Local derby coming up in Novo mesto – Krka host Cedevita Olimpija
On Saturday night, a basketball festival will take place in Novo mesto, as Krka will be hosting Cedevita Olimpija in a local derby game at home in their Leon Štukelj Sports Hall in Novo mesto.
Brynton Lemar (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 30, Saturday, 3 May 2025:
KRKA – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA
Where? Leon Štukelj Sports Hall, Novo mesto
When? 19:00
Story of the game: On Saturday night, a basketball festival will take place in Novo mesto, as Krka will be hosting Cedevita Olimpija in a local derby game at home in their Leon Štukelj Sports Hall in Novo mesto.
It’s an important game for both sides, not only from the derby point of view, but also for the fact that not both of the teams have achieved their goals set for the season yet. Krka are currently on a 5:24 record, which guarantees them the 14th place in the standings. On the other hand, Cedevita Olimpija are still fighting for a spot in the top five in the standings and in case Igokea m:tel are defeated in the last round of the Regular Season against Mornar-Barsko zlato, a win would seal the 5th place in the standings and a Quarterfinals showdown against Crvena zvezda Meridianbet.
Recently, Cedevita Olimpija have been in a better shape in the regional competition than Krka, as they have won 3 of their last 5 games, although they have lost their last one, as Krka have only won one game of their last 5 and lost their last 3 in a row.
And while Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed 7 times in 8 mutual encounters against Krka so far in the AdmiralBet ABA League history, it’s been far more complicated when it comes to games in Novo mesto. In 3 games played against each other so far in Leon Štukelj Sports Hall, Cedevita Olimpija celebrated twice and Krka once.
How will the game end this time?
Match-up in focus: Perhaps the most interesting match-up of the game can be the one between Tayler Persons on one side and Aleksej Nikolić on the other. While Persons has been the top scorer of Krka so far this season, averaging 14.2 points and 7.8 assists per game, Nikolić has been the top passer of Cedevita Olimpija, with an average of 3.8 assists per game, while also adding 9.9 points per game in the buckets of opponents in an average game.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 1:7; In Novo mesto 1:2.
