SC Derby are set to host Split in Morača
On Friday night, SC Derby will be hosting Split at home in their Morača Sports Hall in Podgorica.
Dejan Jakara (Photo: SC Derby/Filip Roganovic)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 14, Friday, 29 December 2023:
SC DERBY – SPLIT
Where? Morača Štukelj Sports Hall, Podgorica
When? 19:00
Story of the game: On Friday night, SC Derby will be hosting Split at home in their Morača Sports Hall in Podgorica.
The two opponents have plenty to fight for midway through the season and they have been in a decent shape lately, each of them winning 3 of their last 5 games in the AdmiralBet ABA League. However, while SC Derby returned to the winning track last round, as they have beaten Budućnost VOLI in Podgorica, Split have suffered a defeat last round in Belgrade against Crvena zvezda Meridianbet.
SC Derby are currently on a 7:6 record, just above the edge of the Playoffs Zone and need to keep winning to keep things that way. On the other side, Split need to win, in order to move away from the danger zone near the bottom of the AdmiralBet ABA League standings, as they are currently on a 4:9 record, with just one more win than Krka, that are occupying the 13th place.
Previously, Split have never ever prevailed over SC Derby in five mutual encounters played so far in the AdmiralBet ABA League. Can this game be the first to break the tradition, or will the tradition go on in Morača Sports Hall?
Match-up in focus: Aubrey Dawkins or Lewis Sullivan? Which of the two will prevail in this head to head clash? While Dawkins has been averaging 11.6 points per game as the second-leading scorer of SC Derby so far this season, Sullivan has been leading Split in both scoring and rebounding in this season, with an average of 13.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Who will come out on top this time, together with his team?
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 5:0, In Podgorica 2:0.
