Can SC Derby end Crvena zvezda Meridianbet’s amazing winning streak?

2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 12, Sunday, 15 December 2024:

SC DERBY - CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET

Where? Morača Sports Center, Podgorica

When? 18:00

Story of the game: The second game of the Sunday’s schedule takes us to Podgorica where SC Derby will face reigning AdmiralBet ABA League champions Crvena zvezda Meridianbet.

This is certainly one of the toughest opponents that SC Derby could have faced at this moment and there are several reasons for that.

First of all, SC Derby have never defeated Crvena zvezda Meridianbet in the regional league. The two sides have so far faced each other 8 times and the Belgrade team triumphed in all 8 games.

Secondly, SC Derby are facing a team that have won the last 8 games in the season. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet are on a 8-game winning streak in the AdmiralBet ABA League, while they have additionally improved the team’s morale last week when they scored a huge EuroLeague win against Olympiacos Piraeus.

Finally, SC Derby cannot say that they are awaiting this match in some good form as the Podgorica side lost the previous 3 games in the league.

Match-up in focus: SC Derby point guard Erick Neal has had some fantastic performances in this season and his stats numbers after the opening 11 rounds of the 2024/25 campaign are quite impressive. Neal is averaging 16 points per game (9^th best in the league) and 19.3 index points per game (3^rd best in the league).

On the other side, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet starting point guard Codi Miller-McIntyre was simply brilliant in the last two rounds in which he earned himself a spot in the AdmiralBet ABA Fantasy Dream Team. Miller-McIntyre had an index rating of 39 in the match against Split, while after that he had an index rating of 25 in the match against Cibona.

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