Fenerbahce Beko to host Anadolu Efes in EuroLeague Turkish derby

Fenerbahce Beko will play the Istanbul derby against Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Friday.

A crucial Turkish derby in Round 19 will take place at 1745 GMT at Ulker Sports and Event Hall.

Fenerbahce Beko, currently in sixth place with 10 wins and seven losses in 17 matches, have a game in hand in the standings.

Despite a challenging run of form with only one win in their last six games — an away victory against Real Madrid — Sarunas Jasikevicius' side aims to bounce back after consecutive losses to AS Monaco, Barcelona, and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade.

Anadolu Efes, sitting just behind Fenerbahce in seventh place, have secured 10 wins in 18 matches in the league.

The navy-white team has shown significant improvement recently, stringing together consecutive home victories, including Panathinaikos, Red Star, and Partizan.

Tomislav Mijatovic's team suffered a 94-75 away loss to AS Monaco in their last match.

Eight of the last 10 clashes between these local rivals have been won by the away team. Anadolu Efes will look to continue this trend by neutralizing Fenerbahce's homecourt advantage once again.