Koper Primorska face Cedevita Olimpija in the last match of Round 2

ABA League Round 2, Thursday, 22 October 2020:

KOPER PRIMORSKA - CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA

Where? Arena Bonifika, Koper

When? 17:00

Story of the game: Koper Primorska and Cedevita Olimpija are about to close Round 2 as they face each other in Arena Bonifika on Thursday evening. Recall that this match was rescheduled due to the 10-day quarantine of Cedevita Olimpija team from exposure to the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Now, both sides are ready to write a new chapter of this local rivalry. Koper Primorska and Cedevita Olimpija have faced just two times so far in the ABA League, while what is interesting to mention is that in both of those games the away team triumphed.

The away team are the clear favorites in front of this game as well as Cedevita Olimpija have won both of their previous games in the regular season, while on the other side Koper Primorska have suffered two defeats.

Will Koper Primorska finally manage to score their first win in the 2020/21 ABA League campaign, or will Cedevita Olimpija join the group of "perfect" teams at the top of the table? We are about to find out on Thursday evening.

Match-up in focus: Jurij Macura (Koper Primorska) vs. Mikael Hopkins (Cedevita Olimpija. Jurij Macura has been playing at top-level since the start of the new season. He is currently leading the MVP race with the average index rating of 29.5, while now he will face one of best league defenders among the big guys – Cedevita Olimpija power forward Mikael Hopkins.

Head to head in the regional league: In total 1:1; In Koper 0:1.