The reigning champions facing Mega talents on Monday evening
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet will host Mega Superbet this Monday evening in Belgrade.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 23, Monday, 17 March 2025:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET - MEGA SUPERBET
Where? Belgrade Arena, Belgrade
When? 19:00
Story of the game: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet will host Mega Superbet this Monday evening in Belgrade.
The reigning champions are going through a mini crisis as they lost two of their last three games in the AdmiralBet ABA League regular season. On top of that, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet lost the previous 3 games in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, which set the alarm bells ringing in the red-and-white squad.
Now, they need to show reaction and to bounce back on their feet as soon as possible. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet are currently 3 wins away from the 1st place on the standings, which is why they have to win every next match in the regular season in order to keep hopes of reaching the top of the table.
Meanwhile, Mega Superbet are in pretty good form as they won 3 out of the last 4 games in the league. Last weekend, the Pink troops defeated Budućnost VOLI who were sharing the top of the table at that moment, which clearly showed that Mega’s yougesters are very capable of beating even the strongest teams in the league.
Mega Superbet have defeated Crvena zvezda Meridianbet just once in the competition history and that happened one year ago when the Pink troops stunned the red-and-whites on the road.
In all other 27 games that these two teams played against each other in the regional league, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet triumphed.
Match-up in focus: Filip Petrušev (Crvena zvezda Meridianbet) vs. Bogoljub Marković (Mega Superbet).
Filip Petrušev is definitely one of the best players of Crvena zvezda Meridianbet team this year, while now he will face his former team for which he played in the 2020/21 season. Recall that Petrušev became the 2020/21 ABA League MVP while playing for the Pink troops, so the upcoming match will definitely be quite special for him.
On the other side, Bogoljub Marković is already projected as the “new Filip Petrušev” in Mega Superbet as the 19-year-old is playing a fantastic season in which he is averaging 17.3 index points per game. Marković won the MVP award in the last round when he recorded an index rating of 34 in the win vs. Budućnost VOLI.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 27:1; At Crvena zvezda Meridianbet home court: 13:1.
