Basketball festival in Novo mesto – Crvena zvezda mts coming to town

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 11, Saturday, 11 December 2021:

KRKA – CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS

Where? Leon Štukelj Sports Hall, Novo mesto

When? 17:00

Story of the game: A big game for Novo mesto basketball fans is coming to town by the Krka river! Crvena zvezda mts are coming to the Leon Štukelj Sports Hall to face Krka.

Krka are about to face the leading team of the current AdmiralBet ABA League season and looking at the standings, where the hosts are occupying the 12th place with a 3:7 record after 10 rounds, one could claim that the winning team of this clash is easy to predict.

However, true basketball fans are aware of the fact that Leon Štukelj Sports Hall is the one, where the powerhouses have suffered many shocking defeats throughout the history and this is for sure what the Novo mesto squad will be hoping for. Crvena zvezda mts have been no exception, as Krka have beaten then 4 times out of 13 games played so far on their home court.

Crvena zvezda are coming to Novo mesto after a streak of 7 consecutive wins, while Krka have lost four games in a row.
Will this time streaks continue or end? Tune in on Saturday evening and find out!

Match-up in focus: Rok Stipčević vs. Nikola Ivanović! Which of the two point guards will lead his team to the win this time in Novo mesto? Both of them are currently the top passers of their respective squads, with Rok Stipčević dishing out 4.3 assists per game on average and Nikola Ivanović 4.9. Stipčević is also the top scorer of Krka right now, with an average of 18.4 points scored per game, while Nikola Ivanović is scoring 10.6 points per game as a second-leading scorer of Crvena zvezda mts. So it’s easy to see why their contribution is so important for the result of their squads. Which of the two can outgun the other?

Head to head in the regional league: In total 6:20; In Novo mesto 4:9.