Cedevita Olimpija vs Cibona: Analysis and Prediction – Cedevita Olimpija will play at home against Cibona in the ABA League Round 13.
Cedevita Olimpija vs Cibona Team News
Cedevita vs Olimpija (1/2): 1.36 / 2.97
Asian Handicap (-6.5 / +6.5): 1.85 / 1.85
Total Over/Under (163.5): 1.85 / 1.85
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Cedevita Olimpija Team News
With the transfer of the club to Ljubljana, it seemed that a breakthrough could be made. Until that moment, the Croatian version of Cedevita played a very important role in the ABA League, but they were always behind Crvena Zvezda and Partizan. With the departure to Ljubljana and the merger of this club with Olimpija, the impression was that things would get better.
However, that did not happen. Cedevita Olimpija is a more unsuccessful club than Croatian Cedevita. What can be seen from season to season is that this team does not have top results, regardless of big investments and some big playing and coaching names. It is the same this season. Jurica Golemac left the Cedevita Olimpija bench, and Simone Pianigiani came in, who skipped a good part of the mandate. The Slovenian team is doing well in the ABA League, they have a score of 9-3, but this is more an indicator of the poor quality of the regional competition, than the good form of Cedevita Olimpia. In the EuroCup, the team from Ljubljana has a terrible record – all 12 defeats. The last one came against Besiktas, who beat Cedevita Olimpija 88:83 in Ljubljana.
In that game, the most prominent were Karlo Matkovic with 22 points and Justin Cobbs with 19, but they were not enough to win over the rival. Overall, Cedevita Olimpija have big problems with their defense and they will have to fix that if they want more.
Cibona Team News
Cibona is in big financial problems, so much so that the survival of the club is seriously questioned. That the team from Zagreb was facing this was clear even during the golden years in recent history, as well as during the winning of the ABA League. It was precisely because of financial problems that they could not play in the EuroLeague later, which followed them to the championship ring.
In the last few years, the situation has started to deteriorate drastically, so Cibona is now on the brink of existence. However, this does not prevent the players of this team from showing fighting spirit from game to game and playing beyond their realistic capabilities. The fact that this team is in a series of six consecutive victories, the fact that it has five victories in 12 rounds in the ABA League and is far from the relegation zone, and on the way outplayed the more powerful Zadar in the Croatian league, also speaks of this. In the introduction before this game, Cibona defeated Skrljevo with 85:78, in a game in which Ivan Perasovic shone with 23 points and Aleksandar Aranitovic with 21 points.
If Cibona continues with these and similar games, they will ensure their survival in the league. However, the point is that it does not depend on them, but on the ability of the club’s management to cope with a very difficult financial situation.
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Cedevita Olimpija vs Cibona H2H
Last season they played twice in the ABA League, Cedevita Olimpija won both times.
Absences and Injuries
Nikola Radicevic and Edo Muric will not play for Cedevita Olimpija, while Cibona has no problems with injuries.
Cedevita Olimpija vs Cibona Prediction
Cedevita Olimpija is a significantly better team and wins in the ABA League are the only thing left for them to maintain a certain positive mood. Therefore, we expect that the team from Ljubljana will not have any problems against their rivals from Zagreb and that they will win by a margin higher than the offered handicap, thus continuing their successful games in the regional league.
Tip-off Time: Friday, 22.12.2023, 18:00 CET
Prediction: Cedevita Olimpija -5.5
Odds: 1.72
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