In the match of the 11th round of the Euroleague regular season, Turkish Fenerbahce will host Real Madrid on its site in Istanbul.
FenerbahceDimitris Itoudis' team is in good shape right now, but at the same time they are performing in a rather tight schedule.
In the Euroleague regular season, Fenerbahce in its last match, which was on November 24, Fenerbahce confidently beat Milan on the road with a score 82:72 (15:21; 17:16; 26:11; 24:24). In this meeting, the American Nigel Hayes played especially brightly in Fenerbahce, he scored 22 points, made five rebounds and completed one assist.
On November 27, Fenerbahce won an important victory over their principal rival Galatasaray in the eighth round of the Turkish Championship in Istanbul, the meeting ended with a score 97:91 (31:23; 15:28; 26:19; 25:21). In this meeting, the team of Dimitris Itoudis played quite well with two basketball players at once. Point guard Scotty Wilbekin played especially well, he scored 22 points, made four rebounds and completed five assists. It is also worth noting Nigel Hayes, in this meeting the American scored 19 points, made seven rebounds and completed one assist.
And the day before yesterday, the team of Dimitris Itoudis was successful in another important match. In the postponed match of the sixth round of the Turkish Championship in Istanbul, Fenerbahce was stronger than Besiktas with the score 81:72 (31:20; 22:20; 12:17; 16:15). In this meeting, two basketball players also played brightly in Fenerbahce. A particularly bright match was played by German point guard Ismet Akpinar, he scored 23 points and completed five assists. And American Jonathan Motley scored 19 points, made seven rebounds and completed one assist.
Real MadridThe team of Chus Mateo, in turn, is also in pretty good shape and has already won four consecutive victories in the Euroleague, and also confidently performs in the Spanish championship.
In its last match of the Euroleague regular season, which was on November 24, Real Madrid played far from the easiest match on its site, but still the Madrid club was able to win a strong-willed victory with the score 105:97 (32:40; 22:11; 32:23; 19:23). In this meeting, two basketball players played pretty well in Real Madrid at once. The meeting was especially successful for defender Sergio Llul, he scored 20 points, made one rebound and completed three assists. Walter Tavares from Cape Verde also played confidently, he scored 17 points, made eight rebounds and completed one interception.
And already on November 27, Real Madrid in the ninth round of the Spanish Championship in Seville confidently beat Betis with the score 73:55 (23:16; 16:10; 14:11; 20:18). At the same time, no one stood out in this meeting as part of the Madrid club, the team of Chus Mateo was remembered for its high-quality team actions.
Between themselves, Real Madrid and Fenerbahce last played on the eighth of February as part of the 18th round of the Euroleague regular season. Then the Turkish club made a sensation on its site in Istanbul and turned out to be stronger with the score 66:51 (19:8; 8:9; 21:13; 18:21).
ForecastIn this match, Fenerbahce is considered by the bookmakers to be a fairly clear favorite.
However, given the too busy schedule of the team of Dimitris Itoudis, a small sensation may well occur here. We suggest you take a chance and bet on the victory of Real Madrid.