Battle for the Playoffs – Igokea m:tel vs. SC Derby
The last match of Round 26 may decide plenty of things when it comes to the Playoffs race.
Stefan Djordjevic (Photo: SC Derby/Filip Roganovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 26, Tuesday, 18 April 2023:
IGOKEA M:TEL - SC DERBY
Where? Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši
When? 18:00
Story of the game: The last match of Round 26 may decide plenty of things when it comes to the Playoffs race.
Igokea m:tel (9-15) vs. SC Derby (11-14).
As you can see, Igokea m:tel currently have two wins less than SC Derby who is holding the 8th place on the standings, however the Laktaši troops have one game in hand which means that if they win the game against SC Derby on Tuesday and the postponed match against Mornar-Barsko zlato then they will tie with the Podgorica team on the standings.
That is why Igokea m:tel have to win the upcoming match, if they want to keep their Playoffs dream alive.
On the other side, SC Derby have a clear situation in front of them. If they win the match in Laktaši, they will definitely seal their place in the Playoffs. There is a chance that SC Derby reach the Playoffs even if they lose the game against Igokea m:tel, but then they will depend on some other results.
In the first part of the 2022/23 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season, SC Derby defeated Igokea m:tel in Podgorica by 104:85.
Match-up in focus: After Nikola Tanasković left the team, Stefan Đorđević has become the main power of Igokea m:tel down in the paint. Đorđević is averaging 11.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in the ongoing season, while in the upcoming match he will have a direct duel with SC Derby big guy Danilo Tasić who is having an amazing season.
Tasić is not just the best player of SC Derby in the 2022/23 regional league campaign, but he is among the top 10 players in the entire league when it comes to the average index rating. Tasić is averaging 14.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 19.5 index points per game.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 1:2; In Laktaši 1:0.
