Published on: Dec 18, 2019 12:09 pm IST|Updated on: Dec 18, 2019 10:26 pm IST
MOS vs BEL Dream11: The defending champions are in action as CSKA Moscow host Serbian giants Crvena Zvezda (or simply known in English as Red Star Belgrade) at Sports Swimming Complex CSKA, in Moscow, Russia.
Form:
Head-to-head:
Both the countries have faced each other 7 times since getting independence from Yugoslavia. CSKA Moscow are 6-1, and 4-0 in home games.
Season matchup: CSKA Moscow | Crvena Zvezda Games: 13 | 13 Wins: 08 | 05 Defeats: 05 | 08 Total Points scored: 1072 | 925 Points conceded: 985 | 950
Host: CSKA Moscow Visitors: Crvena Zvezda Match Timing: December 18, @ 10:30 PM Venue: Sports Swimming Complex CSKA
From CSKA Moscow:
Mike James is averaging 18.9 points per game in EuroLeague this season, and that return makes him 5th best player in Europe.
James is also attempting 2.5 three points per game, fourth on the list in that regard.
Janis Strelnieks is in red-hot form at the moment, as he comes into this game with double-digit scores in the last seven matches.
Kyle Hines could be your difference-maker as he blocks more shot per game than his teammates.
From Crvena Zvezda:
Branko Lazic is 100% from free-throw range in 14 attempts.
Lorenzo Brown is leading the scoring chart for the team and has scored in double-digits in 8 of his last 9 games.
CSKA Moscow team news: Will Clyburn remains a long-term injury absentee with a knee injury, while Mikhail Kulagin has been ruled out due to a foot injury.
CSKA Moscow active roster: Mike James, Joel Bolomboy, Janis Strelnieks, Nikita Kurbanov, Daniel Hackett, Andrey Vorontsevich, Johannes Voigtmann, Joel Bolomboy, Ron Baker, Kyle HinesSergi Martinez, Nikola Mirotic, Pierre Oriola, Artem Pustovyi
Crvena Zvezda team news: Stratos Perperoglou has been sidelined for the next 2-4 weeks with a knee injury. It’s a significant blow considering his contribution to the team’s cause. In addition, Filip Covic, who sat out the last game due to an injury, remains a doubt.
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
MOS vs BEL Dream11 starting five:
CSKA Moscow: PF: Johannes Voigtmann / Janis Strelnieks SF: Nikita Kurbanov C: Johannes Voigtmann PG: Mike James SG: Darrun Hillard / Daniel Hackett
Crvena Zvezda: PF: Derrick Brown SF: Branko Lazic C: Ognjen Kuzmic PG: Lorenzo Brown SG: Billy Baron
CSKA Moscow: Kosta Koufos, Kyle Hines, Joel Bolomboy, Daniel Hackett, Andrey Vorontsevich, Ron Baker, Semen Antonov, Ivan Ukhov
Crvena Zvezda: Dejan Davidovac, Ognjen Dobric, Charles Jenkins, Mouhammad Faye, James Gist, Borisa Simanic, Michael Ojo
MOS vs BEL Dream11 teams:
PG: M James (SP), D Hackett SG: L Brown, B Baron SF: N Kurbanov, D Davidovac PF: J Voigtmann C: K Hines
PG: M James (SP), Jenkins SG: L Brown, B Baron SF: N Kurbanov PF: J Voigtmann C: K Hines, Bolomboy
We back CSKA Moscow to return to winning ways here.