NLB MATCH OF THE ROUND: Will Igokea m:tel or SC Derby stay on the winning track?
On Saturday night, Igokea m:tel will be hosting SC Derby at home in their Laktaši Sports Hall.
Vladimir Jovanovic (Photo: ABA liga j.t.d/Dragana Stjepanovic)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 3, Saturday, 14 October 2023:
IGOKEA M:TEL – SC DERBY
Where? Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši
When? 17:00
Story of the game: On Saturday night, Igokea m:tel will be hosting SC Derby at home in their Laktaši Sports Hall.
It’s a game of two squads, that have been victorious lately. And while Igokea m:tel have suffered the first round defeat against mighty Crvena zvezda Meridianbet and stood up afterwards in Round 2 to beat Split, SC Derby do not know how defeat tastes like this season. They have went on from claiming the ABA Super Cup trophy, to win both games at the start of the AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season and do not intend to stop there.
However, this time they face Igokea m:tel on the road and tradition reveals, that SC Derby have never celebrated a win on the road in Laktaši against Igokea m:tel.
Can this be the first one, or will Igokea m:tel grab their second win in a row? Time will tell.
Match-up in focus: Perhaps the most exciting match-up of this game will be the one between two big men Nikola Tanasković of Igokea m:tel and Kenan Kamenjaš of SC Derby. While Tanasković has been averaging 13.5 points, and 8 rebounds per game as the top rebounder and second-leading scorer of Igokea m:tel, Kamenjaš has been averaging 10 points and 10.5 rebounds as SC Derby’s top rebounder and third-leading scorer. Who will prevail in this head to head battle?
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 2:2, In Laktaši 2:0.
