We’ve got ourselves one of the absolute classic derbies in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague. Fenerbahce and Anadolu Efes will square off in one of the most exciting cities in the world, Istanbul.
Recently Fenerbahce have been having some problems with finding their groove on both ends of the floor. Their roster is one of the best in the Euroleague competition. Fenerbahce has a record of ten wins and seven losses at this point of the season. If we take a look at their recent matches in the competition Fener has lost three straight games to Partizan, Barcelona, and Monaco.
Fenerbahce have lost five out of their last six matches in the Euroleague. The injury to Scottie Wilbekkin at the start of the season has been hard to deal with for the club. The guard is not easy to replace. There have been injuries to other significant players as well. The defense has been better than the offense has lately for Fener. The Head Coach Jasikevicius has a lot of issues on his plate to solve moving forward.
Efes lost to Monaco their previous fixture in the Euroleague, 94-75, away from home. Anadolu Efes had won three straight and four out of their last five before they lost to Monaco. Efes currently sits at the 9th spot in the Euroleague standings with a record of ten wins and eight losses. The spot behind Fener at the 8th. Fener and Efes are at the summit of the Turkish domestic league. Efes at the 2nd with 10-2 and Fener at the top with a record of eleven wins and one loss.
Fenerbahce and Anadolu Efes squared off in the Turkish League on Nov 17th. Fener won the game 86-72 on their home court. With a couple of their big men gone Fener could find themselves in some serious trouble in the paint in this matchup. Expect Efes and their head coach, Tomislav Mijatovic, to try to take advantage of that.
