Can Cibona arrange another major home-court upset?

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 21, Saturday, 11 March 2023:

CIBONA – BUDUĆNOST VOLI

Where? Dražen Petrović Arena, Zagreb

When? 20:00

Story of the game: On Saturday night, Cibona will be hosting Budućnost VOLI at home in their Dražen Petrović Arena in Zagreb.

It will be a game, where both teams will be trying to stay on their winning path, with Budućnost VOLI being on a 5 games long winning streaks, and Cibona returning to the winning path in Round 20, as they have arranged a major upset, topping the reigning champions Crvena zvezda Meridianbet at home in Dražen Petrović Arena in Zagreb.

And it is a highly important game for both sides. While Cibona are currently on the edge of the Playoffs Zone with an 8:12 record, and need to keep winning in order to qualify for Top 8 when the Regular Season ends, Budućnost VOLI need to keep up their successful performances in order to be able to occupy one of the four top positions in the standings when the Regular Season ends, so that they would secure themselves a home-court advantage in the Playoffs in case they find themselves there.

The games in Zagreb between the two squads in Zagreb have always been exciting. The teams met 19 times in Dražen Petrović Arena with Cibona celebrating a win 9 times and Budućnost VOLI 10 times. How will it end this time?

Match-up in focus: For sure the key match-up of the game will be the one between the two maestros of both respective squads. Both Borna Kapusta and Trae Bell-Haynes are the top passers of their teams, as Kapusta is averaging 6.1 assists per game and Bell-Haynes 4.9. And while Bell-Haynes is also the top scorer of Budućnost VOLI, averaging 14.8 points scored per game, Kapusta is the third-leading scorer of Cibona with an average of 10.7 points per game. Who will be more successful this time?

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 14:25; In Zagreb 9:10.