On the 11th. In the first matchday of the South Ligi, Besiktas Sompo Japan will face Galatasaray Odeabank in Istanbul Derby. The black eagles could only win one of the last eight games against Galatasaray. Can Besiktas win the second Derby in a row in the first duel of the current season?
In view of the current form of the two teams, the favourite role in front of Istanbul’s basketball derby seems to be clearly assigned: Besiktas has already clinched eight victories from the first ten games and is in third place in the table with Fenerbahce. Cross-competition, the Black Eagles have been unbeaten for twelve games and won the last seven matches in the league.
The five-time Turkish champion Galatasaray, on the other hand, looks different. The EuroCup participant did not have an optimal start into the season and is currently only in seventh place. The team won three out of the last five games, but there were already five defeats in the current season. Thus, the coming Derby is trend-setting for Gala.
The Istanbul basketball derby will not be broadcast on free TV or pay-TV. However, the streaming service DAZN has secured the live rights to the game.
DAZN is the “Netflix of Sports”. In addition to the Istanbul Derby, the streaming service also offers other top international basketball games in the live stream. For example, DAZN has several matches per week from the NBA in its program and has also secured the broadcasting rights to the Basketball Champions League.
In addition to international top-class basketball, DAZN broadcasts the football highlights from the top European leagues from France, England, Italy and Spain via live streaming on a weekly basis. In addition to the NBA, there will also be a wide range of US sports from the NHL, NFL and MLB live.
Tennis, darts and much more can also be watched live on DAZN. After a free trial month, the offer costs 9.99 Euro per month and can be cancelled at any time.
The fans of the Basketball Bundesliga and FC Bayern Basketball still know him well: Alex Renfroe has been on the scene at Galatasaray since this season and has quickly established himself as one of the pillars of coach Erman Kunter’s team. In the EuroCup, Renfroe played a strong 15 points against his ex-club and scored seven out of eight.
His congenial partner on Galatasaray is Dwight Hardy. The Guard also arrived before the season of Trabzonspor and played in the USA College basketball for Indian Hills and St. Paul. John’s. He has an average of 14.4 points in the EuroCup.
The Roster of Besiktas is half filled with local young talents. However, only Center Sertac Sanli regularly makes it into the Starting Five. There, Jon Diebler is also a regular visitor. For the forward, the derby will be a very special game against Galatasaray, after all, Diebler only changed the red-yellow Jersy for a black and white jersey before the start of the season.
The fans of Telekom Baskets Bonn are unlikely to remember Besiktas badly: Three seconds from the end, the Bonn team won 73:74 in the Champions League and lost the game in the final seconds after a 12-point lead.