SC Derby to face Cibona on Sunday evening
While SC Derby will be looking for their 2nd consecutive win after ending the 7-game losing streak, Cibona hope to finally get back on the winning path after losing the previous 8 games in the league.
(Photo: Cibona/Ivana Dergez)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 17, Sunday, 19 January 2025:
SC DERBY - CIBONA
Where? Morača Sports Hall, Podgorica
When? 17:00
Story of the game: While SC Derby will be looking for their 2nd consecutive win after ending the 7-game losing streak, Cibona hope to finally get back on the winning path after losing the previous 8 games in the league.
This is the duel between the two teams who haven’t really had lot of success lately in the AdmiralBet ABA League.
SC Derby are approaching the match in slightly better mood as they scored a pretty valuable win against Spartak Office Shoes last week. That was the first win for the Students after going through a 7-game losing run, while they now have the overall score of 5-11.
On the other side, Cibona’s losing streak has not yet come to an end as the Wolves suffered 8 defeats in the last 8 games in the league. The Zagreb side have the overall score of 2-14, while it is interesting to mention that 1 out of their 2 wins has come against none other than SC Derby.
Cibona defeated SC Derby in the 1st part of the 2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season by 75:69.
Match-up in focus: Krešimir Radovčić has taken over the leader’s role in Cibona lately and he made some very good performances in the last couple of weeks. He scored 41 points combined in the last two games in the league.
Meanwhile, SC Derby starting point guard Erick Neal has reached double digits in scoring in each of the previous 5 games. Last weekend, he lacked just 1 assist to reach a double double as he finished the match against Spartak Office Shoes with 14 points and 9 assists.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 3:4; In Podgorica 2:1.
