Derby of the bottom in Osijek

Derbi začelja tablice u Osijeku

MKB-MVM Veszprem - Nexe 19 (14/15)

After more than one month NEXE will play a match in Gradski vrt in Osijek. On Saturday they will host team from Banja Luka - Borac m:tel.

They have both in their previous matches in the League lost to PPD Zagreb. Croatian champions were before seven days better than Borac in Banja Luka with 24:30  and only four days later they have managed to beat NEXE in Zagreb  - 32:29.

This will be a good chance for both teams to run as far as possible from League's bottom, and NEXE wil additionally use this match to prepare for EHF Cup's clash against Potaissa.

NEXE will play without Tibor Jurjević and Borac will miss Duško Hercegovac.

Zdenko Kordi, NEXE's coach:
Of course we are already preparing for the match against Potaissa, but this week our focus is on Borac. They have very good team with experienced players. My opinion is that much more pressure will be on my team. We will play at home, and that's the match against team in the last four on the table. Because of this, many expect us to win but it won't be easy.

Krešo Tomas, NEXE's player:
From match to match we play better and better, but we should not underestimate Borac. Our goal is to win with more fans than in previous matches helping us to perform better.

Igor Rađenović, Borac m:tel's coach:

We will  play a team with very similar quality as ours. They are hosts and that makes them favorites. They are a good team, they have played well against Zagreb and I believe that it will be a really good, tough match.

Srđan Trivundža, Borac m:tel player:
We expect a very hard match. We are not in a good shape and NEXE are a better team than us. They are complete favorites but we will look to surprise.