UNI vs CZ Dream11 | Unicaja Baloncesto Malaga vs Basket Zaragoza

UNI vs CZ Dream11 Match Prediction

UNI vs CZ Dream11: A spot in the semi-final will be on the line when Unicaja Baloncesto Malaga meet Basket Zaragoza in the quarter-final of Copa del Rey at Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena on Friday night (IST).

Form and season so far:

If the season were to end today in Liga ACB today, Unicaja Baloncesto Malaga will end with their worst finish in five years. It’s enough to indicate that they are having a relatively poor season.
As things stand in Liga ACB, they are 8th in the table, two games adrift of fourth-placed Iberostar Tenerife.
That said, their current position is more down to the bad start they made to the season, for they are now winning more games than they are losing.
The 98-95 defeat in the last game ended their three-game winning run, but they are 8-4 in the last 12 games.
Basket Zaragoza are one of the hottest team in Liga ACB at the moment.
With a 15-6 record on the season, they are 3rd in the standings, only two games off the top-spot and leaders Barcelona.
That said, they suffered a shocker of a result at the weekend in La Liga, after losing 85-67 to Manresa in Liga ACB, a result that ended a seven-game winning run for them.

Head-to-head:

This will be the 24th meeting between these two teams in Copa del Rey since 2000. Unicaja Baloncesto Malaga lead the head-to-head record with 17 wins, including the two in the last two games.

Match Basics:

Host: Unicaja Baloncesto Malaga
Visitors: Basket Zaragoza
Match Timing: February 15, @ 02:00 AM
Venue: Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena

Unicaja Baloncesto Malaga vs Basket Zaragoza team news:

Unicaja Baloncesto Malaga team news:
Status out: None.
Status Questionable: None.
Note: Expect Ismael Tamba to miss the game, or get less than five minutes here as he is not part of the main rotational player at the moment.
Overall the squad is healthy after a couple of players made their return to the active roster in the last game.
Also, Dario Brizuela returned to the matchday squad in the last match and finished 21 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds.

Unicaja Baloncesto Malaga roster: Dario Brizuela, Axel Toupane, Josh Adams, Deon Thompson, Volodymyr Gerun, Jaime Fernandez, Carlos Suarez, Alberto Diaz, Adam Waczynski, Ruben Guerrero, Frank Elegar

Basket Zaragoza team news:
Status out: None. The hosts have a clean bill of health with no player missing either with injury or suspension.
Status Questionable: None.

Basket Zaragoza active roster: Robin Benzing, Dylan Ennis, Rodrigo San Miguel, Jonathan Barreiro, Tryggvi Hlinason, Vit Krejci, D. J. Seeley, Nemanja Radovic, Fran Vazquez, Carles Alocen, Nicolas Brussino

UNI vs CZ Dream11 starting five:

Unicaja Baloncesto Malaga:
PF: Axel Toupane
SF: Josh Adams
C: Deon Thompson
PG: Volodymyr Gerun
SG: Jaime Fernandez

Basket Zaragoza:
PF: D. J. Seeley
SF: Nemanja Radovic
C: Fran Vazquez
PG: Carles Alocen
SG: Nicolas Brussino

Likely to feature from the bench:

Unicaja Baloncesto Malaga: Dario Brizuela, Carlos Suarez, Alberto Diaz, Adam Waczynski, Ruben Guerrero, Frank Elegar
Basket Zaragoza: Robin Benzing, Dylan Ennis, Rodrigo San Miguel, Jonathan Barreiro, Tryggvi Hlinason, Vit Krejci, D. J. Seeley, Nemanja Radovic, Fran Vazquez, Carles Alocen, Nicolas Brussino

UNI vs CZ Dream11 teams:

Team1:
PG: J Fernandez
SG: D Brizuela, D Ennis, D Seeley (SP)
SF: J Barreiro
PF: N Radovic
C: V Gerun, F Vazquez