Round 5 opens in Laktaši – Igokea m:tel host Cedevita Olimpija

2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 5, Friday, 18 October 2024:

IGOKEA M:TEL – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA

Where? Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši

When? 17:00

Story of the game: In the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Round 5, Igokea m:tel will be hosting Cedevita Olimpija at home in their Laktaši Sports Hall in Laktaši.

It’s a game, where both teams will be hunting their respective third win of the season, as each of them have both won and lost 2 games so far.

The difference, though, is that while Igokea m:tel have first won two games in a row at the season opening, and afterwards lost two games in a row, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over their opponents in the previous two rounds, after opening the season with 2 consecutive defeats.

Previously, the teams have met 6 times in Laktaši. Igokea m:tel have celebrated 2 wins and Cedevita Olimpija 4.

How will the Round 5 clash end?

Match-up in focus: Perhaps the most interesting match-up of the game might be the one between Bryce Jones and Aleksej Nikolić. The two floor generals are currently amongst the top scorers and passers of their respective squads, with Jones topping Igokea m:tel in both scoring and passing, as he is averaging 12.8 points and 6.5 assists per game and Nikolić being third-leading scorer and second-leading passer of Cedevita Olimpija with an average of 9.5 points scored and 3.5 assists dished out per game.

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 3:9; In Laktaši 2:4.