Krasnoyarsk, St. Petersburg and Moscow will host 3 regular season games on Wednesday.
Enisey (Krasnoyarsk Region) vs Samara (Samara Oblast)
Time: 19:30 (15:30 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Krasnoyarsk, Arena Sever
Broadcast: TV Start, League website
Enisey: In order to keep a good chance for 9th place, the hosts need to beat Samara in this game. This will allow the Siberian team to equal the number of wins with MBA-MAI. In addition, the Krasnoyarsk team needs to regain confidence after 2 losses in a row. But it won’t be so easy, as Enisey faced roster problems at the end of the regular season. Aleksa Stepanovic was injured in the last game against CSKA.
Samara: In the last round Samara surprised again with beating Pari NN. Andrei Sopin, Gleb Goldyrev and Mikhail Kulagin scored 72 points combined. Vladislav Konovalov team usually doesn’t act so confidently on the road. But the situation may change in Krasnoyarsk.
Zenit (St. Petersburg) vs PARMA (Perm Region)
Time: 19:00 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, St. Petersburg, CSC Arena
Broadcast: Start Triumph, League website
Zenit: The hosts has one step left to take to guarantee first place in the regular season. It’s unlikely that the St. Petersburg team will put this until the last round. It will be better to do it at home. So in this game, Xavier Pascual team will be motivated to give fans this little celebration.
PARMA: The guests still retain a chance for 6th place. But one win in the remaining 2 games is hardly enough. So the Perm team will be super motivated. It won’t be easy to beat Zenit on the road. But this season, PARMA has already proven having both skill and character. And perhaps in St. Petersburg the fans will see the best game of the season.
CSKA (Moscow) vs. Pari Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod)
Time: 20:00 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Moscow, Megasport
Broadcast: Match! Igra, TV Start, VTB League website
CSKA: The Moscow team still has a chance to take first place in the regular season. As always, CSKA will play to win in this game. But Nizhny Novgorod is one of CSKA uncomfortable opponents. So the Moscow team will face active resistance from extremely motivated opponent.
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: The unexpected loss in Samara seriously worsened the Nizhny Novgorod situation. The team still has a chance to move up to 6th place, but the guests need to win both of remaining games. Defeating CSKA won’t be easy, but it doesn’t look like impossible. This season, the Volga team has often been transformed after bad games.
