The reigning champions are coming to Skopje

Saturday, 07. January 2023 at 16:36

MZT Skopje Aerodrom’s first game in 2023 will be quite special as they are about to host AdmiralBet ABA League reigning champions Crvena zvezda Meridianbet.

Dalibor Ilic (Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 14, Sunday, 8 January 2023:

MZT SKOPJE AERODROM - CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET

Where? Jane Sandanski Sports Hall, Skopje

When? 17:00

Story of the game: MZT Skopje Aerodrom’s first game in 2023 will be quite special as they are about to host AdmiralBet ABA League reigning champions Crvena zvezda Meridianbet.

MZT Skopje Aerodrom haven’t really finished the last year in a good way as they suffered 5 consecutive defeats and dropped to the last place on the standings. They have made a coach change couple of weeks ago and everyone in the club hopes that change may lead to better results in the 2nd part of the 2022/23 season. The following game is definitely one of the most difficult ones in the rest of the season for the Skopje crew, but it may change everything for this team, if they manage to beat the Belgrade powerhouse.

On the other side, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet are on a hot streak as they won the last 7 games in the regional league. On top of that, the red-and-whites scored a huge away win against Valencia Basket in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Friday night which means they are coming to Skopje full of confidence that they may extend their impressive winning streak.

MZT Skopje Aerodrom and Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have so far faced each other 13 times in the regional league and the Belgrade side prevailed in 12 out of those 13 games.

Match-up in focus: Strahinja Mićović is currently the top scorer of MZT Skopje Aerodrom with 14.2 points per game, while it will be interesting to watch his duel against Crvena zvezda Meridianbet rising star Filip Petrušev who’s been putting up some impressive performances lately.

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 1:12; In Skopje 1:5.

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