NLB MATCH OF THE ROUND: Sunday night spectacle in Podgorica – Budućnost VOLI vs. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
This game is always special and now it comes in the the moment when both sides are in a quite good form.
(Photo: Crvena zvezda mts/Djordje Kostic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 15, Sunday, 15 January 2023:
BUDUĆNOST VOLI - CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET
Where? Morača Sports Hall, Podgorica
When? 19:30
Story of the game: There was not any doublt when picking this week's NLB Match of the Round. Budućnost VOLI are about to host Crvena zvezda Meridianbet this Sunday evening in Podgorica and every single basketball fan from our region are eagerly anticipating to watch another chapter of this fierce rivalry.
This game is always special and now it comes in the the moment when both sides are in a quite good form.
Budućnost VOLI did lose the previous game in the league which therefore ended their 4-game winning streak, but they bounced back in their 7Days EuroCup game last Wednesday when they scored a convincing road win against German side Veolia Towers Hamburg.
At the same time, Crvena zvezda Meridian are on a 8-game winning run in the AdmiralBet ABA League, while they have additionally boosted the team confidence last Thursday when they defeated AS Monaco in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have won the previous 4 games against Budućnost VOLI in the regional league, including the one from the first part of the 2022/23 regular season when the red-and-whites triumphed in Belgrade by 69:65.
Match-up in focus: Trae Bell-Haynes is Budućnost VOLI top scorer in the ongoing AdmiralBet ABA League season with 14.3 points per game, while on the other side Facundo Campazzo has become the top scorer of Crvena zvezda Meridianbet after just 3 games as he’s been averaging 14 points per game since joining the red-and-whites.
This duel of two excellent point guards will definitely decide many things in the upcoming match.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 25:29, In Podgorica 20:5.
