Moscow and St. Petersburg will host 2 regular season games on Sunday.
MBA-MAI (Moscow) vs Lokomotiv Kuban (Krasnodar)
Time: 14:00 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Moscow, Basket Hall Moscow
Broadcast: VK Video, VTB League website
MBA-MAI: The hosts have made an excellent start, winning three games in a row. Vasily Karasev team faces a tough test. For the first time this season, MBA-MAI will face the Top 4 team. But the status of the opponent is unlikely to intimidate the team. This season, MBA-MAI’s fighting spirit has been complemented by depth and quality players.
Lokomotiv Kuban: After two difficult games at the start of the season, in their third game against Pari NN, the Krasnodar team finally showed the kind of basketball that was expected. Now Loko is facing the first road game and immediately against a strong opponent. MBA-MAI looks very strong at the start of the season and the guests will have to give their all to beat the opponent.
Zenit (St. Petersburg) vs CSKA (Moscow)
Time: 18:00 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, St. Petersburg, KCK Arena
Broadcast: Match TV, VK Video, VTB League website
Zenit: The game between last season’s finalists is undoubtedly one of the main events at the start of the season. Despite difficulties, both teams are sure to show bright basketball. After loss against UNICS, the St. Petersburg team was able to redeem in Yekaterinburg. In the debut game in the WINLINE Basket Cup, Zenit confidently defeated Uralmash team and returned home in good spirits.
CSKA: The Moscow team returned from Ural defeated, losing in a dramatic ending in Perm. The first games of the season did not go well for CSKA. But the team has every chance to end road games series with a win over rival. The teams recently played in the VTB League SuperCup final, where the Moscow team confidently defeated Zenit. For CSKA, this win became the fourth in a row against the St. Petersburg team.
