The red-and-white duel to close Round 9 – Crvena zvezda Meridianbet vs. Borac Mozzart

2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 9, Sunday, 17 November 2024:

CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET - BORAC MOZZART

Where? Belgrade Arena, Belgrade

When? 19:00

Story of the game: In the final game of Round 9, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet will host Borac Mozzart this Sunday evening.

After having a bit of a slow start and losing 2 of the first 3 games in the season, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have picked up the right rhythm and they are now on a 5-game winning streak. The reigning champions are currently sharing the 3^rd place on the standings with Dubai BC, as both teams have the overall score off 6-2, but that is certainly not the place where the Belgrade troops want to finish this regular season. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet want to keep moving up on the standings and therefore every next game is very important for them, starting with the one against Borac Mozzart.

Meanwhile, Borac Mozzart can be satisfied with the way they opened the 2024/25 campaign as they are currently closer to the Playoffs zone than to the relegation zone. The Čačak crew are sharing the 11^th place on the standings with Zadar, as both teams have the overall score of 3-5, while if they want to improve that record this weekend they will have to beat Crvena zvezda Meridianbet for the first time ever in the AdmiralBet ABA League.

These two teams have previously faced each other 8 times in the regional league and Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have won all 8 games.

Match-up in focus: Filip Petrušev has made an immediate impact since returning to Crvena zvezda Meridianbet as he was one of the best players of the team in every game he has played so far in the 2024/25 season.

Meanwhile, Borac Mozzart is now significantly stronger when their starting power forward Justas Furmanavičius has recovered from injury, so his duel with Petrušev should be one of the key match-ups in the upcoming game.

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 8:0; In Belgrade 4:0.