A chance to get back on the winning track on Friday night for Mega MIS and Cibona
On Friday night, Mega MIS will be hosting Cibona at home in their Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall in Belgrade.
Marko Barac (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Filip Barbalic)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 13, Friday, 20 December 2024:
MEGA MIS – CIBONA
Where? TC Dejan Milojević, Belgrade
When? 18:00
Story of the game: On Friday night, Mega MIS will be hosting Cibona at home in their Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall in Belgrade.
It’s a game of two teams that haven’t been shining lately in the AdmiralBet ABA League season and will try their best to get back on the winning track in Round 13. While Mega MIS have lost 3 out of their last 5 games, including their last one against Spartak Office Shoes on the road in Subotica, Cibona have lost their last 4 games, and will be entering the duel against Mega MIS after a defeat against Cedevita Olimpija at home in Zagreb.
Right now, we can find Mega MIS on a 6:6 record on the edge of the Playoffs Zone and the Belgrade squad will want to start winning again in order to keep their chances of playing in the Top 8 when the Regular Season ends. On the other side, Cibona will seek a win in order to improve their 2:10 record and escape the danger zone near the bottom of the standings, as they are still only 1 win up against Mornar-Barsko zlato, which is the last-placed team in the standings right now.
Previously, it has been a rather difficult task for Cibona to prevail over Mega MIS on the road, as in 11 encounters on away court, they have only prevailed 3 times, while Mega MIS won 8 times.
How will this time’s clash end? Tune in on Friday night and find out!
Match-up in focus: For sure the most interesting match-up of the game will be the one between two big men – Bogoljub Marković and Luka Šamanić. While Marković is currently the top rebounder and both second leading scorer and passer of Mega MIS with an average of 14.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, Luka Šamanić is currently the top rebounder and second-leading scorer of Cibona, averaging 12 points and 6 rebounds per game this season. Who will lead his team to the valuable win this time?
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 14:8; in Belgrade 8:3.