Mornar-Barsko zlato host Cedevita Olimpija in Topolica
In the opening game of the Saturday’s AdmiralBet ABA League schedule, Mornar-Barsko zlato will be hosting Cedevita Olimpija at home in their Topolica Sports Hall in Bar.
Mihailo Pavicevic (Photo: Mornar-Barsko zlato/Media Pro)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 11, Saturday, 9 December 2023:
MORNAR-BARSKO ZLATO – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA
Where? Topolica Sports Hall, Bar
When? 17:00
Story of the game: In the opening game of the Saturday’s AdmiralBet ABA League schedule, Mornar-Barsko zlato will be hosting Cedevita Olimpija at home in their Topolica Sports Hall in Bar.
It goes without saying that it will be an extremely important game for both squads. Mornar-Barsko zlato are currently the last-placed team in the standings with a record 1:9 after the opening 10 rounds of the season and a streak of 5 games lost in a row. They badly need to win in order to increase their chances of escaping the Relegation Zone at the very bottom of the standings and catch Krka, which are a place above with a 2:8 record.
On the other side, Cedevita Olimpija are on a 7:3 record, sharing the 3rd position in the standings after Round 10. They have been on a 5-game winning streak all until the last round, when Zadar prevailed over them on the road in Stožice and handed them the defeat. The Dragons will of course want to win this game in order to increase their chances of finding themselves in the Top 4 when the Regular Season ends.
The games between the two squads have always been unpredictable and while they have faced themselves 8 times, each of the two have won 4 times. The same goes for the games in Bar. In four games, each of the two squads have been victorious twice.
How will it end this time?
Match-up in focus: Perhaps the match-up that can be the most interesting in this game is the one between the big men Alex Gavrilović and Karlo Matković. While Gavrilović is currently the second-leading scorer and rebounder of Mornar-Barsko zlato with an average of 11.8 points and 5.1 rebounds made par game, Matković is currently the fourth-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder of Cedevita Olimpija, averaging 12 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 4:4, In Bar 2:2.
