The team Zenit St. Petersburg from the EuroLeague 2021 is going to play their 25th match in this on-going tournament. Their rival team for this combat will be Valencia Basket that will be playing their 26th match with this face-off. The venue Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg is likely to host this ZEN vs VAL match on Thursday, February 25, starting their match at 10:30 PM IST.
Zenit St. Petersburg vs Valencia Basket Preview
In their last performed 24 matches, the team Zenit St. Petersburg (ZEN) has gained 15 matches and have faced defeat in a total of nine games. In their last match against the team Olimpia Milano, the tea ZEN has scored 79 points while their opponent lost the match by scoring only 70 points in their pocket. Earlier in this match, the team has played against KK Crvena zvezda in which ZEN has scored 76 points while their opponent lost the game by scoring 75 points. Their current form in their last five matches is L L L W W. On the other hand, the team Valencia Basket (VAL) in their last played 25 matches, have gained 13 wins while they have faced defeat in 12 games as well. Their last match was a win by 89-78 points against the team Real Madrid.
ZEN vs VAL Team Squads
Zenit St. Petersburg Squads
Billy Baron, Austin Hollins, Andrey Zubkov, Alex Poythress, Kevin Pangos, Arturas Gudaitis, Anton Pushkov, K. C Rivers, Mateusz Ponitka, Vladislav Trushkin, Will Thomas, Igor Volkhin, Vitaly Fridzon, Dmitry Khvostov, Denis Zakharov
Valencia Basket Squads
Nikola Kalinic, Nenad Dimitrijevic, Josep Puerto, Bojan Dubljevic, Jaime Pradilla, Joan Sastre, Sam Van Rossom, Martin Hermannsson, Millan Jimenez, Mike Tobey, Quim Colom, Vanja Marinkovic, Klemen Prepelic, Fernando San Emeterio, Guillem Vives, Derrick Williams, Louis Labeyrie
Probable Lineups
Team ZEN: Austin Hollins, Arturas Gudaitis, Kevin Pangos, Mateusz Ponitka, Will Thomas
Team VAL: Nikola Kalinic, Josep Puerto, Mike Tobey, Millan Jimenez, T Pvalka
Key Players & Winner Prediction
The teams Zenit St. Petersburg and Valencia Basket have currently displayed the similar performances. In their last played five games, both the teams have only gained two victories and three defeats. However, if their overall performances are considered then team ZEN has gained most victories. Now talking about the key players of both the sides, the team Zenit St. Petersburg (ZEN) list of scoring players consist of Austin Hollins, Kevin Pangos, and Will Thomas. In the meantime, the ranking performers from the team Valencia Basket (VAL) include Josep Puerto, Mike Tobey, and Millan Jimenez.
