This is definitely not going to be a comfortable Easter walk. On Saturday the Syntainics MBC and the Niners Chemnitz will meet in the East Derby. The Saxony-Anhalts have never been able to win against the Saxon high-flyers in the upper house. Will it work this time? The Weißenfels town hall will be “cooking”, MDR will broadcast the game live.
The Niners won the first leg against MBC 74:65.
No Easter walk: On Saturday (March 30th) things are getting hot in the Weißenfels town hall. From 4 p.m. the Eastern derby takes place between Syntainics MBC and the Saxon high-flyers Niners Chemnitz. The hosts from Saxony-Anhalt have never been able to win a match against the Niners in the upper house, and now the Wolves would like to finally leave the floor as winners. The basketball fans will find out whether this will be successful on MDR, which will broadcast the game live on TV and stream.
In the upper house the winner was always: Niners Chemnitz
In the table the opponents are worlds apart. The MBC is in 13th place with 16 points, the Niners are currently in a tough race for the top with Munich, who have the same number of points (40 points). MBC and Chemnitz are now meeting for the eighth time in the Basketball Bundesliga; so far, the Saxons have always won. It’s been a long time, the Weißenfels team’s last success in the East Derby dates back to the last joint ProA season between the two clubs on March 11, 2017, when they won 88:74 at home.
MBC head coach Kunic: “We will now look ahead”
After the blameworthy 76:107 point game defeat in Hamburg demands MBC trainer Predrag Krunic a clear increase in performance in the duel against the Niners, which came after the magnificent 98:73 victory in the first leg of the Europe Cup semi-final in Bilbao arrive with a very broad chest. “We didn’t play well in the first half and weren’t physical enough. Hamburg started the game even better and was very present. We didn’t find an answer to that for a long time,” said the 56-year-old MBC head coach. “We will now look ahead,” emphasized Krunic.
MBC head coach Predrag Krunic is hoping for his first Bundesliga win against the Niners Chemnitz.
Managing Director Geissler: “We want to annoy Chemnitz”
He receives support from MBC managing director Martin Geissler, who expects “a very emotional derby”. “We want to annoy Chemnitz,” confirmed the 40-year-old. But he also knows that the role of favorite is clearly distributed. And that is near Chemnitz.
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2024-03-28 11:05:52
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