Podgorica city clash coming up on Saturday night
The Saturday night brings us the city clash of Podgorica between Budućnost VOLI and SC Derby.
Andrej Zakelj (Photo: Buducnost VOLI/Filip Roganovic)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 11, Saturday, 7 December 2024:
BUDUĆNOST VOLI – SC DERBY
Where? Morača Sports Hall, Podgorica
When? 19:00
Story of the game: The Saturday night brings us the city clash of Podgorica between Budućnost VOLI and SC Derby.
What will for sure be a game to remember is coming up on Saturday night in Podgorica in the Round 11 of the AdmiralBet ABA League, as Budućnost VOLI will be hosting SC Derby on Saturday night. Both teams are currently in a situation when they need to win in order to secure themselves as favourable situation ahead of the remainder of the season, as possible.
Budućnost VOLI are currently sharing the second place in the standings with the reigning champions Crvena zvezda Meridianbet on an 8:2 record and need to keep winning in order to stay where they are right now and in order to keep their chances of climbing to the very top realistic. On the other side, SC Derby are currently on a 4:6 record, just below the edge of the Playoffs Zone, and they need a win in order to improve their chances of finding themselves amongst the Top 8 again.
Lately, Budućnost VOLI have been in a far better shape than their city rivals, as they have won 4 out of their last 5 games, including the Round 10 clash against Cibona, while SC Derby have won only 2 games out of their last 5 and have also lost their last 2 games in a row.
Previously, the battles between the two squads in Morača have always been difficult to predict in terms of outcome, as they met 6 times before, with Budućnost VOLI winning 4 of the mutual encounters and SC Derby 2.
How will the story unfold this time?
Match-up in focus: For sure the key match-up of the game will be the one between two big men – Kenan Kamenjaš and Zoran Nikolić. While Kamenjaš has been both top scorer and rebounder so far this season for Budućnost VOLI, as he has been averaging 11.3 points and 7.3 rebounds so far on the courts in the regional competition, Zoran Nikolić has been leading SC Derby in rebounding with 6.6 rebounds grabbed per game, while also coming up as the third-leading scorer for the Podgorica Students. Which one will exercise his dominance in the paint this time and lead his team to a valuable win?
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 4:2, At Budućnost VOLI home court 2:1.
