NLB MATCH OF THE ROUND: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet meet Budućnost VOLI
In the NLB Match of the Round 3, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet will be hosting Budućnost VOLI at home in their Aleksandar Nikolić Hall in Belgrade.
Chima Moneke (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
2026/27 AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season Group A, Round 3, Saturday, 10 October 2026:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET – BUDUĆNOST VOLI
Where? Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
When? 21:00
Story of the game: In the NLB Match of the Round 3, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet will be hosting Budućnost VOLI at home in their Aleksandar Nikolić Hall in Belgrade.
A big game of two rivals with long history of mutual encounters on the highest level is coming up in Aleksandar Nikolić Hall in Belgrade, as the red will test their power against Budućnost VOLI.
The two sides have entered the season in fairly different ways, as Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have suffered an upsetting defeat on the road against FMP, while Budućnost VOLI, on the other side, despite not having an easy ride in Novo mesto, managed to overcome Krka on the road.
Now, Zvezda will try to prove that they are still worthy of a battle for the throne this season and they have a chance to do it right away against one of the direct competitors for the very top, not only in Group A, but the league in general. On the other side, Budućnost VOLI’s quest will be to stay strong, beat Crvena zvezda Meridianbet and return from Belgrade with a perfect record after 2 tough road games at the start of the season.
The games between the red and white and blue and white have always been unpredictable and while Zvezda celebrated victories 37 times, Budućnost VOLI did that 29 times in the mutual games. When speaking of showdowns in Belgrade, Zvezda prevailed 28 times and Budućnost 6.
Who will emerge victorious this time? Tune in on Saturday night for the big game and find out yourselves!
Match-up in focus: Chris Jones or Yogi Ferrell? Which one of the two players will dominate in their head to head duel and take his team to the lead? Jones has been leading Crvena zvezda Meridianbet in scoring (19 points) and passing (7 assists) in Round 2 against FMP, while Ferrell has been on top of both statistical categories of scoring and passing for Budućnost VOLI against Krka, with 17 points and 5 assists.
Head-to-head score in ABA: In total 37:29; in Belgrade 28:6.
