Fenerbahce Beko Faces ALBA Berlin to Conclude Double-Game Week
Fenerbahçe Beko is set to take on ALBA Berlin in the second leg of this week’s EuroLeague double-header. The match will be played at the Uber Arena in Berlin at 20:30 tonight (October 17th), and will be broadcast live on S Sport. The game will be officiated by referees Sasa Pukl (Slovenia), Alberto Baena (Spain), and Denis Hadzic (Croatia).
Fenerbahçe Beko is dealing with some injury concerns, as key players Scottie Wilbekin and Marko Guduric are unavailable for selection. However, Tarık Biberovic, who has completed his suspension, will return to the squad. On the ALBA Berlin side, Ziga Samar, Matt Thomas, and Malte Delow are expected to miss the game.
In the EuroLeague standings, Fenerbahçe Beko sits in eighth place with two wins and one loss, while ALBA Berlin has registered one win and two losses. Fenerbahçe recently suffered a 57-76 defeat to Crvena Zvezda in Istanbul, despite Nigel Hayes-Davis’s strong showing with 20 points and 8 rebounds. Devon Hall also added 10 points and 3 assists.
Hayes-Davis has been Fenerbahçe’s standout performer so far this season, averaging 15.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, followed by Wade Baldwin, who is contributing 12.3 points and 4.7 assists.
Historically, Fenerbahçe Beko and ALBA Berlin have faced each other 11 times in the modern EuroLeague, with Fenerbahçe winning 7 of these encounters. Last season, Fenerbahçe dominated ALBA Berlin 103-68 in a one-sided match. In that game, Nigel Hayes-Davis set a EuroLeague record, scoring an incredible 50 points along with 2 rebounds, making him the highest scorer in a single game in the competition’s history.
ALBA Berlin is coming off a hard-fought 84-79 win against ASVEL. Martin Hermansson was the game’s top scorer with 21 points and 2 assists, while Matteo Spagnolo contributed 16 points and 4 assists. Hermansson has been the team’s leading scorer this season, averaging 15.3 points and 5.3 assists per game, with Will McDowell-White following closely with 12.5 points per game.
Both teams will be aiming for a crucial win as the EuroLeague season progresses
