In the match of the regular season of the VTB United League, Nizhny Novgorod will host Avtodor Saratov on its site.
"Nizhny Novgorod"Zoran Lukic's team played a confident match on the road in their last match, which was Vera.
In Belarus, Nizhny Novgorod easily beat Minsk with the score 68:57 (16:7; 12:10; 27:15; 13:25). In this meeting, defender Ivan Strebkov played particularly well in the Nizhny Novgorod club, he scored 19 points, made four rebounds and completed six assists.
AvtodorDarko Russo's team, in turn, in their last match, which was on the third of December, also played a good match and achieved an important success for themselves.
After two defeats in a row, Avtodor was able to beat the Moscow IBA club on its site in a stubborn confrontation, the meeting ended with a score 72:68 (11:13; 17:22; 29:11; 15:22). In this match, American defender Malik Newman played an excellent match as part of Avtodor, he scored 25 points, made six rebounds and completed four assists. Also worth noting is American forward Brandon Garrett, he scored 16 points, made eight rebounds and completed two assists.
Avtodor and Nizhny Novgorod last played against each other on October ninth as part of the VTB United League regular season. Then Nizhny Novgorod in Saratov turned out to be a little stronger with the score 71:69 (20:17; 21:20; 18:9; 12:23).
ForecastIn this match, Nizhny Novgorod is considered by bookmakers to be an almost unconditional favorite on its site.
However, Avtodor under the leadership of Darko Russo is quite capable of making a sensation, and therefore we suggest you take a chance and bet on the Saratov club.