Who will get back on the winning track – Igokea m:tel or FMP Meridian?

Wednesday, 02. February 2022 at 14:30

This Thursday evening, Igokea m:tel will host FMP Meridian in postponed game of Round 15. 

(Photo: FMP)

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 15, Thursday, 3 February 2022:

IGOKEA M:TEL - FMP MERIDIAN

Where? Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši

When? 18:00

Story of the game: This Thursday evening, Igokea m:tel will host FMP Meridian in postponed game of Round 15.

This game is not really coming in the best moment for neither side as both Igokea m:tel and FMP Meridian have both suffered several consecutive defeats in AdmiralBet ABA League and they have both stayed without one important player recently. 

Igokea m:tel have lost the previous two games in the season and they are now right at the border of the Playoffs zone as they hold the 6th place on the standings with the overall score of 8-8. On top of that, Igokea m:tel have recently stayed without one of the their best players Markel Starks who moved to Fenerbahce Beko, so the boys from Laktaši will have to play the rest of the season without their starting point guard.

On the other side, FMP Meridian are on a 3-game losing streak and they have therefore dropped to the 4th position with the overall score of 10-5. Still, those three defeats wasn’t the worst thing that has happened to the Panthers over the past few weeks. One of their best players Garrett Nevels suffered an arm injury last weekend and be will therefore sidelined for some time.

In the 1st part of the season, FMP Meridian defeated Igokea m:tel by 89:81. Still, it is also worth mentioning that FMP Meridian haven’t triumphed in Laktaši since 2018.

Match-up in focus: With Markel Starks no longer in the team, James Robinson III took over the role of the starting point guard in Igokea m:tel and he’s been doing quite a good job so far as he averaged 17 points in the previous two games. Still, this time Robinson will have to outscore FMP Meridian’s star player and league’s 4th best scorer Bryce Jones who’s been averaging 15.9 points per game so far in the 2021/22 season.

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 5:6; In Laktaši 3:2.

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