Cedevita Olimpija host Spartak Office Shoes on Sunday night
In the legendary Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana, Cedevita Olimpija will be hosting Spartak Office Shoes.
Zvezdan Mitrovic (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 11, Sunday, 8 December 2024:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – SPARTAK OFFICE SHOES
Where? Tivoli Sports Hall, Ljubljana
When? 19:00
Story of the game: In the legendary Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana, Cedevita Olimpija will be hosting Spartak Office Shoes.
It’s a game of two teams that have had different starts of the season, but with one same goal – both of them wish to grab a new win in the Round 11 of the regional competition.
Cedevita Olimpija have had a turbulent start to the season, as they have unexpectedly found themselves in the bottom half of the standings after 10 rounds, as they are on a 4:6 record right now. They need a victory in order to improve their position in the standings and also their odds of reaching the Playoffs Zone as soon as possible. On the other side, Spartak Office Shoes, the newcomers in the competition have probably only dreamed of finding themselves within the Playoffs Zone after the third of the Regular Season and that’s exactly where they are right now with a 6:4 record after 10 games. Of course, to stay on this track, they will need to keep winning and they intend to start with that in Tivoli Sports Hall on Sunday.
Recently, it has also been Spartak, that has been in a better shape, having won 4 out of their last 5 games in the regional competition, while Cedevita Olimpija have won 2 out of their last 5. However, those two came in the past two rounds, while Spartak Office Shoes are entering the game after a home defeat against Crvena zvezda Meridianbet.
Two teams with high ambitions will battle for the win on Sunday night in Tivoli – only one can get it! Which one?
Match-up in focus: Perhaps the key match-up of the game is the one between the two American players DeVante Jones and Rasir Bolton. Bolton has been crucial for the Spartak Office Shoes results so far this season, having led the team in both scoring and passing, averaging 17.2 points and 4.1 assists per game this season in the AdmiralBet ABA League. On the other side, Jones will be the one that will try and stop him this time. So far, he has been averaging 7.6 points and 4.9 assists per game, and he is the second-leading passer of his team so far. However, Jones is well-known for his defensive capacity as well an this might as well be an important thing this time, as he faces Bolton in Tivoli Sports Hall.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 0:0.
