NLB MATCH OF THE ROUND: They meet again – Partizan Mozzart Bet vs. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
Just four days after they faced each other in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, the big Belgrade rivals meet again, this time in their first derby game in the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League.
Stark Arena Belgrade (Photo: Partizan Mozzart Bet/Emilija Jovanovic)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 5, Monday, 30 October 2023:
PARTIZAN MOZZART BET - CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET
Where? Štark Arena, Belgrade
When? 20:00
Story of the game: Just four days after they faced each other in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, the big Belgrade rivals meet again, this time in their first derby game in the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League.
It’s Partizan Mozzart Bet vs. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet on Monday evening in Štark Arena.
The black-and-whites were celebrating over the past couple of days as they won the thrilling clash in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Thursday evening, however this is now a completely new game in which the reigning champions will be under big pressure to seize the win in order to catch up with their biggest rival on the standings.
Recall that Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have the overall score of 4-0 after the opening four rounds of the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season, while Partizan Mozzart Bet are at 3-1 after they lost the last-round match against Mega MIS.
As far as the red-and-whites are concerned, they want to stay undefeated and redeem to their fans for that painful defeat from Thursday evening. On top of that, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet troops know very well that a win in the upcoming match would take them two steps in front of their biggest rival and that might be one of the crucial points in the regular season race.
Match-up in focus: It is almost impossible to predict who might decide the upcoming derby as both teams are packed with world-class players. Last Thursday it was Partizan Mozzart Bet guard Aleksa Avramović who put on the cape and became the hero as he scored 12 points in the last 4 minutes of the game to lead the black-and-whites toward a major comeback.
On the other side, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet might answer back with Brazilian point guard Yago dos Santos who scored 11 points in that match and who is slowly becoming one of team's most important players.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 28:30; At Partizan Mozzart Bet home court 17:10.
