Year's Derby: Tigers Tübingen welcomes Crailsheim for the showdown battle!

Year's Derby: Tigers Tübingen welcomes Crailsheim for the showdown battle!

On December 26, 2024, the last game in 2025 is scheduled: The Tigers Tübingen compete against the Hakro Merlins Crailsheim. In this meeting, two teams that were formerly playing in Easycredit BBL duel who will compete in the upcoming league in the current season. Before the start of the 2024/2025 season, the Hakro Merlins Crailsheim were among the favorites, but the start of the season has been mixed up so far.

The Christmas game of the Crailsheimers on December 23, 2024 ended with a narrow 79:78 win against the Dresden Titans. The Hakro Merlins Crailsheim currently occupies the 10th place in the table with 8 wins and 6 defeats. The pre -sale for the derby gave almost 2,600 tickets sold, and the seats are almost sold out. On the match day, the box office opens at 6:15 p.m. for ticket sales.

special events related to the game

After the game, captain Till Jönke will hold an alpi fantal, which begins 15 minutes after the final whistle. For fans who want to follow the game in the live stream, the transfer to Sportdeutschland.tv will take place, commented by Rouven Hänig and Marius Dieterle, with a broadcast at 7:10 p.m. The tickets enable the use of public transport four hours before and after the game.

The Fanklub Neckar Tigers also plans a choreography with bends and banners to support their team. The Hakro Merlins, who played in the first division from 2018 to 2024, had to descend in summer and bring a new coach with David McCray into the season that previously worked in Ludwigsburg. Maurice Stuckey, the best -known face of the Merlins and for five years in a team, scored the last two points to victory against Dresden.

On the part of the Tigers, Daniel Keppeler, the most prominent newcomer, who has been playing in Tübingen for four years, is an important support with 11.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. At the Merlins, Point Guard Malik Shahid leads the team with 17.5 points, 4.2 assists and 2.1 rebounds. Devon Goodman and Anthony Gaines also show strong performances and scores in double digits.

The Hakro Merlins have a qualitatively and quantitatively strong squad and were able to score 89.9 points per game in the previous season, most in the league. Despite the aggressive style of play, the team is still in the finding phase. Statistically speaking, both teams have the same number of blocks (3.5), with Crailsheim recorded the most steals (8.5), while the Tigers Tübingen take third place with 8.3 steals. In addition, the Hakro Merlins only lose 11.9 balls per game, while the Tigers Tübingen have a gymnastics rate of 14.9. Philip Hecker, a player of the Tigers, is still struck with back problems, which could influence the planning for the upcoming game.

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