Can Igokea m:tel stun Crvena zvezda mts once again?

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 16, Saturday, 23 April 2022:

CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS - IGOKEA M:TEL

Where? Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall, Belgrade

When? 13:00

Story of the game: Crvena zvezda mts will host Igokea m:tel this Saturday evening in postponed game of Round 16.

For both teams this will be the last game in the 2021/22 regular season and their final test ahead of the Playoffs. Recall that Crvena zvezda mts have secured the top spot in the regular season and therefore they have already qualified for the semi-finals, while Igokea m:tel have clinched the 5^th place on the standings and they will face 4^th placed Cedevita Olimpija in the Playoffs Preliminary Round.

And although this match won’t change anything for these two teams when it comes to the final standings, each side will definitely want to finish the regular season with a win.

Crvena zvezda mts will try to make a sweet revenge on Igokea m:tel for that defeat from the 1^st part of the season when the boys from Laktaši triumphed at home court by 75:68. Interesting enough, only two teams have defeated Crvena zvezda mts in the ongoing regular season and Igokea m:tel is one of them.

On the other side, Igokea m:tel will try to stun the reigning champions once again and to break their losing streak in Belgrade as they haven’t defeated Crvena zvezda mts on the road since 2015.

Match-up in focus: Nikola Kalinić (Crvena zvezda mts) vs. Dalibor Ilić (Igokea m:tel).

This will be quite a special duel as we are here talking about some of the best forwards in the league. Kalinić is the top scorer and the player with the highest average index rating in Crvena zvezda mts in this season, while Ilić is the top scorer and the player with the highest average index rating in Igokea m:tel.

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 16:8; In Belgrade 9:3.