In the match of the 32nd round of the Euroleague regular season, Turkish Fenerbahce will play against German Alba from Berlin at their home ground in Istanbul.
Fenerbahce
The team of Sharunas Jasikevicius played unsuccessfully in the last round on the international stage and broke a series of four defeats in a row. On March 22, Fenerbahce played a very hard-fought match against Milan away in Italy. The Turkish club played poorly in the first quarter and then systematically caught up with the opponent, but in the end it did not work out to pull out the game, the meeting ended with a score 76:77 (18:28; 18:15; 15:16; 25:18). In this meeting, American point guard Scotty Wilbekin showed himself well in Fenerbahce, he scored 15 points, made four rebounds and completed four assists.
On March 25, Fenerbahce played an excellent match in the 24th round of the Turkish regular season. The team of Sharunas Yasikevicius showed excellent basketball on the road in Izmir and eventually won with a big difference over the much more modest Petkimspor, the meeting ended with a score 81:59 (21:8; 10:19; 23:15; 27:17).
"Alba"
Israel Gonzalez's team, in turn, remains one of the worst teams this season in the Euroleague regular season and loses most of the match. In their last game on the international stage, which was on March 21, Alba imposed a very good fight on the road in Istanbul. Against Anadolu Efes, Alba did not always play consistently, but still claimed victory until the last moment and as a result, only at the last moment was defeated with a score 84:85 (23:23; 17:30; 27:12; 17:20). In this meeting, two basketball players showed themselves well as part of the Berlin club. German forward Luis Olinde scored 17 points, made five rebounds and completed one assist. American defender Matt Thomas also scored 17 points, he additionally made two rebounds and completed three assists.
On March 24, Alba played a difficult match in the framework of the 25th round of the German championship. Israel Gonzalez's team won a strong-willed victory over the much more modest Hemtz on the road, the meeting ended with a score 84:79 (18:22; 21:13; 24:21; 21:23). In this meeting, American defender Sterling Brown showed himself well in the Berlin club, he scored 18 points, made four rebounds and completed one assist.
Alba and Fenerbahce last played against each other on December 22 as part of the 16th round of the Euroleague regular season. Then Fenerbahce turned out to be stronger in Berlin with the score 91:82 (24:26; 27:21; 21:12; 19:23).
Forecast
Fenerbahce is considered the undisputed favorite by the bookmakers in this match. However, given that Alba still tries to regularly impose a good fight even on the road, in Istanbul, Israel Gonzalez's team can again avoid defeat.
Fenerbahce
Alba Berlin
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