Can Zadar stun Partizan Mozzart Bet for the second year in a row?
Zadar is one of the rare teams in the league that have a positive home-court head-to-head record against Partizan Mozzart Bet.
Vladimir Mihailovic (Photo: Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 5, Sunday, 20 October 2024:
ZADAR - PARTIZAN MOZZART BET
Where? Krešimir Ćosić Arena, Zadar
When? 19:00 CET
Story of the game: Saturday evening brings us a true basketball spectacle in the Krešimir Ćosić Arena as Zadar are about to host their old rivals Partizan Mozzart Bet in Round 5 of the 2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.
Zadar can’t be very happy with the way they opened the new season as after the opening-round win against Cibona, this team suffered three consecutive defeats. The last round defeat was especially painful for Zadar’s fans as their team lost at home against Budućnost VOLI by a 36-point margin, which was one of the club’s largest-margin home-court defeats ever recorded in the regional league.
On the other side, Partizan Mozzart Bet are having a perfect start as they are one of just three teams that have won all of their games so far in the 2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League campaign. On top of that, the Belgrade giant have won two EuroLeague games over the last week, so they are coming to Zadar in high spirits, ready to continue with excellent results.
Yet, we have to say that regardless of their current form, the games between Zadar and Partizan Mozzart Bet have always been very exciting, especially the ones played in Zadar. After all, Zadar is one of the rare teams in the league that have a positive home-court head-to-head record against Partizan Mozzart Bet.
Last year, Zadar stunned Partizan Mozzart Bet at home by winning that match quite convincingly – 84:68.
Can Zadar repeat that result or will Partizan Mozzart Bet keep their undefeated record? We are going to find out the answer soon enough.
Match-up in focus: Amar Gegić (Zadar) vs. Isaac Bonga (Partizan Mozzart Bet).
Gegić is currently the top scorer of Zadar with 13.5 points per game, while Bonga is showing some exceptional shooting skills at the start of the new season and he’s been one of the most important players for Partizan Mozzart Bet in each of their previous four wins.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 13:27, In Zadar 11:8.
