Who will get back on the winning track – Mornar or FMP?

ABA League Round 11, Sunday, 20 December 2020:

MORNAR - FMP

Where? Topolica Sports Hall, Bar

When? 17:00

Story of the game: Mornar will host FMP this Sunday evening in Round 11 of the 2020/21 ABA League regular season.

Each side wants to get back on the winning track. After scoring 5 consecutive wins in the season, Mornar were defeated in the big local derby against Budućnost VOLI last weekend, so they now want to start another winning streak which would keep them in the Playoffs race. Despite last-round defeat, the atmosphere inside the locker room is very good as the boys from Bar made a historic success during the previous week when they managed to qualify for the 2020/21 EuroCup Top 16 stage. Now, they want to use the good momentum to write down another win in the 2020/21 ABA League championship.

FMP are going through a very turbulent period. The coach change they’ve made did not bring desired results as they suffered their 4^th consecutive defeat in this season last Tuesday in postponed match of Round 8. The Panthers are currently placed on the 12^th position on the standings, which is far below club’s expectations and the team simply have to bounce back on their feet as soon as possible in order to escape the bottom of the table. There is no need telling you how much a win in Bar in the upcoming match would mean to this team.

Match-up in focus: Marko Jeremić (Mornar) was one of the best scorers of FMP in the previous season, while now he is a very important part of Mornar’s roster. Everyone knows how good shooter Jeremić is, while in the upcoming match he will have a direct duel with FMP's top scorer from this season – Nemanja Nenadić. Jeremić and Nenadić were teammates in FMP in the 2017/18 season, which makes this duel even more interesting.

Head to head in the regional league: In total 5:3; In Bar 3:1.