ZEN vs BEL Dream11 | Zenit Saint Petersburg vs Crvena Zvezda

ZEN vs BEL Dream11 Match Prediction

ZEN vs BEL Dream11: Following the win in the last game, both Crvena Zvezda and Zenit Saint Petersburg will be aiming to build on that positive result when these two teams face each other in EuroLeague round-16 match at Yubileyny Sports Palace, on Friday night (IST).

Form:

Both the teams have struggled for consistency so far in the season, especially Zenit, who are second from bottom coming into this game.
Zenit may have won the last game against Fenerbahce, but the wins have been few and far between.
It was only their fourth win in the first 16 EuroLeague games.
Crvena Zvezda, on the other hand, have fared relatively well in Europe, as they sit 12th on the points table.
But before winning 88-81 against Olympiacos, they dropped two straight games, and that’s the reason why they slipped down the table, and outside the playoff positions.

Head-to-head:

This will be the first-ever meeting between these two teams in official EuroLeague games.

Match Basics:

Host: Zenit Saint Petersburg
Visitors: Crvena Zvezda
Match Timing: December 27, @ 10:30 PM
Venue: Yubileyny Sports Palace

Zenit Saint Petersburg and Crvena Zvezda team news:

Zenit Saint Petersburg team news: Andrey Zubkov will be missing the next few weeks of action due to a thigh injury. Mateusz Ponitka is back fit after recovering with a concussion and should be fine for this game.
Zenit Saint Petersburg active roster: Karolis Lukosiunas, Laurynas Birutis, Arturas Milaknis, Martinas Geben, Zach LeDay, Jock Landale, Marius Grigonis, Thomas Walkup, Alex Perez, Lukas Lekavicius, Nigel Hayes, Erikas Venskus, Paulius Jankunas, Kerr Kriisa, Edgaras Ulanovas

Crvena Zvezda team news: Stratos Perperoglou has been ruled out for the next 2 to 4 weeks with a knee injury.
Crvena Zvezda active roster: Billy Baron, Derrick Brown, Lorenzo Brown, Dejan Davidovac, Ognjen Dobric, Mouhammad Faye, James Gist, Nikola Jovanovic, Charles Jenkins, Branko Lazic, Nemanja Nenadic, Michael Ojo, Stratos Perperoglou, Borisa Simanic

ZEN vs BEL Dream11 starting five:

Zenit Saint Petersburg:
PF: Aton Pushkov
SF: Anton Ponkrashov / Evgeny Voronov
C: Gustavo Ayon
PG: Mateusz Ponitka
SG: Andrew Albicy

Crvena Zvezda:
PF: Dejan Davidovac
SF: Borisa Simanic
C: Ognjen Kuzmic
PG: Branko Lazic
SG: Lorenzo Brown

Likely to feature from the bench:

Zenit Saint Petersburg: Dmitry Khvostov, Austin Hollins, Anton Ponkrashov, Voronov, Tim Abromaitis, Alex Renfroe, Colton Iverson, Vladislav Trushkin, Anton Pushkov
Crvena Zvezda: James Gist, Charles Jenkins, Billy Baron, Michael Ojo, Ognjen Dobric, Filip Covic, Mouhammad Faye

ZEN vs BEL Dream11 teams:

PG: A Albicy
SG: L Brown, B Baron
SF: M Ponitka (SP)
PF: T Abromaitis
C: G Ayon, J Gist, C Iverson

PG: A Albicy
SG: L Brown (SP), B Baron
SF: M Ponitka, D Davidovac
PF: T Abromaitis
C: G Ayon, J Gist