Can Krka break their 4-game losing streak in the clashes vs. Cibona?

ABA League Round 4, Monday, 26 October 2020:

KRKA - CIBONA

Where? Leon Štukelj Hall, Novo mesto

When? 21:00

Story of the game: Since the start of the regional league back in 2001, Krka and Cibona have played numerous thrilling games, including the semi-final game of the 2001/02 Final Four, in which Krka prevailed. Still, looking at their overall head-to-head score, Cibona have had much more success as the Wolves have triumphed 18 times, while Krka have scored 9 wins.

Cibona have been a lot better in the recent duels vs. Krka. The Zagreb giant are on a 4-win streak against their rivals from Novo mesto, while they have triumphed in 6 out of the last 7 games.

However, in this season the things are not that bright for Cibona as this team is currently placed at the bottom of the table with 3 defeats out of 3 rounds. Therefore, the Wolves desperately need a win to finally start their climb on the ABA League standings.

At the same time, Krka have won 1 game out of the previous 3 rounds. They are coming out of a very thrilling week in which they firstly scored a narrow win against Zadar on the road, while then they suffered a narrow defeat in the match against Igokea. Now, the boys in green jerseys want to return on the winning track and to finally break that losing streak in the clashes against Cibona.

Match-up in focus: Jan Rebec (Krka) vs. Ivan Novačić (Cibona). Rebec has proven to be a very good 3-point shooter in the previous 3 rounds, while his performance against Zadar was quite impressive as he scored 5 three-pointers in that match. On the other side, Ivan Novačić is someone who takes the most 3-point shots in Cibona and if you leave him too much space be sure that Novačić will punish you from behind the arc.

Head to head in the regional league: In total 9:18; In Novo mesto 6:8.