Local derby coming up in Stožice Arena, as Cedevita Olimpija host Krka

2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 15, Sunday, 5 January 2025:

CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – KRKA

Where? Stožice Arena, Ljubljana

When? 17:00

Story of the game: On Sunday night, Cedevita Olimpija will be hosting Krka at home in their Stožice Arena in Ljubljana in what will be a local derby in the Round 15 of the AdmiralBet ABA League.

The main question ahead of Sunday night’s showdown in Stožice is which of the two sides can get back on the winning track. Cedevita Olimpija, having previously grabbed 5 wins in a row in the AdmiralBet ABA League, have been defeated in Round 14 by Partizan Mozzart Bet on the road in Belgrade, while Krka are entering the year 2025 with a streak of 4 games lost in a row.

It’s worth noting that winning means everything in this game for both teams. Right now, Cedevita Olimpija are on a 7:7 record, just on the edge of the Playoffs Zone. Winning would probably keep them within the boundaries of Top 8 when the first half of the Regular Season ends. On the other end, Krka are currently on a 3:11 record and they need to win in order to escape the danger zone near the bottom of the standings and increase their buffer towards the last placed Mornar-Barsko zlato to 3 wins.

Let’s add that Krka have never ever beaten Cedevita Olimpija on the road in Ljubljana in 4 mutual encounters played so far in the Slovenian capital. Can this time be the first?

Match-up in focus: Perhaps the most exciting match-up of the game is the one between two sharp-shooting guards – Brynton Lemar and Tayler Persons. While Lemar has been the second-leading scorer for Cedevita Olimpija so far this season with an average of 14.3 points scored per game, Persons has been leading Krka in scoring – and passing – with an average of 13.4 points scored and 6.9 assists dished out per game. Who will lead his team to the win this time in Stožice?

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 6:1; in Ljubljana 4:0.