NLB MATCH OF THE ROUND: The Panthers are coming to the Dragon’s nest

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 6, Sunday, 6 November 2022:

CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - FMP MERIDIAN

Where? Tivoli Sports Hall, Ljubljana

When? 19:00

Story of the game: In this week’s NLB Match of the Round, Cedevita Olimpija will host FMP Meridian on Sunday evening.

Both sides can be very satisfied with the way they opened the new season. Cedevita Olimpija have so far won 3 out of their 4 games, while their only defeat came on a tough road game against Budućnost VOLI. The Dragons are still undefeated at home court in the ongoing season and they want to keep it that way after the Sunday's game.

On the other side, FMP Meridian have played one more game than Cedevita Olimpija so far in the 2022/23 campaign and their overall score is 4-1. The Panthers only lost the away game against reigning champions Crvena zvezda mts. In the previous round, FMP Meridian defeated Budućnost VOLI and therefore showed that they can beat even the biggest favorites to win the league, so they now hope that they can prevail over one more of the ABA’s top teams.

Last season, Cedevita Olimpija and FMP Meridian had two thrilling clashes and in both of them the away team prevailed. FMP Meridian triumphed in Ljubljana after an overtime thriller – 92:89, while Cedevita Olimpija scored a narrow win in Belgrade – 77:75.

Match-up in focus: Yogi Ferrell (Cedevita Olimpija) vs. Trent Frazier (FMP Meridian).

Yogi Ferrell is currently the 7^th best scorer in the league with the average score of 17.8 points per game, while Trent Frazier is the league’s 5^th best scorer with the average score of 19.4 points per game.

Last weekend, Frazier scored 31 points and was named the MVP of the Round, while couple of days ago Ferrell scored 27 points in Cedevita Olimpija’s 7Days EuroCup game.

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 4:2; In Ljubljana 2:1.