Anadolu Efes and Beşiktaş Meet for the First Time in the EuroLeague

In Week 7 of the EuroLeague, Anadolu Efes will host Beşiktaş. The derby at the Turkcell Basketball Development Center will start at 20:30.

Beşiktaş has won 3 and lost 3 of the 6 games it has played in the league. Taking part in the EuroLeague for the second time in its history, the Black and Whites will take the court for the 31st time in this game.

The two teams will meet for the first time in this competition. Beşiktaş's first EuroLeague adventure was in the 2012/13 season. In that season, the league was played in a different format and the two sides were placed in separate groups. That season the Black and Whites won 7 games, 5 in the group stage and 2 in the round of 16, were eliminated in the round of 16, and lost 17 of their 24 games.

Anadolu Efes, for its part, will appear in European competitions for the 920th time with the Beşiktaş game. The Navy Blue and Whites have won 508 and lost 411 of their 919 games in this arena. Anadolu Efes, which has been in the EuroLeague since the 2001/02 season, will play its 672nd game. It won 351 of its previous 671 games and lost 320.