Will Cibona end SC Derby’s winning streak?
In the last game of Round 21, Cibona will host SC Derby on Tuesday evening in Dražen Petrović Sports Hall, Zagreb.
Aleksandar Aranitovic (Photo: SC Derby/Filip Roganovic)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 21, Monday, 4 March 2024:
CIBONA - SC DERBY
Where? Dražen Petrović Sports Hall, Zagreb
When? 19:00
Story of the game: In the last game of Round 21, Cibona will host SC Derby on Tuesday evening in Dražen Petrović Sports Hall, Zagreb.
Cibona are currently sitting right between the Playoffs zone and the relegation zone as they have 3 wins less than 8th placed SC Derby, while they have 3 wins more than Krka and Mornar Barsko zlato who are sharing the bottom of the table. Therefore, this match might determine in which direction the Wolves will be heading in the rest of the season.
At the same time, SC Derby are doing everything they can to remain in the Top 8 zone and if they win the upcoming match they will extend the gap between them and the 9th placed Split to 2 wins, which should put them in a very good position when it comes to the Playoffs race as there are just 5 more rounds to be played in the regular season.
Before the 3-week break caused by the national cups and the national teams window, Cibona scored a pretty convincing win against Krka and therefore ended their 4-game losing streak in the league.
On the other side, SC Derby were on a 3-game winning streak before the break and they will now be looking for their 4th win in a row.
Match-up in focus: Tomislav Mihael Buljan (Cibona) vs. Tomislav Ivišić (SC Derby).
It will be very interesting to watch the battle of two young centers who are having quite a good season. Buljan is the 3rd best scorer of Cibona in the 2023/24 regional league campaign, while Ivišić is the 4th best scorer of SC Derby.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 2:3; In Zagreb 1:1.
