Who will score their 1st win of the season – Krka or Mornar-Barsko Zlato?
Only one AdmiralBet ABA League game will be played this Saturday evening. Krka will host Mornar-Barsko Zlato in Novo mesto.
Rok Stipcevic (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 2, Saturday, 2 October 2021:
Where? Leon Štukelj Hall, Novo mesto
When? 17:00
Story of the game: Only one AdmiralBet ABA League game will be played this Saturday evening. Krka will host Mornar-Barsko Zlato in Novo mesto.
Both sides suffered defeats in the opening round of the new season. Krka lost the local derby vs. Cedevita Olimpija on the road, while on the other side Mornar-Barsko Zlato were defeated at home court by Cibona. Therefore, each side will be fired up for the upcoming match as each of them wants to grab their first win of the season.
When their past duels are concerned, Mornar-Barsko Zlato have had much more success than Krka. These two teams have faced each other 8 times so far in the regional league and Mornar-Barsko Zlato have triumphed 7 times. Krka scored their one and only win against the Bar troops three years ago in Novo mesto.
Match-up in focus: Krka’s summer signing Temple Gibbs was the top scorer of the green-and-whites in the first round and he will probably be one of the most important players for this team in the ongoing season. On the other side, Mornar-Barsko Zlato newcomer Vladimir Mihailović was the team’s best player during the prep period and he was the top scorer of the Bar troops last week in the first round of the new season. Therefore, this duel between Gibbs and Mihailović might be crucial for the final score of this match.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 1:7; In Novo mesto: 1:3.
