Will the streaks continue or end in Tivoli Sports Hall?
On Saturday night, Cedevita Olimpija will be hosting SC Derby at home in their Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana.
Zvezdan Mitrovic (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 13, Saturday, 21 December 2024:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – SC DERBY
Where? Tivoli Sports Hall, Ljubljana
When? 19:00
Story of the game: On Saturday night, Cedevita Olimpija will be hosting SC Derby at home in their Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana.
It’s a game of two teams that might be in a similar position in the standings, but two that have been in totally different shapes lately in the AdmiralBet ABA League. While Cedevita Olimpija are on fire right now, having won their last 4 games in a row, SC Derby have been defeated 4 times in a row lately. So the question is whether the streaks would continue or end this time, as the two sides meet each other in legendary Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana.
Currently, Cedevita Olimpija are on a 6:6 record, on the edge of the Playoffs Zone, while SC Derby’s record is 4:8 and they find themselves just below the Dragons in the bottom half of the standings.
Of course, both teams need to win this time, and for the same reason as well – to keep their Playoffs dream alive.
Previously it has been a fairly difficult task for SC Derby to triumph in Ljubljana. In 3 mutual encounters of the two squads in the Slovenian capital, Cedevita Olimpija have celebrated victories each and every time.
Whill tradition continue in Tivoli or will it come to an end?
Match-up in focus: Probably the most exciting match-up of the game could be the one between two big men – Andrija Stipanović, the newcomer in the green and orange ranks of Cedevita Olimpija faces one of the key players of SC Derby this season – Zoran Nikolić. While Nikolić is the top rebounder of SC Derby with 6.3 rebounds grabbed per game, Andrija Stipanović is averaging 3.3 for Cedevita Olimpija as its third-leading rebounder. Their presence in the paint is highly important for both teams so it is quite possible that the outcome of this match-up would decide the winner this time. Who will prevail?
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 5:1; in Ljubljana 3:0.
