Fenerbahce vs Panathiniakos: Analysis and Prediction – Fenerbahce and Panathinaikos will meet in the EuroLeague week 3.
Fenerbahce vs Panathinaikos Odds
Fenerbahce Team News
Fenerbahce had a 50% success rate in the first two rounds of the EuroLeague. In the opening week, they defeated Milano in overtime, but later lost to Valencia on Friday. Dimitris Itoudis still struggles to find the winning formula despite strengthening the roster during the summer.
Fenerbahce managed to retain all key players from the previous season, and they have added Georgios Papagiannis, Sertac Sanli, Nate Sestina and Yam Madar. With them on the team, the expectations were for the “Yellow Canaries” to compete for a top 4 spot in the EuroLeague right from the start. However, based on their current form, they do not seem like one of the top four teams on the continent. There is a lot of work ahead, and they must consistently win games, especially at home.
Fenerbahce’s biggest advantage over Panathinaikos is their longer time together. If they limit turnovers and prevent Mathias Lessort from dominating in the paint, they will definitely be closer to win in this clash.
Panathinaikos Team News
Panathinaikos has an identical record (1-1) like Fenerbahce. “The Greens” recently defeated Bayern at OAKA, but prior to that, they lost to their biggest rival, Olympiacos, in the opening game of the new EuroLeague season at the same venue.
Although Panathinaikos signed a double-digit number of new players during the summer, it seems that head coach Ergin Ataman won’t need too much time to shape the team according to his wishes. Kostas Sloukas and the aforementioned Lessort work excellently as a duo, and the form of Marius Grigonis, Jerian Grant and Juancho Hernangomez also looks promising. As time goes on, Panathinaikos will look better and better, and a win in Istanbul would be of essential importance for their progress and optimism.
It will be crucial for Panathinaikos whether Sloukas will be able to play. Their offense is certainly not the same with or without him, even though they managed to outplay Bayern in his absence. His status will be known only on the day of the game.
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Fenerbahce vs Panathinaikos H2H
Last season, Fenerbahce won both games against Panathinaikos. Out of the last 10 head-to-head matches, the Istanbul club triumphed six times.
Absences and Injuries
Apart from Raul Neto, whose season ended before it began and injured Tyler Dorsey, Fenerbahce has all other players available. Ioannis Papapetrou is questionable for Panathinaikos, while Dinos Mitoglou probably won’t play.
Fenerbahce vs Panathinaikos Prediction
In the previous games, Panathinaikos played at a very slow pace, and that is likely not to change now. To triumph in Istanbul, they need to limit the opponent to below 80 points. Fenerbahce is also not a team that leans towards an excessively fast-paced game, so we expect the number of points to be lower than the offered margin.
Tip-off Time: Tuesday, 17.10.2023, 19:15 CET
Prediction: Under 159.5 points
Odds: 1.72
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