Basketball festival in Subotica – Spartak Office Shoes face Dubai Basketball

2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 20, Saturday, 8 February 2025:

SPARTAK OFFICE SHOES – DUBAI BASKETBALL 

Where? Dudova šuma Sports Hall, Subotica 

When? 19:00

Story of the game: On Saturday night, Spartak Office Shoes will be hosting Dubai Basketball in the clash of the two AdmiralBet ABA League newcomers in Dudova šuma Sports Hall in Subotica.

The question before the Saturday’s showdown is whether Spartak Office Shoes will manage to get back on the winning track following Round 19 defeat in Belgrade against FMP Soccerbet, or will Dubai Basketball extend their winning streak to 3 games in a row. Lately, Spartak Office Shoes have won 2 out of their 5 games and Dubai Basketball 3. And while Dubai are currently occupying the 4th place in the standings with a record of 14:5, Spartak are on a 10:9 record, just on the edge of the Playoffs Zone.

No need to mention that both of the two squads need to win this time in order to continue chasing their goals without worries. Dubai Basketball need it to firmly anchor themselves amongst the Top 4 and Spartak Office Shoes not to endanger their Top 8 position.

The first time the two squads met this season, things could not have gotten more dramatic, as Isaiah Taylor handed his Dubai side a one-point win in the end with his game-winning lay-up.

Can Spartak get their revenge this time?

Match-up in focus: Perhaps the match-up that excites us the most in advance is the one between Rasir Bolton and Klemen Prepelič. While Bolton has been the top scorer and second-leading passer of Spartak Office Shoes this season, with an average of 14.7 points and 3.1 assists achieved per game, Prepelič has been averaging 10.9 points and 4.7 assists per game as Dubai Basketball’s third-leading scorer and top passer. Who will steer the way for his team to the win this time around?

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