Saratov and Kazan will host 2 regular season games on Thursday.
Avtodor (Saratov) vs Samara (Samara Region)
Time: 19:00 (18:00 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Saratov, DS Kristall
Broadcast: VK Video, VTB League website
Avtodor: After the losing streak against the leaders, the hosts have an excellent chance to regain confidence. This season, 2 of Avtodor’s 5 wins have come against Samara. The Saratov team will try to continue this. Especially since a win in this game will bring Saratov team closer to Pari NN, which is ahead in the standings.
Samara: The guests have lost twice to Avtodor this season. However, both of these games were tight. Once, the teams even went into overtime. By the third game, Samara should have learned the right lessons from their previous losses. The team will approach this game with the necessary motivation. Moreover, key players such as Nikita Mikhailovskii, Artem Chevarenkov and Mikhail Kulagin may return. This significantly increases the guests chances.
UNICS (Kazan) vs BETCITY PARMA (Perm Region)
Time: 19:00 (19:00 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Kazan, Basket Hall
Broadcast: VK Video, VTB League website
UNICS: The Kazan team has returned from a difficult road trip, where played 3 tough games against CSKA, Uralmash and Lokomotiv Kuban. Another difficult test awaits. PARMA has caused a lot of trouble for the League leaders this season. UNICS was among the victims. The thirst for revenge will be one of the main motivators for the hosts. The team will be charged up and determined to continue the winning streak.
BETCITY PARMA: The Perm team started the Volga road trip with the confident win in Nizhny Novgorod. Now, Evgeny Pashutin team will face even more dangerous opponent. PARMA has already beaten UNICS this season, but at home. Now, the Perm team will have to give it all to repeat that in Kazan.
