Battle for the precious win in Bar – Mornar-Barsko zlato host Krka

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 15, Saturday, 8 January 2022:

MORNAR-BARSKO ZLATO - KRKA

Where? Topolica Sports Hall, Bar

When? 21:00

Story of the game: In the last game of the Saturday’s AdmiralBet ABA League schedule, Mornar-Barsko zlato will be hosting Krka at home in Topolica Sports Hall in Bar.

It is a game where winning will be a must for both squads, as they are both still firmly seated in their battle to achieve goals, set before them for this season.

While Mornar-Barsko zlato are currently occupying the seventh place in the standings, they wish to take advantage of their good shape in order to improve their position as soon as possible and to do that they need to win. On the other side, Krka are currently in the 13th place in the standings and they need a new triumph to improve their chances of escaping the danger zone near the very bottom when the season ends.

Regardless of the fact that Krka have beaten the Sailors in their first clash this season (89:80) quite convincingly at home court, it would seem that majority of the basketball fans would give better chances of winning this one to the Mornar-Barsko zlato squad. Not only have they won 4 games out of their last five and the last two in a row, but Krka are also in an 8 games long winless streak.

Besides that, Krka haven’t won a single game when playing on the road this season in the AdmiralBet ABA League and they haven’t ever before beaten Mornar-Barsko zlato on the road.

Can this time be any different? Can Krka end their negative tradition or will Mornar-Barsko zlato continue their successful one against the Novo mesto side?

Match-up in focus: Nemanja Gordić against Rok Stipčević! This is the battle, that will be in the limelight on Saturday night, as the two main stars of their respective squads meet on the court of Topolica Sports Hall. They are both the top passers of their teams, with Gordić averaging 4.7 assists per game and Stipčević 3.8. They are both also shining in terms of scoring, as Gordić is averaging 12.1 points per game so far for Mornar-Barsko zlato and Stipčević 18.1 for Krka.

Head to head in the regional league: In total 7:2; In Bar 4:0.