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ZEN vs BER Dream11 Match Prediction

 

ZEN vs BER Dream11: Zenit Saint Petersburg will be playing hosts to Alba Berlin in EuroLeague round-25 game at Yubileyny Sports Palace on Thursday night (IST).
Zenit ended their five-game skid in all competitions with an 82-84 win over Parma in the VTB United League last week. That said, they remain without a win in the last three EuroLeague games, a run that has hauled them down to second from bottom coming into this game. They now face a huge four-game deficit in the playoff race, and with only 10 rounds remaining in the season, including this game, they know even a defeat will be catastrophic for their post-season hopes.
Alba Berlin are also in the same position having won only 8 games this season in the first 24 rounds. They are 16th on the points table and must negotiate a three-game deficit to come into the playoff reckoning. It’s a very difficult task considering they have to out-win their opponnets three games in the last 10 matches. But you never know, a good run could change the scenario.

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Match details:
Teams: Zenit Saint Petersburg and Alba Berlin
Venue: Yubileyny Sports Palace
Match Timing: February 20, @ 10:30 PM

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Zenit Saint Petersburg vs Alba Berlin team news:

Zenit Saint Petersburg: Zenit are going into this game under the leadership of new head coach Xavi Pascual and he will have to make do without a handful of first-team players.
Mateusz Ponitka has been ruled out mid-term with an injury, while Alex Renfroe and Colton Iverson are long-term injury absentees.

Alba Berlin: Alba Berlin head coach Aíto García Renesesis without Stefan Peno, Makai Mason and Tim Schneider for the important away game against Zenit Saint Petersburg.
In addition, he could also lose Luke Sikma, who is listed as questionable for the game and will be monitored before the game.

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Zenit Saint Petersburg vs Alba Berlin starting five:

Zenit Saint Petersburg: Tim Abromaitis, Anton Pushkov, Gustavo Ayon, Evgeny Voronov, Anton Ponkrashov
Alba Berlin: Jonas Mattisseck, Luke Sikma, Landry Nnoko, Marcus Eriksson, Peyton Siva

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Grand League tips:

• Zenit‘s Gustavo Ayon is having an impact on both ends of the court and is ranked sixth in offensive rebounds this season with 2.5 per game.
• Austin Hollins is having a very good season from 3-point range. He has made at least one three-pointer in the last five games and in 11 of his last 12 games.
• Hollins is also contributing in defence, having made at least 1 steal in nine straight matches and 13 of his last 14 games.
• Will Thomas has recorded at least 1 steal in eight of his last nine games.
• Colton Iverson could be a game-changer. He is the most consistent player for Zenit in the last couple of weeks.
• From Berlin, Rokas Giedraitis is a good choice. He is ranked third in steals this season with 1.4 per game.
• Markus Eriksson is also in good form and has made at least 1 three-point shot in 16 straight and 28 of his last 29 games.

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Likely squads:

Zenit Saint Petersburg: Tim Abromaitis, Anton Pushkov, Gustavo Ayon, Evgeny Voronov, Anton Ponkrashov, Andrew Albicy, Andrey Zubkov, Will Thomas, Austin Hollins, Vladislav Trushkin, Dmitry Khvostov, Sergei Balashov
Alba Berlin: Jonas Mattisseck, Luke Sikma, Landry Nnoko, Marcus Eriksson, Peyton Siva, Rokas Giedraitis, Johannes Thiemann, Tyler Cavanaugh, Martin Hermannsson, Niels Giffey, Makai Mason

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ZEN vs BER Dream11 teams:

Team 1:
PG: A Albicy, Hermannsson
SG: Hollins
SF: Trushkin, Giedraitis
PF: W Thomas, Sikma
C: Ayon (SP)

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Team 2:
PG: Hermannsson
SG: Hollins, Eriksson
SF: Giedraitis
PF: W Thomas
C: Ayon (SP), Nnoko, Thiemann