Important clash coming up in Novo mesto – Krka host FMP Soccerbet
Krka will be hosting FMP Soccerbet in the opening game of the Friday’s AdmiralBet ABA League schedule.
Gasper Okorn (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 14, Friday, 29 December 2023:
KRKA – FMP SOCCERBET
Where? Leon Štukelj Sports Hall, Novo mesto
When? 17:00
Story of the game: Krka will be hosting FMP Soccerbet in the opening game of the Friday’s AdmiralBet ABA League schedule.
It’s a game of two teams that are currently battling to escape the danger zone near the bottom of the AdmiralBet ABA League standings and winning in this game would be invaluable to any of the two.
They have both got back to the winning track in the Round 13, by prevailing over Borac Mozzart and Mornar-Barsko zlato, respectively. And while Krka are currently the 13th placed team in the standings with a 3:10 record, FMP Soccerbet are just a step above them with a 4:9 record, sharing the 11th place.
Historically, FMP Soccerbet have been more successful than Krka in mutual encounters in the AdmiralBet ABA League, winning 12 out of 15 overall mutual games played, and 5 out of 7 mutual encounters in Novo mesto. However, in the first clash of the two squads this season, Krka have outgunned FMP Soccerbet on the road in Belgrade. The score was 97:99.
Who will celebrate this time?
Match-up in focus: Two rivals from the previous ABA League 2 season meet again, this time in the AdmiralBet ABA League – it’s the two point guards – Jan Špan of Krka and Austin Luke of FMP Soccerbet. While Jan Špan is currently the third-leading scorer and the top passer of Krka, averaging 11.4 points and 5.9 assists per game for the Novo mesto squad, Luke has been averaging 4.5 points and 4.7 assists per game as the top passer of FMP Soccerbet. Who will lead his team to the win this time?
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 3:12, In Novo mesto 2:5.
