collect two more points at the Ovni and continue their good run of home victories. To do so, they must make home advantage count at a sports hall where they have not lost since BM Atlético de Madrid's last visit and where they have put together a run of six consecutive matches without defeat. The red-and-whites also arrive buoyed by the good impression they made on their visit to Granollers, although victory slipped away in the final minutes. Valencian coach Vicent Nogués is optimistic "It is a difficult match, but one that can be won at home. BM Aragón are a team who play handball very well, as their position in the standings shows. We lost there by 10 goals and they beat us very easily, but here at home they are a team of the same calibre as Ciudad Encantada, against whom we made things difficult and earned a point. Our aim is to experience another match of that kind and hopefully gain a point.".

Caja3 BM Aragón, meanwhile, travel to Valencia after comfortably beating Academia Octavio (34–26). The Aragonese side remain strong near the European qualification places and therefore do not want to lose their momentum or surrender fifth place in the standings. In addition, the visitors will have the competition's top scorer, Alex Dujshebaev, who, with 88 goals, will be the main threat to the resolute home defence. For this match, Mariano Ortega will have the full squad available, with the only absence being the well-known figure to the red-and-white family, Sergio Ruiz Casanova, who continues his recovery.

Therefore, this is a match between two opponents with significant differences who are fighting for different objectives: the Aragonese side are seeking to climb into the European places at Fertiberia's expense, while the red-and-whites are fighting to avoid relegation.

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