Crvena Zvezda vs Monaco: Analysis and Prediction – Crvena Zvezda will host Monaco in the EuroLeague round 3.
Crvena Zvezda vs Monaco Odds
Crvena zvezda Team News
Crvena Zvezda enters this duel in a changing mood – the Serbian team lost to Zalgiris in Kaunas, but in the prelude to the match against Monaco, they defeated Borac Cacak 93:87 in the third round of the ABA League, thus returning to the winning track.
The question is how valid the duel in Cacak is for the announcement of the meeting against Monaco, considering that it is about teams that are separated by a big difference in quality. Still, it’s a positive for the red and white that Shabazz Napier has shown some leadership skills. He hit a very important three-pointer in the very end, so Crvena Zvezda avoided an unexpected, uncertain end. The American guard needed it after a slightly weaker edition in Kaunas, where the team lost the game again in the last minutes. The red and whites had worse shooting percentages, but even in that case they could have won, due to an excellent rebound (41 in total). As much as Zalgiris is an insurmountable obstacle away from home for the red and whites, Monaco seemed powerless in Belgrade last season.
It cannot be ignored that the arrival of Sasa Obradovic and playing against Crvena Zvezda always brings a special emotion, as well as that this cramp has a certain influence on the final outcome. The red and whites will try to take advantage of that this time and leave the next rival without a win after three rounds. That would be an unexpected performance, given Monaco’s best performance in the transfer window.
Monaco Team News
Monaco enters this game in a good mood, considering that in the domestic championship they won against the difficult Bourg with 78:67, which indicated that they could get out of the result crisis in the EuroLeague.
Mike James was the central figure of that meeting. He scored 17 points, and Elie Okobo with 12 and Petr Cornelie with 10 points also had a double-digit performance. However, the offensive side did not bring victory to Sasa Obradovic’s team. It’s hard to say that when the team doesn’t allow more than 68 points to the rival. The very heavy defeat against Virtus in the last EuroLeague round was a serious blow for the team from Fontvieille, who will have to significantly raise the level of their game, if they want to win against Crvena Zvezda. The bad news for Monaco is that it was James who was the only one in a good mood in that game, and it is well-known how much the American guard does not manage when he plays in Belgrade.
It is hard to expect that Monaco could shoot below 20 percent for three in the rest of the season, which was the case against Virtus, when Obradović’s team scored only 59 points. Also, he was inferior in the rebounds, so he allowed more possessions to the opponent. These are all things that should be different if the Princes want to triumph in Belgrade.
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Crvena Zvezda vs Monaco H2H
These two teams played seven duels, and Monaco won five times.
Absences and Injuries
As for the hosts, they are without the injured Branko Lazic and Nemanja Bjelica. As for the visitors playing without Jordan Lloyd, Kemba Walker should feature in this match.
Crvena Zvezda vs Monaco Prediction
When it comes to the last duel between these two teams in Belgrade, Crvena Zvezda won thanks to a superb defensive game. This is one of the keys to this game, because the red and whites have not yet shown the defensive stability that graced them back then. On the other hand, Monaco enters this duel with a special motivation, to register its first win in the EuroLeague, so it will approach the duel as seriously as possible. When all that is taken into account, our suggestion is that Monaco will not lose by a greater margin under the offered limits.
Tip-off Time: Wednesday, 18.10.2023, 20:00 CET
Prediction: Monaco +4
Odds: 1.71
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