ZEN vs BEL Dream11: Crvena Zvezda will be looking for their second consecutive win when they play Zenit Saint Petersburg at Yubileyny Sports Palace on Friday night. But Zenit also comes into this game on the back of a win in the last game and will be looking for a win as well.
That said, Zvezda have had a better EuroLeague season and have been more consistent than their next opponent Zenit Saint Petersburg, so will be confident of carving put a result here in Russia. Also, Zvezda are closer to the playoff positions, currently occupying the 12th spot on the EuroLeague points table heading into this match. Only two games separate them from the playoff positions, having played a game less than direct rivals.
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Match details:
Teams: Zenit Saint Petersburg and Crvena Zvezda
Venue: Yubileyny Sports Palace
Match Timing: December 27, @ 10:30 PM
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Zenit Saint Petersburg team news: Andrey Zubkov is recovering from a thigh injury and will be spending the next couple of months out on the sideline.
Mateusz Ponitka returned to the matchday squad in the last round and should be fine for this game.
Crvena Zvezda team news: The visitors will go into the game without the services of Stratos Perperoglou who has been ruled out for at least 2 to 4 weeks with a knee injury.
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Zenit Saint Petersburg: Aton Pushkov, Anton Ponkrashov / Evgeny Voronov, Gustavo Ayon, Mateusz Ponitka, Andrew Albicy
Crvena Zvezda: Dejan Davidovac, Borisa Simanic, Ognjen Kuzmic, Branko Lazic, Lorenzo Brown
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Likely squads:
Zenit Saint Petersburg: Zach LeDay, Jock Landale, Marius Grigonis, Thomas Walkup, Alex Perez, Lukas Lekavicius, Karolis Lukosiunas, Laurynas Birutis, Arturas Milaknis, Martinas Geben, Nigel Hayes, Erikas Venskus, Paulius Jankunas, Kerr Kriisa, Edgaras Ulanovas
Crvena Zvezda: Mouhammad Faye, James Gist, Nikola Jovanovic, Charles Jenkins, Branko Lazic, Nemanja Nenadic, Billy Baron, Derrick Brown, Lorenzo Brown, Dejan Davidovac, Ognjen Dobric, Michael Ojo, Stratos Perperoglou, Borisa Simanic
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Team 1:
PG: A Albicy
SG: L Brown (SP), B Baron
SF: M Ponitka, D Davidovac
PF: T Abromaitis
C: G Ayon, J Gist
Team 2:
PG: A Albicy
SG: L Brown (SP), B Baron
SF: M Ponitka, D Davidovac
PF: T Abromaitis
C: G Ayon, J Gist