Split vs SC Derby: Analysis and Prediction – Split and SC Derby will play a match in the first round of ABA League.
Split vs SC Derby Odds
Split Team News
Before the start of the regional competition, Split played two friendly matches. They were not close to winning both. The Croatian team first lost to Buducnost, and then to Borac, so they are not in the best mood for the first round.
Behind Split is a relatively successful season. They secured a place in the ABA league without drama, which was the first goal. With almost 10-16, they finished the competition in 10th place, and it could very easily have happened that they were in the play-off, which they missed by only one victory. The game against Partizan will be remembered when James Nunnally made a three-pointer in the last second to prevent Split from getting a big surprise, which might later bring them the playoffs. The biggest change in the offseason happened on the bench, as Srdjan Subotic was replaced by the former champion of the ABA League, Slaven Rimac. The team was strengthened by Cameron Shelton, Kresimir Ljubicic, Lovro Gnjidic, Toni Perkovic, Derek Funderburk, Shamiel Stevenson. Dominik Mavra, Lewis Sullivan, Tyrell Nelson, Shannon Shorter and Josip Jukic left.
Something similar can be expected from Split in the next season as well. A solid team has been assembled that can fight for the playoffs, although the lower half of the table is more realistic. Just that small difference compared to last year could be the influence of the Rimac, so that the Croatian team ends up among the top eight.
SC Derby Team News
SC Derby enters this match in a big rush, after winning the Super Cup. Podgorica defeated FMP, Buducnost and Partizan, three very serious teams, and proved that in the next season they will be competitive for the very top of the table.
Three names stood out during that period. Borna Kapusta decided against Partizan in the final with a three-pointer and brought the trophy to the SC Derby. He scored 10 points in the final, but the impression is that each one was extremely important. Aubrey Dawkins did not play well in Bursa with Dusan Alimpijević, to be masterful in the regional tournament. He was the most responsible for the fact that Podgorica held on well in the first half, in which he scored most of his points. Partizan neutralized him in the second, but not when it was most needed. It was Dawkins’ points that allowed Kapusta to deliver the final blow to the black and whites. The third name is head coach Andrej Zakelj. If anyone thought that the victory over Partizan in the play-off last season was accidental and a consequence of the Belgraders’ fatigue, now the Slovenian expert has reassured everyone.
More experienced and with more energy due to the trophy won, the SC Derby enters the new season very ambitiously. In Montenegro, it took time for them to position themselves as the second team, and now it seems that in the regional championship they may be ready for a step higher compared to the eighth place at the end of the league part from last season.
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Split vs SC Derby H2H
These two teams played five matches. SC Derby has maximum performance.
Absences and Injuries
Both teams will come out with the strongest composition.
Split vs SC Derby
Taking into account the matches between each other, the form and quality of the team, the Student Center is the favorite in this match. Therefore, our proposal is that Podgorica will win by a margin greater than the offered handicap.
Tip-off Time: Thursday, 29.09.2023, 18:00 CET
Prediction: SC Derby -4.5
Odds: 1.81
Sportsbook: 22Bet