Round 20 opens in Zagreb – will Cibona or FMP Soccerbet remain on the winning track?

2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 20, Friday, 7 February 2025:

CIBONA – FMP SOCCERBET 

Where? Dražen Petrović Arena, Zagreb

When? 17:00

Story of the game: In the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Round 20, Cibona will be hosting FMP Soccerbet at home in their Dražen Petrović Arena in Zagreb.

Both of the two games are entering the game following victories, that they have grabbed in Round 19, when they have returned to the winning track and while Cibona has 1 single win over the past 5 rounds, FMP Soccerbet has 2.

Taking  a look at the standings, one notices, that Cibona need to win in order to move furtherly away from the relegation zone at the bottom of the standings, as they are in front of the last-placed Mornar-Barsko zlato right now by only 2 wins, while on the other side, FMP Soccerbet need to win in order to stay in the Playoffs race, as they are currently right below the edge of the Playoffs Zone with a 9:10 record, with one win less than Zadar and Spartak Office Shoes.

Previously, the two squads have met 15 times in Zagreb in the AdmiralBet ABA League, with Cibona winning in 9 mutual encounters and FMP Soccerbet in 6.

Who will prevail this time?

Match-up in focus: Perhaps the most exciting match-up of the game is the one between Toni Ročak and Stefan Lazarević. While Ročak has been the top scorer and rebounder, as well as second-leading passer for Cibona, with an average of 14.3 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game this season, Lazarević is currently the top rebounder, second-leading scorer and third-leading passer of FMP Soccerbet, averaging 13.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game for the Panthers. Who will come out on top in this head to head battle?

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 11:21; in Zagreb 9:6.