Will Crvena zvezda mts score their 14th consecutive win vs. Cibona?
Will Crvena zvezda mts write down their 14th consecutive win vs. Cibona?
Dejan Radonjic (Photo: Crvena zvezda mts)
ABA League Round 14, Tuesday, 16 March 2021:
Where? Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall, Belgrade
When? 18:00
Story of the game: Crvena zvezda mts will host Cibona on Tuesday evening in postponed game of Round 14.
The rivalry between these two famous regional clubs goes way back in the past, still in recent history one side has been quite dominant in their head-to-head games. Crvena zvezda mts have scored 13 consecutive wins against Cibona in ABA League! It was April 24, 2014 when Cibona managed to beat the red-and-whites for the last time in the regional competition.
Simply, since that 2014 when Cibona won their first and only ABA League championship, Crvena zvezda mts have been a much better team than the Zagreb squad. After all, the Belgrade powerhouse has won 4 ABA League championships in that period, while in this season the red-and-whites aim to take another precious trophy. That is why this game is very important for Zvezda’s troops as the race for the ABA Playoffs has never been this exciting and every win means a lot.
On the other side, this game is also very important for Cibona because the Wolves are among the teams who are doing their best to avoid the 13th spot on the standings that leads into Promotion/Relegation Playoffs.
Crvena zvezda mts have won the last 6 games in the ongoing ABA League regular season, including the big Belgrade derby against Partizan NIS last weekend, while on the other side Cibona have won 3 out of their last 5 games in the championship.
Match-up in focus: Dejan Davidovac (Crvena zvezda mts) is playing better and better as the season passes by, while in this match he will have a direct duel with one of the league’s top prospects – Roko Prkačin (Cibona). Davidovac is the 4th best scorer of Crvena zvezda mts in this season, while Prkačin is Cibona’s top scorer in the 2020/21 ABA League championship.
Head to head in the regional league: In total 28:11; At Crvena zvezda mts home court 17:1.
