Valencia (5-6) is looking to end a five-game losing streak with a visit from Zvezda (4-7), which has lost all five of its road games this season.
Ioannis Sfairopoulos, Zvezda: 'They will fight very hard to get back on the winning track'
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The Spanish team is the lowest scorer in the competition with just 73.9 points per game, also suffering with the league’s worst two-point conversion rate. Semi Ojeleye has been a consistent offensive threat, shooting at 51.7% from long range and averaging 12.6 points per game. Zvezda is coming with its confidence boosted after an excellent home win over Efes, when Yago Dos Santos underlined his growing status by pairing 15 points with 5 assists, both season highs. It was also another big night for Nemanja Nedovic with 23 points, and he now has five consecutive double-digit scoring games.
Ioannis Sfairopoulos, Zvezda head coach
"We have a double round in the EuroLeague, but we are only focusing on the first game against Valencia. I think they will fight very hard to get back on the winning track, since they had a negative streak, so I expect a very tough game. On the other hand, we have to be very concentrated, to play smartly in both directions, to use the advantages that we read on the court."
Marko Simonovic, Zvezda player
"Two difficult games await us, we have to prepare for that, the first match is against Valencia and we have to give our best and win. I think we need to stop their transition, they run well, and the key to everything is our defense like in the second half against Efes. In general, the focus is now on Valencia."