Qualifiers: Can Ilirija triumph at home and book their spot for the AdmiralBet ABA League?
On Wednesday night, Ilirija will be facing Cibona at home in their Tivoli Sports Hall in Game 2 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Qualifiers. Can Ilirija sweep the series and already secure themselves a spot in the top-tier regional competition or will Cibona level the series?
(Photo: Cibona/Ivana Dergez)
2025/26 AdmiralBet ABA League Qualifiers Round 2, Wednesday, 4 June 2025:
ILIRIJA - CIBONA
Where? Tivoli Sports Hall, Ljubljana
When? 19:00
Story of the game: On Wednesday night, Ilirija will be facing Cibona at home in their Tivoli Sports Hall in Game 2 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Qualifiers.
It is a game, which might turn out to be a decisive one on Ilirija’s path towards the AdmiralBet ABA League for the 2025/26 season, as the Ljubljana squad have a chance to score their second win of the qualifying series and already secure their spot in the top-tier regional club competition for the next season. On the other hand, Cibona, which have a goal of staying amongst the elite, will try their best in order to tie the series at 1:1 and force Game 3, where they would then fight to protect their AdmiralBet ABA League spot on home court.
Game 1 has demonstrated that anything can happen, as it has been a game of ups and downs which could have gone either way and it is expected to be no different in Game 2 in Ljubljana.
Who will prevail this time? Difficult to predict, so join us on Wednesday night to find out.
Match-up in focus: In Game 1, two prolific scorers, one on each side, have stood out. While Tim Tomažič had a breathtaking performance for Ilirija with 24 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block and a valuation of 34, Petar Aranitović shined for Cibona, as he contributed 12 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and a valuation of 23 to the total stats of the Wolves. Who will take his team to the win this time around?
Head-to-head score in the regional league and qualifiers: In total 1:0.
