In the match of the eighth round of the Euroleague regular season, French ASWELL will host Turkish Fenerbahce at home in Lyon.
ASWELL
Pierrick Pupe's team continues to play poorly in the Euroleague and has already lost three matches in a row. In his last match on the international stage, which was on the first of November, ASWELL hosted Bayern Munich at home in Lyon. The French club could not withstand the pressure of an opponent from Germany and eventually suffered a defeat with a score 71:84 (17:19; 16:24; 16:21; 22:20). In this meeting, French defender Nando de Colo showed himself well in ASWELL, he scored 19 points, made three rebounds and completed seven assists.
On November 3, ASWELL failed in the match of the seventh round of the regular season of France. Pierrick Pupe's team showed an unstable game on the home court in Lyon and in an effective confrontation they were defeated by the more modest Cholet with a score 87:101 (19:21; 22:29; 23:28; 23:23). Two basketball players have already shown themselves well in this meeting as part of ASVEL. French point guard Theo Maledon scored 24 points, made one rebound and completed two assists. Nando de Colo scored 16 points this time, made one rebound and completed six assists.
Fenerbahce
The team of Sharunas Jasikevicius, in turn, plays more steadily in the Euroleague and has already won two victories in a row. In their last match on the international stage, which was on the first of November, Fenerbahce hosted Serbian Partizan on their home ground in Istanbul. The Turkish club played a very good match and in the end deservedly won with a good difference, the meeting ended with a score 89:72 (22:15; 22:16; 23:22; 22:19). In this meeting, two basketball players showed themselves well in Fenerbahce. Forward from the USA Nigel Hayes scored 24 points and made three rebounds. Turkish forward Tarik Biberovich, in turn, scored 17 points, made five rebounds and completed two assists.
On November 3, Fenerbahce failed in the match of the fifth round of the Turkish Championship. The team of Sharunas Yasikevicius on the home court in Istanbul, due to a failure in the first quarter, quite unexpectedly lost to a much more modest Petkimspor. The meeting ended with a score 66:75 (9:22; 24:15; 18:20; 15:18). At the same time, two basketball players performed well in this meeting with Fenerbahce. Tarik Biberovich scored 16 points, made six rebounds and completed one assist. Serbian forward Boban Marjanovic, in turn, scored 15 points, additionally he made seven rebounds.
Fenebrache and ASVEL last played against each other on January 30 as part of the 24th round of the Euroleague regular season. Then Fenerbahce turned out to be stronger on the road in Lyon with the score 83:73 (16:18; 23:24; 28:14; 16:17).
Forecast
In this match, Fenerbahce, even on the road, of course, is considered by the bookmakers to be an extremely clear favorite. The Turkish club has a stronger squad and is quite capable of winning the Euroleague again with a good difference.