Crvena zvezda Meridianbet looking to extend their winning streak in Novo mesto
The reigning AdmiralBet ABA League champions are on a mission to clinch their 11th consecutive win in the regular season.
Leon Stukelj Sports Hall (Photo: Krka/Robi Verbajs)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 14, Sunday, 29 December 2024:
KRKA - CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET
Where? Leon Štukelj Sports Hall, Novo mesto
When? 18:30
Story of the game: Sunday evening brings us a special game for every basketball fan from the Novo mesto area as local squad Krka are about to host reigning AdmiralBet ABA League champions Crvena zvezda Meridianbet.
Krka are not in really in the best shape as the green-and-whites lost the previous 3 games in the league, while they have just 1 win in the previous 8 rounds. Yet, the Novo mesto squad were often a very tough rival for Crvena zvezda Meridianbet, especially when playing at home court. Krka have so far collected 4 home-court wins against the Belgrade powerhouse in the regional league and they hope that they may stun the old rival once again.
Meanwhile, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet are bursting with optimism after some huge wins over the past week. The red-and-whites firstly won the big Belgrade derby against their arch rivals Partizan Mozzart Bet last weekend in the AdmiralBet ABA League, which was their 10th consecutive win in the season. After that, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet went to Barcelona and seized a huge win against the European giant in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.
Krka are currently holding the 14th place on the standings with the overall score of 3-10, while Crvena zvezda Meridianbet were sharing the top of the table before this round, together with Budućnost VOLI and Partizan Mozzart Bet, as all three teams have the overall score of 11-2.
Match-up in focus: Tayler Persons has been the best player of Krka so far in this season as he is currently the team’s top scorer with 13.6 points per game and the player with the highest average index rating in the squad with 16.7 index points per game.
On the other side, Codi Miller-McIntyre is playing really good in the regional competition as he is the top scorer of Crvena zvezda Meridianbet with 11.2 points per game, while he is also the player with the highest average index rating in the team with 12.5 index points per game.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 6:24; In Novo mesto 4:11.
