Partizan Mozzart Bet aiming their 5th consecutive win against Cibona

2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 3, Saturday, 14 October 2023:

PARTIZAN MOZZART BET - CIBONA

Where? Štark Arena, Belgrade

When? 21:00

Story of the game: For the last match of a very busy Saturday's schedule we are heading toward Belgrade where Partizan Mozzart Bet will host Cibona in Round 3 of the regular season.

The two sides are awaiting this match in a completely opposite position as Partizan Mozzart Bet have won their opening two games of the new season, while Cibona suffered two defeats in the first two rounds.

Of course, the Belgrade troops are considered as clear favorites for the upcoming match, not just because they are the reigning league champions, but they have also been quite dominant in their recent games against Cibona as the black-and-whites triumphed in the last 4 duels against their old rivals.

Yet, Cibona hope that they might pull off a big sensation in Belgrade, like they did two years ago when they defeated Partizan Mozzart Bet on the road. That was the last win for Cibona against Partizan Mozzart Bet in the regional league so far.

Match-up in focus: Partizan Mozzart Bet’s 23-year-old center Balša Koprivica is getting more and more minutes on the court and he is using them really well. In the opening round he scored 8 points against Mornar-Barsko zlato, while last week he scored 12 points for 12 minutes against Krka. Koprivica will confront two years younger Cibona’s big guy Tomislav Buljan who shined last week as he scored 16 points in his first game in the AdmiralBet ABA League in this season.

This battle of young centers should be really interesting to watch.

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 33:11; In Belgrade 19:2.