Youth meets youth in Belgrade

Thursday, 27. December 2018 at 11:59

In the second game of the Friday’s ABA League schedule, FMP will be hosting Mega Bemax in FMP Arena in Belgrade in the clash of two young, but ambitious, squads.

Luka Asceric (Photo: Mega Bemax/Ivica Veselinov)

ABA League Round 12, Friday, 28.12.2018:

FMP – MEGA BEMAX

Where? FMP Arena, Belgrade

When? 20:00

Story of the game: When speaking of youth and talent in the ABA League, one cannot overlook FMP and Mega Bemax, two rising-star packed teams, that will be battling one against another on Friday evening in Belgrade.

It will be the clash of two teams that are currently not in the same position in the standings, as Mega Bemax are currently sharing the second position in the standings with experienced Cedevita and Budućnost VOLI, while FMP are probably where they predicted they would be after the half of the season – in the middle of the stadnings, sharing the fifth position with Cibona, with 5 victories on their record – three less than Mega Bemax have.

The victory would be important for both sides. Mega Bemax would strengthen their Playoffs position with another win, while FMP would avoid a chance of finding them in the danger zone at the bottom, as the five teams that are currently sharing the last position in the standings, are only a win away.

Speaking of tradition, we must mention that Mega Bemax have never ever beaten FMP on the road in the ABA League. However, they have only tried it for two times so far, so maybe the third can be the lucky!

Match-up in focus: Given that it is the clash of two young teams, the match-up of the two most intriguing is no different. Dragan Apić, who is currently the most efficient player in the entire league in the category of valuation (30.2), will face the newcomer in Mega Bemax, Zoran Nikolić. The latter has proven himself quickly in the Mega Bemax jersey, as he had 5 rebounds in his first game, but this time his challenge will be bigger, as he will try to stop Apić, who is truly shining this season. Can he do it?

Head to head in the regional league: In total 2:3; In Belgrade 2:0.

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